Mouth Breathing

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Assimilate
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Mouth Breathing

Post by Assimilate » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:49 am

If you are mouth breathing at night with a nasal mask, would you get a sore throat from the pressures? I have a painfully sore throat when I swallow. and last night I struggled to breath through my nose so in the early hours of the morning my mask had to go


nb: no software yet so fighting this blind until I get sorted out.
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bdp522
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Post by bdp522 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:47 am

The pressurized air blowing out through your mouth can cause enough dryness to leave you with a sore throat. It can also leave you with a dried out and painful tongue. Mouth breathing and/or mouth leaking will ruin your treatment. You could try tape, poligrip strips, or a FF mask.

Brenda

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