Mouth and throat dried to a crisp with new mask

[Berneta]

Dry mouth and throat

Hi Patsyw, just another thought. Have you tried using a mouth spray for dry mouth? They sell the spray at the Pharmacy for people who suffer from Dry Mouth Syndrome. (IT may have nothing to do with your CPAP or the tickle may be the result of it.) Either way you might feel better all the time using the spray. They also sell a small tablet that sticks to the roof of your mouth and increases saliva for the same purpose. Might be worth a try! Good Luck. xx Berneta

[Patsyw]

Hi Berneta - that sounds excellent - will have a look in the chemist`s.
Thanks,
Patsy

[Poor Old Ann]

Synthetic Saliva!

Hi
I too have been suffering with a dry mouth.
I easily drink over 2L water per day (at least through the week when I'm near the water machine at work) and I have a humidifier on my machine.

I've only been CPAP-ing for 4 weeks. First of all I had a Resmed Quatro, but that was no good so now I have Liberty nasal pillows and I'm getting on a lot better and think I'm finally getting the benefit.

Anyway, on the advice of my speech therapist, asked my GP yesterday for spray for dry mouth.
Now I have Glandosane artificial saliva. Woke up 6 times last night and used it - I never realised how many times I was waking up because of this, does anybody think I would benefit from one of those chin straps?
The spray thing tastes a bit weird but it does seem to work pretty quickly, I just hoik my mask up and have a quick squirt and back to sleep.
Thanks
Ann

[Berneta]

Dry Mouth

Hi--it wouldn't hurt to try a chin strap. Sometimes when you use nasal pillows the mouth will open if you have a sight irritation in the nose. Sometimes I use a chin strap and have no dry mouth problems--so its worth a try. xx Berneta

[Poor Old Ann]

Hi--it wouldn't hurt to try a chin strap. Sometimes when you use nasal pillows the mouth will open if you have a sight irritation in the nose. Sometimes I use a chin strap and have no dry mouth problems--so its worth a try. xx Berneta

Hi Bernetta
Thanks, any recommendations which one and where to buy from, I'm sure there'll be a lot of choice out there?
Thanks
Ann

[Berneta]

Chin Strap and accessories

Hi Ann--Sorry, I live in the USA and can't tell you where to buy things from in the UK. Maybe James can help you out in that department. I am sure they sell products through this site. xx Berneta

[Richard]

Hi Ann,

If you google up 'British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea', you will find they have chin-straps, etc. for sale.

I love the idea of 'British Snoring', I wonder what, if anything, sets it apart from, say, French snoring or German? Do the Brits manage to snore while keeping a stiff upper lip?

Do the Italians wave their arms about while they snore? We shall have to wait until the European Parliament commissions a lengthy report into 'Snoring in Europe' at a cost of millions to the Taxpayer, again.

Richard

[Poor Old Ann]

Thanks Benetta

Richard I so love the images you conjure up, I doubt my snoring is stiff upper lip, more likely hippo slobbering.
I have e-mailed the practitioner nurses to see if I can get one from the hospital, and if not, then I will do as suggested.
Thanks for the help
Ann

Hi Ann,

If you google up 'British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea', you will find they have chin-straps, etc. for sale.

I love the idea of 'British Snoring', I wonder what, if anything, sets it apart from, say, French snoring or German? Do the Brits manage to snore while keeping a stiff upper lip?

Do the Italians wave their arms about while they snore? We shall have to wait until the European Parliament commissions a lengthy report into 'Snoring in Europe' at a cost of millions to the Taxpayer, again.

Richard

[Poor Old Ann]

Chinstrap

So I contacted Papworth and went and picked one up.

Very basic, not as fancy as some of the stuff advertised, but it seems to be doing the job to a certain extent, and hey it was free, or should I say it was included in the taxes I pay.
Hadly using the synthetic saliva now.

Could tighten the chinstrap more but don't like that, will compromise on a midway I guess.

Will give it a fair trial and then see if I need something else
Thanks again for the help
Ann