fist de yuma

I have had my CPAP system for about a month and sleeping much better. No
more heart problems so that seems to be what caused that.

I had to turn the humidifier up all the way to keep from hurting. I get a
small amount of water in the hose. Nothing that really bothers me.

What my problem is, is a very dry mouth. I wake up having my mouth about
stuck together. I have to start moving everything around to generate
saliva.

Any ideas on why this would happen?

victor radin

In article <HUOCb.2953$0s2.1045@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink. net>,
csd2@mindspring.com says...

Typically dry mouth is caused by mouth-breathing or having air escaping
due to lips being parted, open mouth, etc. You may want to try a chin
strap and see if that helps. There's some more details on Tal's faq
website, but I can't recall the URL and don't have it bookmarked.

As to the water in the hose- a couple of things with that- have the
humidifier below bed level, and d**** the hose up and over a headboard
and then down to the humidifier, that will improve drainage, and a hose
cover (fleece arm off an old sweatshirt) will insulate the thing and
prevent condensation. It will also help keep the humidifier from having
to be set at maximum.

good luck,
vic

andy hall

Probably a government conspiracy ;-)

Seriously though, do you know if you were mouth breathing before or
are now? This would be one explanation.

I did also read somewhere, but can't find the reference now, that one
of the effects of having the arousals caused by OSA is that the
saliva glands keep working during the night to almost a daytime
level, much as the urinary system often does with untreated OSA
patients. The article made the point that a dry mouth is partly
due to improved sleep and the salivary glands not being stimulated as
they used to be.

It does appear to be the experience of people here that these various
sleep arousal issues that go once xPAP treatment commences take
varying times by person to disappear.

..andy

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fist de yuma

I don't think I mouth breath but anything is possible.

fist de yuma

Your likely right, is has to be a government conspiracy. <grin>

I did not have the dry month this morning. With luck you're right and it
will go away. Thanks.

eric

You are mouth breathing.
You need a chinstrap.

regards,
eric pearson
db2.eric@no.spammind-spring.com

eric

Some folks mouth-breath 'some of the time' - perhaps
dependent upon sleep position (or more likely an unknown variable)

regards,
eric pearson
db2.eric@no.spammind-spring.com

maryrae26

There is a way of determining if you are mouth breathing. This
information should be in the computer generated information provided
by your sleep study. May not be in your report, but the info should
be on the computer tracings. You can ask for the tracings. I am told
that they are legally yours. However getting them can be a fight.
Just looking at them should answer your question, however. Perhaps you
can ask to do that. Your respiration seems to be measured by three
different methods. I have always thought that the nasal temperature
method was the definitive one, but never really considered mouth
breathers. Must assume that a switch must be made to the up and down
movements of your body caused by breathing. However, the computer
does keep track of how you are breathing. It not only appears as a
picture but the computer, with it's limited technical speech, seems to
enjoy letting the whole world know what's going on. I do not mouth
breath. I slept for 6 hours and 15 minutes. Only once did this
appear..........INHALE NASALLY/EXHALE ORALL. About a minute in time.
The rest is entirely nasal. The computer also pointed out that at one
time I "grit teet" and once "eyes ud u". By the way, I have a dry
mouth problem. My real reason for writing is to let you know that it
does happen. To be prepared get a tube of blistex (sp?) and keep it
on hand. If your mouth tends to dry use the stuff liberally day and
night, whether you think you need it or not. It won't cure the
problem, but will help you feel a little better. Check if you are
taking any pills that can cause your mouth to dry. Probably not, but
a check won't hurt. My problem is caused by various foods or drinks.
If your problem returns and you need help please write
back.............Mary Rae