I read in a couple posts that the bleep mask stopped their mouth breathing? Is this something that has worked for you people that use the bleep?
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Bleep mouth breathing
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07-09-2021, 10:44 AM
Bleep mouth breathing
I have tried tapping, mouth piece, full face mask, mouth spray - wash - nothing has helped my dry mouth. I wake up multiple Times each night to drink water.
I read in a couple posts that the bleep mask stopped their mouth breathing? Is this something that has worked for you people that use the bleep?
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07-09-2021, 11:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-09-2021, 11:39 AM by Coffee Man.
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RE: Bleep mouth breathing
I don’t use the Bleep but can’t see how that would help. The air is going in at the same pressure regardless of the interface.
I have had issues since increasing my pressure and I couldn’t get any tape to hold when using a nasal mask. So, I have been using an F20 recently and tape my mouth. So, FFM becomes a nasal mask. If I don’t tape air will come out of my mouth or I’ll try to breathe through my open mouth and get a ton of RERAs. When I tape my mouth inside the F20, the pressure inside the mask actually keeps the tape in place. Has been working really well for me.
07-09-2021, 12:55 PM
RE: Bleep mouth breathing
This might me a bit drastic but since I started using a soft collar (for positional apneas) it stops my mouth falling opening and therefore stops the dry mouth. I am a nose breather anyway so it was only an occasional problem but it might be worth a try.
RE: Bleep mouth breathing
Some of you may find this interesting. I wrote about my own experiences trying to get my mouth leaks under control about a month ago. Here it is for your reference:
http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-...er-control Keep in mind that some of those solutions referenced may individually work for some people. Everyone's mileage varies and you have to try what works for you, personally.
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07-10-2021, 03:40 AM
RE: Bleep mouth breathing
To be honest: how in the world would any nasal mask prevent mouth breathing?! With your mouth properly sealed there can't be any mouth breathing by definition. But still your mouth may become a bit dry due to mask leaks.
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07-10-2021, 04:48 AM
RE: Bleep mouth breathing
I too am struggling at present with dry mouth, as I do from time to time. I am a mouth breather and, unless I'm prepared to use nasal decongestants every night (nope), I have no choice. I could tape my mouth, and that might work, but the side effect would be suffocation.
I can't offer a solution, but perhaps my own recent experience might add something. Because I suffer from dreadful cotton mouth, I have slowly ramped up the humidity setting. This helped but left me fighting rainout, which I kinda got under control, subject to the weather. However, I have been suffering a chronic cough that the docs couldn't fathom but it dawned on me one day that the excessive mucus that was causing the cough might be caused/exacerbated by water in my lungs due to excessive humidity. A week or so ago, I turned the humidity down and - voila! The cough has almost gone. In it's place I'm back to the cottonmouth problem ...
RE: Bleep mouth breathing
I bought chin strap, which cost 2 €. I use it with nasal mask P30i. It reduced big leaks (over 24 litres / minute) from 80 % of time to 24 - 35 % of time. ResMed has their own, but it costs 10 x more.
07-11-2021, 12:59 PM
RE: Bleep mouth breathing
I use and love the Bleep, but I don't see how it could help prevent mouth breathing more than any other mask. I do the tongue suck method, and that helps prevent mouth breathing.
For dry mouth many of us use XyliMelts. They work quite well. I got mine from Amazon. Best of luck with whatever you try!
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