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Has anyone had any experience with the new InSpire sleep apnea treatment?
Has anyone had any experience with the "hybrid" mask? I'm referring to the ResMed Liberty mask type. It combines a mouth mask with nose pillows. I have a mouth breathing problem which results in dry mouth. I've been using the nose pillows alone but still need to use a chin strap to help keep my mouth closed. Unfortunately I wake up a couple times each night because I have to reposition the chin strap or take a sip of water because of dry mouth. My sleep therapist thinks a full mask would help the dry mouth problem. I am going to have a fitting with a full mask in a couple weeks and I'm going to ask to try a hybrid too. Any comments????
Thanks for your input. I see my sleep specialist next month and I will explore the full mask option. The reason I avoided so far is that I had a bad experience with the full mask during my over night sleep test. I also have a chin beard which tends to complicate a tight fit.
I use a ResMed 10 nasal mask machine. From the start, I had problems with mouth breathing. It's just part of me. To compound the situation I have a partial denture (front upper teeth) that I normally would remove at night. With mouth breathing I needed to keep denture in place in order to help keep my mouth sufficiently closed. Not much help. Sleep order practitioner suggested a chin strap. I thought initially that helped, however I still had to keep my denture in all night long. By the way, regardless, in either case I still experienced dry mouth symptoms. How can I resolve this problem enabling me to remove my denture and still be able to keep from mouth breathing. Chin strap only partially helpful. I thought about using one of those sports mouth guards, but I still have that denture situation. In the end, frankly I can't see a great difference in energy level, although my spouse seems to think it has improved.
Sleep practitioner doctor turned me over to nurse practitioner after first visit. Not sure I like that.
(signed) Restless Richard
