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From: Pope Pie (Sy Lehrman) on 2 Aug 2008 22:59
Tiger_Lily wrote:
> Sparky wrote:
>> I picked up my CPAP machine yesterday. I am using the nasal pillows
>> with a chinstrap. The machine is set to 12mm. I have an adjustable
>> ramp that I set to 5 minutes. It starts at 5mm. I feel like I am
>> suffocating until it hits about 6.5, but I like the ramp feature so I
>> will live with that.

If the ramp is adjustable just set it to start at 7 and you should be
fine. There is no point in suffering through the lower settings. I
just turned mine off and left it at that.
From: Kathy on 4 Aug 2008 13:06
>>
>> The CPAP tech recommended a u-shaped piece of tape that semi-encircles
>> the mouth. I found a source for these on the internet. Has anyone
>> here experienced these things? If so, how are they to use?
>
> those are new........ and a much better idea than taping your mouth
> shut!!!!!!!!!! (especially if you are unfortunate enough to wake up
> throwing up at night)
I have the tape thing you're talking about - it doesn't work all that well -
if you have the pillows with the chin strap, you are probably better off.
The tape thing would be easy to make yourself. It's at
Drugstore.com -http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=44563&catid=1192&trx=GFI-0-EVGR-49973&trxp1=10782&trxp2=44563&trxp3=1&trxp4=382&btrx=BUY-GFI-0-EVGR-49973
It doesn't show what it looks like, but it does give reviews which might
help you. If you drool, it will soften and give a bit more than it's
supposed to. With me, I don't think it'll help unless I pit it over my
mouth. Then regular micropore tape would work just as well...
Good luck!
Kathy

From: Tiger_Lily on 4 Aug 2008 19:23
Kathy wrote:
>>>
>>> The CPAP tech recommended a u-shaped piece of tape that semi-encircles
>>> the mouth. I found a source for these on the internet. Has anyone
>>> here experienced these things? If so, how are they to use?
>>
>> those are new........ and a much better idea than taping your mouth
>> shut!!!!!!!!!! (especially if you are unfortunate enough to wake up
>> throwing up at night)
> I have the tape thing you're talking about - it doesn't work all that
> well - if you have the pillows with the chin strap, you are probably
> better off. The tape thing would be easy to make yourself. It's at
> Drugstore.com
> -http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=44563&catid=1192&trx=GFI-0-EVGR-49973&trxp1=10782&trxp2=44563&trxp3=1&trxp4=382&btrx=BUY-GFI-0-EVGR-49973
>
> It doesn't show what it looks like, but it does give reviews which might
> help you. If you drool, it will soften and give a bit more than it's
> supposed to. With me, I don't think it'll help unless I pit it over my
> mouth. Then regular micropore tape would work just as well...
> Good luck!
> Kathy

i USED to be a mouth taper

then i stopped for a while
during this time, i woke up at night feeling 'funny'
as i stood up, while removing my mask, the flood came.......
i grabbed my garbage bucket JUST in time

there is NO WAY i would have been able to remove tape from my mouth, and
i would have choked on the volume i was dealing with

i've been 'scared tapeless' now

--
kate
From: Sparky on 4 Aug 2008 20:08
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:06:01 -0400, "Kathy" <kathybear(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>>>
>>> The CPAP tech recommended a u-shaped piece of tape that semi-encircles
>>> the mouth. I found a source for these on the internet. Has anyone
>>> here experienced these things? If so, how are they to use?
>>
>> those are new........ and a much better idea than taping your mouth
>> shut!!!!!!!!!! (especially if you are unfortunate enough to wake up
>> throwing up at night)
>I have the tape thing you're talking about - it doesn't work all that well -
>if you have the pillows with the chin strap, you are probably better off.
>The tape thing would be easy to make yourself. It's at
>Drugstore.com -http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=44563&catid=1192&trx=GFI-0-EVGR-49973&trxp1=10782&trxp2=44563&trxp3=1&trxp4=382&btrx=BUY-GFI-0-EVGR-49973
>It doesn't show what it looks like, but it does give reviews which might
>help you. If you drool, it will soften and give a bit more than it's
>supposed to. With me, I don't think it'll help unless I pit it over my
>mouth. Then regular micropore tape would work just as well...
>Good luck!
>Kathy
Kathy,
Thank you for the heads up on that. My chin strap is working OK so I
will stick with it.
Fred


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From: Sparky on 4 Aug 2008 20:12
On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:23:20 -0600, Tiger_Lily <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:

>Kathy wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The CPAP tech recommended a u-shaped piece of tape that semi-encircles
>>>> the mouth. I found a source for these on the internet. Has anyone
>>>> here experienced these things? If so, how are they to use?
>>>
>>> those are new........ and a much better idea than taping your mouth
>>> shut!!!!!!!!!! (especially if you are unfortunate enough to wake up
>>> throwing up at night)
>> I have the tape thing you're talking about - it doesn't work all that
>> well - if you have the pillows with the chin strap, you are probably
>> better off. The tape thing would be easy to make yourself. It's at
>> Drugstore.com
>> -http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=44563&catid=1192&trx=GFI-0-EVGR-49973&trxp1=10782&trxp2=44563&trxp3=1&trxp4=382&btrx=BUY-GFI-0-EVGR-49973
>>
>> It doesn't show what it looks like, but it does give reviews which might
>> help you. If you drool, it will soften and give a bit more than it's
>> supposed to. With me, I don't think it'll help unless I pit it over my
>> mouth. Then regular micropore tape would work just as well...
>> Good luck!
>> Kathy
>
>i USED to be a mouth taper
>
>then i stopped for a while
>during this time, i woke up at night feeling 'funny'
>as i stood up, while removing my mask, the flood came.......
>i grabbed my garbage bucket JUST in time
>
>there is NO WAY i would have been able to remove tape from my mouth, and
>i would have choked on the volume i was dealing with
>
>i've been 'scared tapeless' now
Thanks Kate.
That would scare me to death. I have a phobia about suffocating.
Fred


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