Mouth Taping, Anyone Else Doing It?

[WinterDeere]

Interesting. Never heard of mouth taping, but being the rare skinny guy who snores, my family would probably appreciate if I did!

One of my best childhood friends had sleep apnea, and passed away around age 40 due to some complication related to it. We'd lost touch, I don't know the details, but I believe it was made much worse by him getting a bit overweight as an adult.

Another friend from high school had the more amusing variety, or so we thought, he'd just wake himself up all night long. We used to have all sorts of fun at his expense, as a result of it. Unfortunately, the severe sleep deprivation caused him to fall asleep while driving home from school one day, causing a very serious car accident which almost killed him.

 

[Xfaxman]

Here is an interesting video from an ENT Doctor:

 

[bigtiller]

When the electric goes out I wake up real quick with no pressure.

Plug your CPAP into an uninterrupted power supply (UPS).
Check the watts, be sure to buy one large enough.

 

[BravoXray]

I thought about taping my mouth shut a while back, but with a mustache and beard, I don't think that will work. Also thought about a chin strap, but haven't seen one I like.
I keep an no-spill insulated cup full of ice water on the night stand, and when I wake up with a dry mouth, I take a quick sip and go right back to sleep.
My house guest says I don't snore as much as before I recently lost about 40 pounds, so that's good.

 

[Xfaxman]

I thought about taping my mouth shut a while back, but with a mustache and beard, I don't think that will work

It will work. At least it works with my mustache and beard.

The roll of tape is one inch wide. Now I cut a piece 1/2 inch long, put it centered on my upper lip just under the mustache. It goes down 1/2 inch covering my lower lip.

 

[oosik]

I start the night breathing thru my nose. By morning I'm breathing thru my mouth. My nose gets plugged and mouth breathing becomes critical.

Both Brownie and I occasionally snore. So far - it's not a problem for either of us.

 

[zzvyb6]

Over the years, I've found that putting the wife's thong around my head with the elastic band going under my jaw and up over my forehead is an awesome compromise. Plus, she agrees that it's a potentially life saving move on her part. She get's something out of it too: a good, sound, deep sleep.

 

[WinterDeere]

Over the years, I've found that putting the wife's thong around my head with the elastic band going under my jaw and up over my forehead is an awesome compromise. Plus, she agrees that it's a potentially life saving move on her part. She get's something out of it too: a good, sound, deep sleep.

I think we're going to need some pictures, to follow this description. I wouldn't want to get it wrong, you know...

 

[civilian]

Over the years, I've found that putting the wife's thong around my head with the elastic band going under my jaw and up over my forehead is an awesome compromise. Plus, she agrees that it's a potentially life saving move on her part. She get's something out of it too: a good, sound, deep sleep.

Is she still in the thong? Just asking for clarification. Jon

 

[Xfaxman]

I thought about taping my mouth shut a while back, but with a mustache and beard, I don't think that will work.

It will work. At least it works with my mustache and beard.

The roll of tape is one inch wide. Now I cut a piece 1/2 inch long, put it centered on my upper lip just under the mustache. It goes down 1/2 inch covering my lower lip.

Last night I took a picture of my mouth taped, ready for bed:

This morning's picture of the tape after I took it off:

I didn't get a straight cut off of the roll. Left side measured 1/2 inch. Right side 5/8.

3/8 straight across is the minimum that works for me.

 

[Yogi05]

I've been on Bi-pap for years (higher pressure than cpap).
First time using it was like a switch got flipped. I woke up realizing how badly I had been sleeping since my late teens (59 now).
Sometimes, sleeping in a certain position, I wake up dry as hell because the machine blows out through the mouth, Haven't lost any teeth yet because
of it. Luckily.
You need about 4 hours of restorative sleep per night. After my first sleep test the Dr. said I was getting about 45 minutes of restorative sleep a night.
A frightening number to him.
My last sleep test about 7 years ago the Dr. told me don't ever sleep without the machine. It could be fatal several different ways. Heart attack, stroke, etc. caused by apnea.

All this to say, OP have you ever considered getting a sleep study done to assess a better treatment than tape?

It's not an attractive thing to wear at night, especially if it's your first "sleepover" with a new woman, but in the end the machines are almost completely silent, and it was
a life changer for me.

 

[WinterDeere]

This is easily the strangest thread I have read, on this forum.

 

[Fixastuff]

This is easily the strangest thread I have read, on this forum.

Put some digidamitous earth in your mouth tape it shut and you will wake up with all your issues cured or you won't wake up. Either way no more worrieslol

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

My wife would rather I tape other end of my alimentary canal.

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

My wife would rather I tape other end of my alimentary canal.

Strip of tape may need to be bigger, just to contain any possibility blow-by!

 

[Xfaxman]

All this to say, OP have you ever considered getting a sleep study done to assess a better treatment than tape?

Did the sleep study about 30 years ago. Put me on a CPAP machine.
Several years later quit the CPAP after had this done: (Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a procedure used to remove excess tissue in the throat to widen the airway. This sometimes can allow air to move through the throat more easily when you breathe, reducing snoring)

Subsequent sleep studies showed I didn't have sleep apnea. No snoring but mouth came open and dried it out.

With mouth taping no more dry mouth and better sleep now.

 

[Dftodd]

The title sure didn't result in what I thought it was

My first thought was "Your a brave man Charlie brown"

If I tried taping my wife's mouth, I would end up in the hospital

 

[Fixastuff]

If I tried raping my wife's mouth, I would end up in the hospital

Might end you up in jail. Lol.

 

[Dftodd]

Might end you up in jail. Lol.

Thanks for the quote. I fixed raping to taping

 

[gstrom99]

Never heard of using tape at night. I also use a CPAP (10+ years), with nasal pillows. It somehow forces me to keep my mouth shut, while in use.