Questions and discussion about sleep apnea, CPAP, and other related products
This category is for discussion of sleep apnea, cpap machines, masks, humidifiers, and just about any product related to any form of sleep apnea.
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I am new to the CPAP machine. I’ve been using it for about a month and I breathe from my mouth so I have the mask that fits over your mouth and your nose and it has the little holes in it for the nostril, but my mouth is so dry From this machine that I cannot take it. What can I do? I need the machine, but I find myself not being able to use it because of how dry my mouth feels. I’m sometimes coughing and feeling very uncomfortable with the mask. Anyone else have this problem and if so, what did you do?
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Hello, I’ve been a CPAP user for over 20 years. For me, a day on CPAP makes a huge difference to my quality of life. For about six months now, I haven’t even been able to use it for an hour. Unfortunately, I’ve started experiencing severe dryness in my throat, making it impossible to sleep. I have a Remed CPAP machine with a temperature and humidity control tube, and I’ve tried dozens of temperature and humidity combinations. I’ve switched from a nose mask to a full mask, but nothing has worked. I even bought a humidifier to try and increase the ambient humidity, but still nothing. I’m 62 years old, and I’m struggling to imagine how I can go on without solving this problem. I can’t express how happy and grateful I would be if someone could help me. Thank you, and sweet dreams!
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Germán estoy en la búsqueda de solucionar el tema de la sequedad bucal que me obligado a dejar el Cpap después de 20 años, es horrible, no encontrado solución. Estoy escribiendo en muchos blog a ver si alguien me puede ayudar
I know it’s been a while since you asked, but I figured I’d answer anyway. I have the same problem. My only solution is a cervical collar. What I think you’re experiencing is called jaw drop. It won’t matter what mask you wear if you’re experiencing jaw drop. what you need is something that’ll prevent your mouth from opening while sleeping so that you breathe through your nose. Unless you have serious congestive issues or deviated septum or something that prevents you from breathing through your nose, you should be breathing through your nose. The only solution that’s worked for me is a cervical collar. I put it on every night. It sits just below my chin and doesn’t allow me to open my mouth, dry mouth, dry sinuses gone.
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