Do chin straps and mouth tape cure snoring?
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- This video is about who / how and when people should use devices that help train you into breathing through your nose again. I will cover Chin Straps and Mouth Tape. Please make sure that you can breathe through you nose on both sides and you don't have any sleep apnoea or upper airway resistance syndrome. If you do, there is a chance that you'll be putting yourself in danger. Igf you find yourself struggling to use these devices, please stop using them and get re-assessed. Be aware that you are using these devices at your own risk, and you ought to be assessed by your doctor if you are thinking of trying out these devices.
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I use a small 1/2" x 1" strip of blue painters tape placed vertically between my closed lips at night for about 7 hours. Sometimes I find I have removed it during sleep. Do this 5/7 nights. The habit of breathing all night through the nose trickles into the day and now I never breath through the mouth except when exercising hard (higher than aerobic levels). Also you look better in public and in pictures with your mouth shut. Another benefit is that your mouth does not dry up at night if you use tape even though your jaw may tend to open and mouth breathing happen unconsciously, with tape it does not. Sneezing and yawning are a bit goofy but manageable. Since I sleep alone there is no communication issue. A closed mouth is better for dental hygiene/health
I wish my ENTs would have known about this. I had four surgeries in total and none cured my apnea, until I finally learned about mouth taping. This has put my AHI down from 24 to 6 and I feel like a different person now!
I use 3M Durapore, one inch wide.
Which surgeries did you do ?
Your videos do make me chuckle. My kind of sense of humour!
My wife keeps making me cut out all my jokes. She's right to keep it professional, she's the only reason I'm doing so well.
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Than you for all of the information you've shared on this topic. Assuming the tape forces me to breath through my nose, would you say that a CPAP machine is likely not needed?
I couldn’t figure out the chin strap hahaha but after trying so many different methods and a combination of all of them, I found a combination that had worked better than anything.
I either use a nasal strip or a nasal dilator. I use mouth tape and I also use snore circle pro 6.0 which is an ear piece that vibrates when you snore.
The earpiece isn’t always consistent so by itself it isn’t as effective but if I still happen to snore through the tape and the nasal methods. The earpiece is like a fail safe haha but the tape on my mouth has really been the main thing that works. The other methods support it.
It’s a lot of prep for bedtime but worth it haha I have tried a tongue retainer which works good too but makes my tongue so sore. I can’t use a mouth guard bc I wear night aligners to correct my teeth.
Clear and concise. Thank you :)
What about those of us who snore through our nose??? I've been mouth taping going on 10 years now and snore just fine. The only thing that stops it is a CPAP.
Got may air sense 11 back in June -23 and after I started my cpap therapy the data showed that my mask was leaking lots of air. So I tried a chin strap + taping my moth. And now the data is showing that I don’t have any osa at night during me sleep. I’ve stop snoring and the machine isn’t detecting any leakage.
But after 7 moths of cpap therapy I’m still constantly tired during my time awake. I never feel rested. And I’ve tried to lose weight and gain muscle. Been weightlifting and keeping a good diet since May -23 but no results.
Tonight I stumbled upon your video about UARS and something clicked when you said that often times it’s enough to treat UARS with a mandibular advertisement device. I got a prescription MAD while waiting for my cpap machine Feb -23, and while it did cure my sleep apnea I started having the energy to care about my diet. And with just me not eating junk and sleeping with a MAD between feb-june I lost tons of weight. Didn’t even work out. But when I got my cpap machine back in June my doctor told me to only use the cpap machine. And that’s when my weight loss progress stopped. Even with me started to lift weights almost 5 times/week and using cpap therapy I gained all the weight I lost.
Tonight I’ll start using MAD with my cpap machine in combination with a chin strap and taping my mouth. Fingers crossed I wake up rested tomorrow. 🙋♂️🤞
Thanks for the info and review of these products. I'm confused about one part. When you were talking about the 2nd chin strap.. there was a graphic that said 'This would cause UARS or OSA!' What did that mean? Using that strap would cause sleep apnoea? Or that graphic was referring to something more specific and not just using the strap in general? Could you clarify? Thanks.
