Tape your mouth with...

DaveMunson · Post by **DaveMunson** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:23 pm

Tried several types of tape from bandaids, almost every medical tape made especially everything J&J and 3M make.

Ended up using duct tape. Cheap. 2" Wide is more than enough. Works great.

Born Tired · Post by **Born Tired** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:58 pm

Ouch.
Esther
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Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:08 pm

Dave,

Please try the Tegaderm. Duct tape? Maybe it works as far as leaks go, but your skin is going to pay a price for that down the road, I would think. Your skin deserves better, not to mention the pain it must cause taking it off in the morning, especially a man with stubs from growth overnight of a beard/mustache...can't even imagine.

Born Tired · Post by **Born Tired** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:16 pm

Perhaps other tapes won't hold because of the mustache/beard? And it might pull off the whiskers more easily than it would finer textured hair?
Duct tape fixes just about everything. You may have a winner for bearded men.
Esther
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yardbird · Post by **yardbird** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:17 pm

I use duct tape as hinge material on radio controled airplanes. It doesn't come off.

So I'm sitting here thinking about ripping it off my mouth in the morning and ... I have a moustache and..... man it brings tears to my eyes.

Born Tired · Post by **Born Tired** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:19 pm

Dave, Who is the sleeping sweetie pictured that replaced the bearded man?
Esther

DaveMunson · Post by **DaveMunson** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:26 pm

I got rid of the beard a while ago. Humm. Will update picture.

Actually, the duct tape ain't bad. It comes off eaiser than other tape I have used. It stays on which is better than 90% of the other tape I have tried. A bit of tape glue left here and there but it does not irritate my skin. No pain in removal. No leaks - mostly. 2" wide. Cheap. A bit better than the J&J water proof tape but not as sticky as 3M regular band aids. It is cheap duct tape - not the good stuff.

Finally got the encore software set up. Should have Myencore in another hour or so. What I found is that since taping, my leaks have gone WAY down. The pressure has dropped considerably. Where I use to spend a lot of time at higher pressures, it looks like I now spend 80% of the night at my current min (16). I dropped the low end to 14 & will monitor.

cmwhatley · Post by **cmwhatley** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:31 pm

My sinuses regularly clog up and I wake up feeling kind of smothered. I also have a problem with my mouth opening up. I'm concerned that if I taped, I would be asphyxiated.

My solution has just been to sleep with an ace bandage wrapped crown to chin. Not very sexy, but it seems to work fairly well.

Does anyone who tapes have congestion problems?

DaveMunson · Post by **DaveMunson** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:32 pm

Really. It don't stick all that hard.

Must be the brand. The roll says "Made in Canada" on the back - no brand name. Sticks like semi-cheap bandaids.

The new picture is my mini-me.

JimH · Post by **JimH** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:39 pm

OUCH!!! Duct tape on the mouth. I bought one of those chin straps from CPAP.com and it helps alot to keep my mouth shut.

JimH So jealous of mini-me sound asleep...

DaveMunson · Post by **DaveMunson** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:39 pm

"Does anyone who tapes have congestion problems?"

Scared to death of the potential problem. My machine tells me that I have used it for a bit over a thousand hours. I got a doo-hickey thing from Nasaline that allows me to flush the sinus.

If too congested, no tape. If completely congested, no cpap. This would be bad.

JimH · Post by **JimH** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:49 pm

When I am conjested, I squirt and over the counter saline nose solution into my nose in heavy doses as it helps to clear the passages. Once the mask is on and I wasn't as conjested, my passages tend to remain clear during the night.

JimH

Barnaby · Post by **Barnaby** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:56 pm

LORI !!! did i read somewhere you are leaving the forum??? I am sure I thanked you for the item you sent. I have stopped the taping and since I have the vpap i am not experiencing the dry throat and mouth
I dont understand all the chatter about softwear and readings etc. My MD never said anything about watching numbers or printouts...am i missing something I should have been told about by his staff? And I thought using cpap was a lifetime therapy.. how come you dont need to use it anymore?
Will I see you when you visit your folks??

Barnaby · Post by **Barnaby** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:57 pm

LORI !!! did i read somewhere you are leaving the forum??? I am sure I thanked you for the item you sent. I have stopped the taping and since I have the vpap i am not experiencing the dry throat and mouth
I dont understand all the chatter about softwear and readings etc. My MD never said anything about watching numbers or printouts...am i missing something I should have been told about by his staff? And I thought using cpap was a lifetime therapy.. how come you dont need to use it anymore?
Will I see you when you visit your folks??

DaveMunson · Post by **DaveMunson** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:01 pm

JimH wrote:squirt over the counter saline nose solution into my nose in heavy doses JimH

That's the one. I got the Nasaline syrange and nose "adapter". Usually put a half cup through each nostral. How much is a heavy dose?

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