Need resommendations for mouth tape and hose strapI

[Marillion]

I ordered a hose hanger today and bought some recommended tape.  Will look for the 3M but what I bought will serve to see if that is going to work for me.

As long as it is a medical paper tape you should be fine.  I've found the adherence of some other brands to be a bit wanting over the course of the night.  One brand was falling off by itself in the morning without any help from me.

[edfreeman]

CZOscar, some members are recently using "Chin-Up Strips" as an alternative to taping.  This adhesive strip does not seal the mouth, but acts to draw up the chin and jaw.  It seems like a safer and effective alternative to taping.  It's not particularly cheap, but actually has an FDA approval to encourage nasal breathing and reduce snoring.  If you don't have facial hair to contend with, it's worth considering.

Here is the company statement:

Mouth breathing compromises adherence to nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

STUDY OBJECTIVES:
Mouth leak compromises nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. We hypothesized that patients who breathe mainly through their mouths during sleep, compared to those who breathe mainly through their noses, would have more mouth leak during CPAP and therefore lower adherence to CPAP.

CONCLUSION:
Patients with moderate-to-severe sleep-disordered breathing and a high percentage of mouth breathing during sleep were less adherent to CPAP therapy than patients exhibiting a low percentage of mouth breathing.

I found an instructional video for fitting the Chin-Up Strips:

How To Fit Snore Calm Chin-Up Strips

I wouldn't have thought to do the vaseline trick.

Thanks for this, haven't seen this type of tape.  I've been pretty successful with a cervical collar, but some nights it does get a bit warm, so this'll be a good alternative to try.

[Walla Walla]

Looking at the chin-up strips they look like they might help keep the jaw closed. However taping the mouth is usually done for leaks between the lips. I don't see chin-ups preventing that. It also doesn't do anything for positional issues like the cervical collar does. It won't stop me from trying it once though.

[MitchS]

I use a HoseBuddy. I found it works best for me if the hose doesn't quite reach the bed.

[CZOscar]

A quick update.

My Hose lift from Supplier #1 should arrive tomorrow or Friday which should help when wearing the FFM.

Last night I had best night with Dreamwear cushion with a combination of a cervical collar and taping of my mouth.  Fitbit sleep data shows longest REM and Deep sleep and less wake time since I started tracking them 6 weeks ago.

Looked at S.H charts this am and still had mouth leaks ? But minimal and switching between pillow and FFM with hose out of the way should go a long ways towards help with a nights sleep with minimal wake ups.

Now to continue to fine tune settings to get my AHI consistently below 2. My best nights are around 1.5 my average is probably around 3 but making progress getting the AHI totals lower. A work in progress for certain.

Just wanted to say thank you again.

[Marillion]

Good to hear progress is being made. The hose lift should also help I would think. Keep us posted.

[edfreeman]

Looking at the chin-up strips they look like they might help keep the jaw closed. However taping the mouth is usually done for leaks between the lips. I don't see chin-ups preventing that. It also doesn't do anything for positional issues like the cervical collar does. It won't stop me from trying it once though.

Yeah, no kidding . . . note the difference in these 2 leak graphs. 

Collar.

   

Chinup.

   

This is just my results of course, YMMV, but I'd call it a failed experiment on losing the neck blanket, woke up on a few of those leaks.  What I can't explain is why, the collar surely allows more jaw movement than the chin-up strips.  Oh well, maybe I'll give the tape across the lips another shot or just live with neck sweat.

[mesenteria]

I use 3M Nexcare 25.4 mm wide.  The kind I use is waterproof.  Comes in a roll in a metal spool and outer ring-cover with a length of 11.4 m.  The colour if the outer ring and face of the spool is white and teal or turquoise.

[Walla Walla]

The color of the spool is very important in preventing leaks. 

[mesenteria]

The color of the spool is very important in preventing leaks. 

I was offering the courtesy of making the product, if on his/her local drug store shelves, that much more easily discerned.  Sorry to have confused you.