I think he meant that if a chin strap pushes your chin back, by extension it pushes your mandible and tongue back, which will then cause a tongue base obstruction
The holes aren't for the ears. They are for a back of head stability strap.
Sorting out the efficacy of chin straps is very helpful, they were another device I had uncertainty with...these reviews are great! Thanks Dr Veer.
Glad you like them!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon hello Vik, any recommendations on turbinates that inflame at night? I’ve tried steroid sprays, the mute, and cpap and nothings working. My ent states my turbinites are inflamed and I believe this may be the cause of my sleep issues. AhI is 2 however I struggle to breath through my nose at night. 15 wake transitions per night.
How would you know if you're breathing thru your mouth? And not your nose?
I live in Poland and I dont think I have a chance to meet any surgeon like you. I need REAL diagnosis ehats wrong with my sleep done by someone like you. Do you know anyone close to Poland who diagnoses sleep a. using methods like yourself?
i just tape my mouth shut with masking tape. cheap, easy and has worked for me for the past 10+ years .. john hancock
Gorilla heavy duty package tape works best for me.
did you never "learn" to breathe through your nose like he says in the video? j/w because I'm about to try the tape idea
@@knotweedkninja8539
Super Glue is better.
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Yup it worked for me too
DuctTape. People ask why I have it. I tell them it's for the bedroom...
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Do you have any suggestions if the chinstrap causes neck pain?
Chin strap didnt help my husband. I still heard his loud snoring. Has CPAP now but will be trying tape over mouth.
CPAP machines are difficult for many people to use, more than half of the people who buy them end up giving up on using them
So is it not recommended to tape mouth shut or use chin strap if you've got sleep apnea? Incase you can't get air? I am trying to help someone who i believe has sleep apnea and wakes up sometiems gasping for air and sometimes coughing so is it safe to try chin strap?
Tape on the mouth. Just imagine if this thing gets loose in the middle of the night and u end up swallow it and get your throat blocked. Scary.
I found if I tie a long soft cloth (I use a nightgown) around my neck like a scarf, it prevents my chin from dropping and helps with my snoring. A soft cloth neck brace would do a better job at this but I find it hard to sleep with a neck brace.
@@trembling3674 Do you have a link to this video? Are you putting velcro on the brim or on the brimless cap?
Did you try it and if yes, how did it go?
I have a question. I use a cpap and want to just use a nasal mask rather than a full face mask because the full face mask is uncomfortable. Is it still dangerous to use mouth tape if I'm using a cpap with a nasal mask and sleeping only on my sides and not on my back or front? It would be great if you could answer this. I'm confused and have found all this advice and videos on mouth taping for sleep apnea but you're saying it's not a good idea.
He meant mouth taping alone to cure sleep apnea is a bad thing. I believe he promotes mouth taping while using a C-Pap nasal breather.
Why is mouth taping a bad idea to cure apnea? Never heard a reason why…it cured me
Hi doctor Veer thank you for all the useful tips. My left nostril gets very very dry once I go to sleep. I have tried all types of sprays and dehumidifiers but nothing works. I don’t seem to have a good night sleep all the time. Please kindly advise.I cannot seem to breathe well at all through my nose. I have tried everything CPap and nothing works as I have mild sleep apnoea.
Hi Naysha. I recommend you reading a book called Super Gut by William Davis. I believe your issue might be in the intestines.
What happens with the tape when you yawn?
I was diagnosed with sleep apnea after a sleep study 4 mos ago so I ended up trying a $50 anti snore mouth guard. It has reduced my snoring from ~60-90mins per night to 1 min or less per night. I have never recorded a single apnea event using ShutEye app so far. My deep sleep and REM have increased quite a lot although I never felt I had any apnea symptoms before.
