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If you snore, if you are exhausted, if you take lots of naps, you might have sleep apnea.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to try it. Hubby’s snoring drives me crazy. Just hope I remember to put the slit in the tape, lol. 😮
Good video.
Get used to a CPAP and quit whining.
Tried many times getting used to that CPAP but have the same problem each time: VERY DRY MOUTH and mucous membranes (sinuses) for the entire next 24 hours. Drinking water does not remedy that condition right away.
I’ll be consulting my sleep Doc on other face masks to wear at bedtime.
The tape method shown here is interesting, if you can get used to sleeping with one’s mouth covered, and the feeling of tape on the sides of the face.
Not for me right now, but never say never.
I have allergies/sensitive skin, so I would look for a tape with the kind of glue that would not make my face itch.
My late Father had sleep apnea.
We had trouble with the cpap, in his last years.
I got him put on O2, with a nasal cannula.
He would sleep through the night, never stop breathing and O2 sat never dropped below 95%.
I’ve been thinking about this lately.
Until the last few years, I slept with my mouth closed.
Now, apparently I snore like a kodiak bear
I’m going to try this.
"As a registered respiratory therapist and registered sleep tech (20+years), what you have created for yourself is a device that creates back pressure that in turn helps splint your airway open. There is a similar device, a nasal version that does the same trick. I would caution you because in the case of regurgitation or vomiting, you run the risk of aspiration, and that leads to fun things like pneumonia. I'm really perplexed as to why you sleep doc didn't order a PAP titration study to find a correct pressure for you, as well as see if CPAP or BPAP mode was more efficacious. Also, there are wonderful units, AUTOPAP, that adjust each breath to help you, and not "overinflate" you or cause you to fight the pressure ....which looks like central sleep apnea, but isn't. Also, I am VERY surprised that you were not given a full face mask, since you are a mouth breather, or at least offered a chin strap. It's really quite awful that you've had to resort to a piece of tape across your mouth. Please do not destroy your machine. As you age, your apnea can and will get more severe (from what you said, you are already in the severe range), and the tape method will not give you the relief and support you need. At that point, I would strongly urge you to explore the options that I have shared with you. Good luck."I still think the tape method is worth a try. If you think you may be vomiting at night, then the comment above suggests using caution with the tape method or finding the nasal version.
Take vitamin B1.
So you tape your mouth shut, and what happens if your nose gets stuffy while you are sleeping? Do you just die?
Taping your mouth or someone else’s mouth shut is stupid, dangerous, and in the case of doing it to someone else likely illegal.
I’ve been using the free app Mintal to monitor my sleep.
It checks for sleep apnea and records snoring events, Apnea events per hour, total snore time, deep sleep, total sleep, etc.
If anyone is having sleep issues, I highly recommend it.
Too late, I missed my chance years ago to tape my wife’s mouth shut. He sleep apnea was a major contributing factor to divorce. Her lack of rem sleep made her a bit crazy.
Rookie. I was diagnosed less than 2 hours into my sleep study as waking up 82 times/hr.
Been using a CPAP since and sleeping through the night, waking up less than 3x/hr.
Waking up only 32 times/hr would've been a good night's sleep to me!
A tablespoon of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) before bed.
This is pretty cool. Thanks!
Just curious.....has anyone ever tried the pro dentum melt in the mouth probiotic gummy that is supposed to change the bacteria in your gut & mouth? It is advertised on line.
Gotta try that on my wife.
WARNING!!! Before even considering this make absolutely sure that you can breath through and get enough air flow through your nose 100% of the time or you could be slowly suffocating yourself while you sleep!!! If you have allergies, septal deviation, badly healed broken nose, or a variety of other decreased airflow conditions don’t try this. Also, what he suggests does absolutely NOTHING to make central apnea better in any way. Central apnea means your brain does not signal your body to breathe when your CO2 level gets too high. The PAP machines force air in and can trigger a breath when your body is not working right.
Please be careful -— the life you save may be your own . . .
Both of my parents had sleep apnea and used cpap machines. I’m 99% sure I have it too but haven’t been tested. I’m reluctant to get checked because it is impossible for me to sleep on my back or my side (and the testing is expensive), I’m belly DOWN all the time (just a slight head tilt to breathe). I can’t imagine wearing a mask in that position. Also, the wife says I’m restless and move a lot (and confirms I raise the rafters with my snoring). Does anyone else have these problems and have an effective treatment?
I am a RRT CPFT....means nothing to most here.
I know some things.......that person needs a Professional Sleep Study.