When I started CPAP - this would be nearly 20yrs ago at this point - I had severe problems with this exact issue - couldn't keep my mouth closed. Pressure (then) was 15. Chin strap was horribly uncomfortable. Damn inconvenient. Hated it. BUT! I stuck with it because I really needed the better sleep. Until one night about 6months after starting I forgot to put the chin strap on - and my mouth stayed shut! And has stayed shut since then without ever needing the chin strap again! No leaks whatsoever. Apparently sometime during the 6months my brain, during sleep, had someone managed to learn to keep my mouth shut! This is just one person's experience - ME! - but it's true, and maybe the same will happen for you. Don't give up; you need the better sleep. Maybe other people will chime in with their experience: Have they also learned, in their sleep, to keep their mouth shut?

@RespShop

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience! It is very true - you can train yourself to only breathe through your mouth. A lot of people are skeptical and many people who try don't stick with it so they say it isn't possible.

If using dual band chin strap with nasal pillow mask, do you wear chinstrap over the nasal pillow headgear?

@RespShop

Ай бұрын

Usually with chin straps you wear them under your mask headgear but with dual band chin straps some people find they get better results wearing it over the mask.

@rpalakurthi8760

Ай бұрын

@@RespShop thank you very much for your prompt response.

@RespShop

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@@rpalakurthi8760 you're welcome!