dry mouth

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dry mouth

Post by columbuscarol » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:29 pm

i have been on cpap just over a year. I have a resmed s8 elite with humidifier. My mask is a full face quattro. Lately I have been waking up with my mouth so dry I can barely get it open. My tongue is stuck to the mouth and lips are practically sealed shut. Can barely get enough moisture to wet my lips. I have my humidifier on high. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? Feel like i*ve been embalmed. Thanks for your help.
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Re: dry mouth

Post by sagesteve » Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:17 pm

Do like I just did...GET the HC150 stand alone humidifer!! It made all the difference. https://www.cpap.com/productpage/fisher ... ifier.html

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Re: dry mouth

Post by LinkC » Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:31 pm

I have the same problem sometimes, Carol. My tongue is stuck so tight it feels like I'm pulling off skin when I move it.

Less so when I set humidity to 4 or 5, but I wake up with a wet face and mask leaks from all the moisture. I've pretty much trained myself to keep my mouth shut...

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