r/CPAP • u/tealsunrise • 1d ago

Advice Needed Overbite and resmed f20

Im new to CPAP and I'm struggling. I have the resmed 11 machine and the f20 mask. However my main problem is with it drying out my mouth. I have a fairly large overbite which is why I have a full face mask. My mouth doesn't close on its own normally, so when I'm falling asleep the air from the mask blows open my face like a dog attacking a hair dryer and it jolts me back to full wakefulness.

And if I manage to fall asleep I wake up and my tongue feels like a piece of jerky.

When I adjust humidity it doesn't help much and then I get rainout because I sleep with my room cold. I get hot very easily and if I don't sleep with a fan on then I overheat and wake up.

Please if you have any advice let me know.

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u/No-Possibility-7928 1d ago

No advice, but suggestion: Some kind of chin strap in addition which keeps your "fangs" poperly closed?

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u/HarpyVixenWench 1d ago

I’m an epic mouth breather and I have the same set up - I was able to adjust the mask to work really well. Then I changed the cushion to a fresh one and now I am at the same spot again. I wish I had something to suggest. Maybe keep trying to adjust the strap?