CPAP Nasal Pillows and Mouth Breathers

The problem with the CPAP system is choosing the CPAP mask. You wear it to sleep, on your face. Truth to tell it is uncomfortable. CPAP Nasal pillows can minimize the discomfort. Are you a good candidate for this mask?

Are You a Mouth Breather?

Breathing through the mouth is a not life-threatening situation but mouth breathers do wake up with dry mouths and nasty cracked lips. During sleep, people usually breath through the mouth and nose alternately. Others breathe through the mouth to get more air into the air passageways; people with large adenoids are mouth breathers because the airways are blocked. Don't you do this when you have a bad cold?

In the treatment of sleep apnea, mouth breathers are prescribed CPAP Nasal pillows. This pillow is different from the traditional nasal mask. The mouth and the nose remain uncovered because the inserts in the pillow attaches at the nostrils. Hence, the face has more free areas and sleep movements are not restricted.

CPAP Nasal pillows have chin straps to keep the mouth close during sleep; it also has a head gear to keep the pillow from slipping off. As a buyer, you have the option though to buy the nasal pillow with or without the headgear but never without the chin strap if you are mouth breather. Your sleep apnea treatment will be effective with chin straps because there are likely to be fewer air leaks during sleep.

Types of CPAP Nasal Pillows

Nasal pillows for CPAP treatment fall into two categories; for severe sleep apnea caused by blockage, a nasal pillow employs a longer pillow which extends farther into the nose. The other simply attaches at the nose's base. Using any of these may be uncomfortable at first but the discomfort can be overcome in due time; after all, you enjoy more movements during sleep and there are no painful irritation on the facial pressure points.

Whatever your choice or whatever is recommended for your sleep apnea condition, you enjoy maximum treatment - if you are a mouth-breather, thanks to the chin strap and the head strap. The head straps allows natural sleeping positions because of less interference experienced by CPAP full -mask users. The materials used for CPAP Nasal pillows are soft; soft gels are used to pad the head and the chin straps.

If you are worried about getting the wrong fit for your nasal pillow, rent a piece for a trial run. Retailers offer first time users trial runs with their rental scheme. Trying out the product is important because once you buy a brand-new item and take it out of its packaging, you cannot return it. No ifs and buts will be accepted by the retailer.

Testing the Pillows

You do not test the pillow only to check if there are air leaks. Leaks can happen even to the best of them because either the head strap loosens up or there the tubing is faulty. As the end user, check the pillows for comfort. If the discomfort does not go away after a week's use, try other models. You might find the full-face mask too cumbersome for your liking, so stick to the CPAP Nasal pillows more so if you're a mouth breather.

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