I have a follow up appointment with an ENT coming up, but I wonder if I really have anything to worry about now. My sleep scores are typically 97-99% every night. Thoughts?
Which mouth guard?
Mr Veer! Its me kevin this video is very informative! Let me try the straps!😊 unless it makes me look grumpy!😅
Good to see you again - also you should restart your youtube channel - you can at least tell people about your plans!
I just had an appointment with my surgeon after 5 weeks surgery had septoplasty and turbinate reduction .i told him I still snore and mouth breathe he said to buy a chin strap it takes time to retrain your brain to breathe through your nose so I don’t know ??
The chin strap will help you stop mouth breathing (unless you have sleep apnoea).
Oh ok so the septoplasty and turbinate reduction doesn’t help sleep apnea ?
I use both methods but I still snore that what my wife says. But I noticed mouth is not as dry as much as before
You dont need to tighten up that strong as in horizontal position it does not need to lift the chin up against gravity and by the way during sleep the muscles relax, so it closes the jaw very easily.
Does the chin strap help with osa as it moves the jaw forward?
Yes, a little.
Is the chin strap safe if I have sleep apnea ?
I've been waking my girlfriend up at night with my snoring. I just started mouth taping, seems to help, but somehow I still manage to snore? Can skinny people get sleep apnea?
Thanks-
Yes, our UARS
I use soft head band from dollar tree. Works great, If I needed to open my mouth I could but it keeps it closed while sleeping.
Such a good suggestion.
Just ordered one!
I tape my mouth fully shut… even if I have a congested nose..I still breathe through nose..been doing this for over a year …feel way better and don’t snore…. No cpap and wife isn’t mad…. All u need is tape and skip all the crazy sleep studies and expensive machines….
What kind of tape do you used?
So rubber band and gaffa tape...got it!!🤣
That sounds more like a hostage situation, but yeah.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon it feels like one when you are trussed up in all that gear!...just need a small bit of cardboard with the word 'sleep' on for the ransom video...
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon ....never mind Tracey Island Blue Peter, watch what I can make with this lot!
First of all, even if you shut your mouth or use straps, it doesn’t mean your Apnea will stop. It’s basically the base of your tongue collapsing backward so that device won’t work.
So you feel the chinstrap is a better option than mouth tape?
Definitely
Any chin strap I buy ends up pushing my jaw back and to the throat (not good)
I have a video about the knightsbridge dual chin strap.. that's the best IMHO
Can I go in for gallbladder surgery under GA with severe sleep apnea? Will it be risky?
I am 64 years old..
Wow be careful
Did you do gallbladder surgery???
John Hancock is a Genius….I tape my mouth with strong Gaffer Tape and don’t snore anymore !!! I have had to be Resuscitated twice tho at Rotherham A n E but my Wife says it’s worth the risk.
1:07 😂😭Yh it would look very odd having our ears by our temple
Watch Layla Here…no more tape.
Interesting
Mouth tape didn’t stop me from snoring.
How to keep mouth shut in the morning. For my wife please.
Hahaha!
The straps clearly don’t work. Even when you say it works, you’re talking with it on.
Mouth tape, I just use athletic tape.
Tape…is the cure..I tried mouthpieces etc…tape cured me
When you can't afford a good yarmulke.
As a man, you have to consider a strap. If you can grow a beard that is... so I alternate between a strap and the tape.
Depending on if I'm clean shaven or not. This works... the strap will also work if you have oily skin in the summer like me. Even if I wash before bed. You have to tailor it to you specifically.
I snore with my mouth closed ….. next ….
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Lol
My wife needs mouth tape during the day.
Shut up 😭😭😭 don't do her like that 😩😂
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MARPE EASE fixes mouth breathing
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I feel like you need fingertape 24/7
You don't know anything about sleeping. Most snorers got sleep apnea. If you force mouth closed they will fail to breath properly. The body involuntarily breathes through the mouth during sleep because the breathing pattern is a problem.