Comments on: Mouth Breathing, Chinstraps, and PAP Therapy Responses http://sleepdynamictherapy.com/2007/12/mouth-breathing-chinstraps-and-pap-therapy-responses/ The Sound Sleep Resource Tue, 24 May 2011 10:06:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce Hamilton http://sleepdynamictherapy.com/2007/12/mouth-breathing-chinstraps-and-pap-therapy-responses/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Bruce Hamilton Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.sleepdynamictherapy.com/2007/12/mouth-breathing-chinstraps-and-pap-therapy-responses/#comment-886 I am about 2/3 of the way through your book "Sound Sleep Sound Mind". It is fascinating because I've discovered much of what you say about physical issues by myself prior to reading the book. I've used Breathe Right strips most nights for the past couple of years. I don't know what a "chin strap" is, but for the last couple of months I've had some improvement to dry mouth by simply taping a 6" piece of Johnson & Johnson 2" wide medical adhesive tape over my mouth each night when I go to bed. I fold over approx. 3/8" on each end for ease of rapid removal. It's sticky enough that it can be re-applied multiple times if you need to take a sip of water, sneeze, yawn, etc. Unfortunately, for me this is not a 100% answer to dry mouth. Even during the day and breathing through my nose, I do not feel that my nasal passages sufficiently moisten my inspired air. It's me, not the humidity, because I live in Redondo Beach CA, just a couple of miles from the ocean, and the humidity generally runs approx. 50%. I'm convinced that dry mouth is the root cause of significantly increased tooth decay in recent years. Even using Water Pik, floss, and brush three times a day has not stopped the tooth decay. My greatly improved diet (http://drfuhrman.com/) over the past five years has nearly eliminated my allergies, so I no longer use Nasalcrom or perilla extract. And I had a deviated septum repaired over 20 years ago (I'm now 54). But I'm still looking for more complete answers. --Bruce I am about 2/3 of the way through your book “Sound Sleep Sound Mind”. It is fascinating because I’ve discovered much of what you say about physical issues by myself prior to reading the book.

I’ve used Breathe Right strips most nights for the past couple of years.

I don’t know what a “chin strap” is, but for the last couple of months I’ve had some improvement to dry mouth by simply taping a 6″ piece of Johnson & Johnson 2″ wide medical adhesive tape over my mouth each night when I go to bed. I fold over approx. 3/8″ on each end for ease of rapid removal. It’s sticky enough that it can be re-applied multiple times if you need to take a sip of water, sneeze, yawn, etc.

Unfortunately, for me this is not a 100% answer to dry mouth. Even during the day and breathing through my nose, I do not feel that my nasal passages sufficiently moisten my inspired air. It’s me, not the humidity, because I live in Redondo Beach CA, just a couple of miles from the ocean, and the humidity generally runs approx. 50%.

I’m convinced that dry mouth is the root cause of significantly increased tooth decay in recent years. Even using Water Pik, floss, and brush three times a day has not stopped the tooth decay.

My greatly improved diet (http://drfuhrman.com/) over the past five years has nearly eliminated my allergies, so I no longer use Nasalcrom or perilla extract. And I had a deviated septum repaired over 20 years ago (I’m now 54). But I’m still looking for more complete answers.

–Bruce

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