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That was me - guested.

Belatedly awarded to woozle for a really creative hint about denture paste, leading to polygrip paste and strips. Kudos, woozle!

Thanks Rested Gal - I totally forgot about that - I just hope that it helped somebody sleep well

As a newbie to this site, I am reading as much as I can to try to make my cpap experience a tolerated one. I used keywords "mouth breathing" and "tape" in my search and followed a few links placed by rested Gal (the cpap info Queen, IMHO)..lol..I must say, I haven't laughed this much in a long time. It's great when people can inject humor into what can normally be a humorless topic and I can still learn from it! That being said, I think I will skip the silver duct tape, the black mouth ball and simply try the Polident strips or the regular micropore tape. I get a terrible jaw ache from using the chin strap so these ideas sound great. I realize this thread is an older one but for new people like myself, I was glad to find it and once again, thanks all for the humor and help!

Hi, I'm a brand-new CPAP user (less than a week), and I am wondering why everyone who breathes through their mouth doesn't just get the full face mask? That's what they gave me, and I would rather just get used to that instead of trying to tape/glue my mouth shut!

"FarAwayDeb"

Anonymous wrote:Hi, I'm a brand-new CPAP user (less than a week), and I am wondering why everyone who breathes through their mouth doesn't just get the full face mask? That's what they gave me, and I would rather just get used to that instead of trying to tape/glue my mouth shut!

"FarAwayDeb"

Many folks struggle with feelings of claustrophobia when using CPAP interfaces and full face masks can exaggerate that problem. Also, from my limited experience and from what I read, FFMs are more difficult to manage in controlling leaks and can create problems with soreness and abrasions. Personally I only use the one I have when congestion prevents me from breathing through my nose. My Swift and 1/2 piece of a Polident Strip works terrifically well in keeping my mouth shut and is no problem or fuss at all. It almost feels like there is nothing on my face anymore and has made 100% compliance, for almost 2 years now, pretty painless.

David

Anonymous wrote:Hi, I'm a brand-new CPAP user (less than a week), and I am wondering why everyone who breathes through their mouth doesn't just get the full face mask? That's what they gave me, and I would rather just get used to that instead of trying to tape/glue my mouth shut!

"FarAwayDeb"

And......then there are those of us who have no problems with our full face masks.

Den

Thanks for such a fast response!

I do panic and hyperventilate a bit the first couple of minutes with the full mask. Brain immediately informs me that BOTH my nose and mouth are covered, and therefore I CAN'T BREATHE. I use some relaxation techniques to convince my brain that since there IS air coming in THROUGH the mask, I can indeed breathe, thereby telling my brain to shut up and go to sleep. LOL

"FarAwayDeb"

LOL Deb!

Telling the brain to shut up sure is a useful skill!

i have extremely sensitive skin and rosacea...it's completely under control, but at the beginning of my therapy even the nasal masks caused almost immediate flare-ups and pressure sores after just a few days no matter how much adjusting i did

nasal pillows for me, but not with polident paste...ugh, i tried it once and it made me gag like crazy...but the polident strips work beautifully and come off very easily

[quote="woozle"]I tried using the tape suggested here as I am mouth breathing at night and it just didn't work. It kept itching and when I pulled it off, slowly, my lips were raw. So I tried last night some fixadent - for dentures - thinking if that stuff can hold dentures to the gums when eating corn on the cob, it should hold my lips together. It worked, and it was really easy to get off this morning. Just fyi, thought the mustache crew may want to try it![/quote]

I just discovered this thread.

Has anyone continued to use this technic?

I use a pap-cap and a nasal mask; I tried full face masks and rejected them, considering that I don't mouth breath often. The real reason? I didn't like the 3 or 4 masks I tried. One was recent...

So I am looking for a common sense solution that will resolve occasional mouth breathing for me. Perhaps an adult soother?

DaveL
Toronto

Guest wrote:Fixodent:
Ingredients from MSDS/Label
Menthol
Petrolatum
Carboxymethylcellulose sodium
D&C Red #27 aluminum lake
Menthyl lactate
Peppermint extract
Mineral oil (unspecified)
Silica (unspecified)
Calcium/zinc polyvinyl methyl ether maleate

Next month I'm releasing my NEW CPAP PRODUCT: FIX-O-PAP No Hoseheads were harmed in the testing of this product

Petrolatum and mineral oil both present,
this stuff would not be advisable to adhere a slippery mask to the face.
Hmm, I wonder if spirit gum will stick to silicone. . .