Taping!

TedVPAP wrote:

jsielke wrote:

TedVPAP wrote:

dcheddar wrote:That sure is true for many brands of tape out there.

For anyone considering taping, try CVS brand Gentle Paper Tape. It really is gentle.
I tape every night, and it doesn't irritate my skin at all.

If I don't use tape, I wake up many times each night with air rushing out my mouth.
I know taping is dangerous, but so is lack of sleep, so I take my chances.

I used taping to help me understand that it was mouth leaking which was disturbing my sleep. Then I switched to using the Ultimate Chinstrap which I have been using for 7 years.

I have a bad reaction to certain tapes. I think I got a sensitivity when I had a chest tube in for a pneumothorax a few years ago and was REALLY taped up. I got red and blistered, so I avoid taping if I can. Also, not so good with beard and mustache. I broke down and ordered that Ultimate Chinstrap. It should arrive today, so will see how that works, compared to the cervical collar I have been using.

I suggest folding a clean sock in half and using that as a liner to absorb the drool. Then you only have to wash the chinstrap 2-3 times a year.
I made some changes to it to unsure the straps are not too long and the Velcro overlapped completely.

Goofproof wrote:

TedVPAP wrote:

jsielke wrote:

TedVPAP wrote:

dcheddar wrote:That sure is true for many brands of tape out there.

For anyone considering taping, try CVS brand Gentle Paper Tape. It really is gentle.
I tape every night, and it doesn't irritate my skin at all.

If I don't use tape, I wake up many times each night with air rushing out my mouth.
I know taping is dangerous, but so is lack of sleep, so I take my chances.

I used taping to help me understand that it was mouth leaking which was disturbing my sleep. Then I switched to using the Ultimate Chinstrap which I have been using for 7 years.

I have a bad reaction to certain tapes. I think I got a sensitivity when I had a chest tube in for a pneumothorax a few years ago and was REALLY taped up. I got red and blistered, so I avoid taping if I can. Also, not so good with beard and mustache. I broke down and ordered that Ultimate Chinstrap. It should arrive today, so will see how that works, compared to the cervical collar I have been using.

I suggest folding a clean sock in half and using that as a liner to absorb the drool. Then you only have to wash the chinstrap 2-3 times a year.
I made some changes to it to unsure the straps are not too long and the Velcro overlapped completely.

I don't know why but your sock post, my mind went tp a mouth full of cat liter to soak it up. That's just wrong, but would work... Jim