Ultimate Chin Strap - New Product Now Available - SleepGuide2024-03-29T06:35:06Zhttps://www.sleepguide.com/forum/topics/ultimate-chin-strap-new?commentId=2549090%3AComment%3A116539&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, I agree! I would like…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-05:2549090:Comment:2057862012-02-05T18:25:36.700ZGinny Edmundsonhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/GinnyEdmundson
<p>Yes, I agree! I would like custom made moulded for "you" nasal pillows, too. I would also like to find a DME company that had the time to give me some individual help, rather than just handing an item to me. I have used cpaplibrary.com in the past to "rent" a mask for a week to try with better success. The RT's at my company seem like they can't wait for me to go out the door. I feel like telling them without customers they would make no money. I think they are so busy with their…</p>
<p>Yes, I agree! I would like custom made moulded for "you" nasal pillows, too. I would also like to find a DME company that had the time to give me some individual help, rather than just handing an item to me. I have used cpaplibrary.com in the past to "rent" a mask for a week to try with better success. The RT's at my company seem like they can't wait for me to go out the door. I feel like telling them without customers they would make no money. I think they are so busy with their oxygen patients.</p> I'll have to check out Pad A…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-05:2549090:Comment:2059352012-02-05T18:07:23.672ZKay Dayhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/KayDay
<p>I'll have to check out Pad A Cheek. I've read lots of good comments about how successful they are at keeping marks off the face. It's good to know that Karen takes "special" orders. Now if we can just get the mask manufacturers to figure out a way to make a custom CPAP mask for a reasonable price, I'd be really happy. I'm quite pleased with the Swift FX, but the angles of the back strap fastening to the head strap are not quite in the right place for me. I've managed to adjust them so the FX…</p>
<p>I'll have to check out Pad A Cheek. I've read lots of good comments about how successful they are at keeping marks off the face. It's good to know that Karen takes "special" orders. Now if we can just get the mask manufacturers to figure out a way to make a custom CPAP mask for a reasonable price, I'd be really happy. I'm quite pleased with the Swift FX, but the angles of the back strap fastening to the head strap are not quite in the right place for me. I've managed to adjust them so the FX fits well, but it surely would be nice to have one custom made.</p> I am waiting for a "special"…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-05:2549090:Comment:2057132012-02-05T18:00:31.627ZGinny Edmundsonhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/GinnyEdmundson
<p>I am waiting for a "special" order from Karen at Pad A Cheek (she is so nice). I am using some soft fleece I had and it helps a little but where the straps from the nasal pillows still hit my skin near the sides of my nose I get deep marks. I put pad a cheek on it but it feels like too much stuff on my face, if you know what I mean. I can't imagine how it will feel in July & August!!! </p>
<p>I am waiting for a "special" order from Karen at Pad A Cheek (she is so nice). I am using some soft fleece I had and it helps a little but where the straps from the nasal pillows still hit my skin near the sides of my nose I get deep marks. I put pad a cheek on it but it feels like too much stuff on my face, if you know what I mean. I can't imagine how it will feel in July & August!!! </p> Ginny
When I tried the Tiara…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-05:2549090:Comment:2060292012-02-05T17:57:52.318ZKay Dayhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/KayDay
<p>Ginny</p>
<p>When I tried the Tiara Ruby Red, it left marks on my face, too, but it didn’t keep my mouth closed. I got rid of the marks by making a “sleeve” of soft fleece for each side of the strap where it was leaving marks. I put them on seam side on the outside of the strap. No more marks on my face. I’ve done the same with my Swift FX mask and my husband’s Swift LT. Love that soft fleece!</p>
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<p>When I tried the Tiara Ruby Red, it left marks on my face, too, but it didn’t keep my mouth closed. I got rid of the marks by making a “sleeve” of soft fleece for each side of the strap where it was leaving marks. I put them on seam side on the outside of the strap. No more marks on my face. I’ve done the same with my Swift FX mask and my husband’s Swift LT. Love that soft fleece!</p> Marcia
With the large chin st…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-05:2549090:Comment:2057852012-02-05T17:56:57.192ZKay Dayhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/KayDay
