New mouth breathing after many years of PAP use

firecat · Post by **firecat** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:03 pm

I've been using PAP for many years. At the moment I'm using a BiPAP machine at 19 and 23 pressure. Recently I started having a problem with opening my mouth during sleep. I guess it's related to the fact that I have started sleeping on my back more, due to knee problems.

I assume that my options for addressing this are (in order of simplicity/low to high cost):

Tape over my mouth
Chin strap
Full face mask
New sleep study to see if I need more pressure

If you use tape over your mouth, what kind of tape do you use?

SharonC · Post by **SharonC** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:12 pm

I use blue painter's tape - Delicate 1 1/2"

harry33 · Post by **harry33** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:53 pm

paper tape, duct tape, suggical tape

hint: roll lips inward so tape goes on skin above and below lips

dtsm · Post by **dtsm** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:06 am

SharonC wrote:I use blue painter's tape - Delicate 1 1/2"

3M, 2 inch, blue painter tape, model # 2080 [not 2090 - too much adhesive].
Cut 10 inch long strip so that tape wraps around mouth back to cheeks - insures better seal.
Pucker in lips and tell folks you can't answer the phone at night

New mouth breathing after many years of PAP use

New mouth breathing after many years of PAP use

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