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Re: mouth breathing/tech says because pressure too low


Posted by Rosa Lee (MI) on August 15, 2000 at 18:17:51:

In Reply to: mouth breathing/tech says because pressure too low posted by pat/elko on August 15, 2000 at 11:42:24:

When I started on CPAP I did great right from the start. But that only lasted about 2 months and then I started a slow but steady decline. One of the things that started with the decline was mouth breathing. I tried tape, chin strap and the full face mask at the last. But none of these worked for me. My condition deteriorated so much that I finally told my doc that I couldn't wait for my one year anniversary for a retitration. When it was done my pressure was dropped 2 points and the mouth breathing went away and I immediately started to improve. My point is that I don't know where you tech got the idea that pressure being too low is the reason for mouth breathing.

I tried the Mirage full face mask, but was one of those that just could not get it adjusted. I hope this is allowable, but I have the medium size for sale for about 1/4 the retail cost if anyone is interested.

Back to your problem....talk with your doc. Don't try to play around with your pressures.

Best of luck,
Rosa Lee

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