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Cpap excessive dry mouth and taking it off after 4 hrs without knowing or remembering
Hi
My hubby is a CPAP user he is finding his mouth in the morning is excessively dry (tongue stuck on roof of mouth dry) and he is averaging 4 hours use as he removes his mask without being aware
Any tips on how to stop both of these issues
Thanks
Carol
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on
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Has he got a humidifier Carol as that should cure most of his dry mouth? Is he on a nasal or full face mask? If he's using nasal and opening his mouth that would also cause a dry mouth. Some discomfort is certainly going on for whatever reason, causing him to remove his mask without realising. You need to get to the bottom of this, obviously, as he's not getting his proper treatment.
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Permalink Reply by symmit on
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Does sound to me like nasal mask and mouth breathing, that's enough to wake anyone up! Full face mask or chin strap may help, if he's using a full face mask already then turn up the humidity (get a humidifier from your clinic / provider if you've not already got one)
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Hi there
Thanks for the replys no his cpap machine doesnt have a humidifier its a resmed he also uses the resmed facial mask it covers his nose and mouth ..... he has been using cpap for 15months and had one follow up appointment does that sound right ?
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He definitely needs a humidifier and if you ring the clinic they should provide one for him. 99% of patients with full face masks need humidification - and a lot with nasal masks do too! If he does get a humidifier I would also get a Hose Cover (this isn't meant to be sales pitch, but it's so he doesn't get 'rainout' problems).
Most of the hospitals give annual appointments after the first follow-up, but lately we've been hearing stories of clinics who've stopped this :(
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thank you Kath thats helpful will get him to call them tomorrow and I didnt take it as a sales pitch I took it as helpful info thanks
He did have an appointment after he lost 2 stone to check settings but that was 6mths into treatment perhaps he can ask when he calls when hes due to be seen again
Fingers crossed he can get the humidifier without a fight
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Good Luck :)
carol murphy said:thank you Kath thats helpful will get him to call them tomorrow and I didnt take it as a sales pitch I took it as helpful info thanks
He did have an appointment after he lost 2 stone to check settings but that was 6mths into treatment perhaps he can ask when he calls when hes due to be seen again
Fingers crossed he can get the humidifier without a fight
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No response from sleep nurse ..... however another ?? Last night he woke sweating, headache , feeling sick and dizzy headache is still present ......could the nasal air vent on his mask have been blocked ?? Or could it just be a virus
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Could be both. First wait + see if it's a virus (the next few hours will tell), but check the vent's ok too. Don't give up with the nurse as he needs a humidifier, although I'm sure you won't Carol LOL.
carol murphy said:No response from sleep nurse ..... however another ?? Last night he woke sweating, headache , feeling sick and dizzy headache is still present ......could the nasal air vent on his mask have been blocked ?? Or could it just be a virus
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