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">Marcia</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">With the large chin strap, have you tried putting it on lower on your face and then fastening the over-the-head strap further back on your head? Since the back-of-the neck straps on the large are too long, you could shorten one or both ends and sew them onto the small top-of-the head straps.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">With the large chin strap, have you tried putting it on lower on your face and then fastening the over-the-head strap further back on your head? Since the back-of-the neck straps on the large are too long, you could shorten one or both ends and sew them onto the small top-of-the head straps.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">If that doesn't work, I like your idea of cutting down the area under the chin, except I would leave that edge alone and work with the bottom of the mask so that I didn't have a stitched edge on my lip. I altered several of the other chin straps I tried, but could never get them adjusted so they kept my mouth shut.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; color: black;">Thank you for the term “rug underlay”. The type I used is a mesh with bumps at each grid corner. Interesting that the small Ultimate Chin Strap over-the-head straps are too short for you -- I have a very small head, and the straps are way too long for me! I used Velcro that I have around (I sew) to cover the exposed ends that were catching on my pillow (I have a styrofoam bead pillow covered with a slippery fabric). I'm going to cut the top strap to shorten it--I have a serger and can finish off the cut edge easily—and sew the piece onto the back-of-the neck strap to cover the exposed Velcro. Good luck with altering the chin strap(s) so that you can get one to fit.</span></p> Those interested in trying t…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-04:2549090:Comment:2056212012-02-04T20:04:29.369ZZolliStarhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/ZolliStar
<p>Those interested in trying the Ultimate Chin Strap should know that you can return it within 30 days if it doesn't work for you.</p>
<p>I tried and and liked the Ultimate, but returned it: I wake throughout the night and like to have a sip of water when I wake. It was a tad cumbersome to do so with this chin strap.</p>
<p>I should also mention that I tried the Ultimate during a hot New York City summer. I didn't find the hot weather to be a problem. Yes, I have air conditioning but I'm one…</p>
<p>Those interested in trying the Ultimate Chin Strap should know that you can return it within 30 days if it doesn't work for you.</p>
<p>I tried and and liked the Ultimate, but returned it: I wake throughout the night and like to have a sip of water when I wake. It was a tad cumbersome to do so with this chin strap.</p>
<p>I should also mention that I tried the Ultimate during a hot New York City summer. I didn't find the hot weather to be a problem. Yes, I have air conditioning but I'm one of those people who really doesn't like AC: I turn it on only if the temperature and humidity is really, really grueling. Indeed, for years I didn't even bother to have an air conditioner. (But I was younger then....)</p> It does seem to pull my jaw i…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-04:2549090:Comment:2056172012-02-04T01:06:17.384ZGinny Edmundsonhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/GinnyEdmundson
<p>It does seem to pull my jaw in such a position that my tongue is forward. It IS tight, though. Sometimes I have to loosen it. My oral appliance is the Myerson EMA appliance. My dentist's wife uses one with good results. I was so sad it did not seem to help me at all. So it sits in my medicine cabinet. At least I don't have dentures too! :) Seems like "we" could have something more tolerable then ill fitting masks to wear every night FOREVER! SOmething custom fitted!!! I still dread…</p>
<p>It does seem to pull my jaw in such a position that my tongue is forward. It IS tight, though. Sometimes I have to loosen it. My oral appliance is the Myerson EMA appliance. My dentist's wife uses one with good results. I was so sad it did not seem to help me at all. So it sits in my medicine cabinet. At least I don't have dentures too! :) Seems like "we" could have something more tolerable then ill fitting masks to wear every night FOREVER! SOmething custom fitted!!! I still dread bedtime. My anniversary for CPAP will be March 17th.<br/> <br/> <cite>Marcia Herman said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.sleepguide.com/forum/topics/ultimate-chin-strap-new?commentId=2549090%3AComment%3A205857&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2549090Comment205857"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I went to a new dentist who suggested an NTI for starters - is that what you got? - b/c I do grind a lot sometimes. The bad news is that he would charge $600, which is outrageous for a tiny piece of plastic that they shape in the office. The good news is that if it didn't work for me he'd take the $600 and apply it to a Somnomed or a couple other kinds they fit. It would help to know what the other kinds costs just to price check things before jumping in.</p>
<p>I like your idea about the why of mouth breathing while sleeping. I don't do it while awake either. But I'd love to find something to open the airway other than BiLevel. The doc said that when they work on sedated patients they sometimes stop breathing. All they do is pull the jaw forward and air rushes in! Very telling!</p>
<p>So, does the Tiara pull your jaw forward so that the tongue forward>t? I'm trying to figure out how it affects the tongue position.</p>
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</blockquote> I went to a new dentist who s…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-04:2549090:Comment:2058572012-02-04T00:54:52.233ZMZHhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/MarciaHerman
<p>I went to a new dentist who suggested an NTI for starters - is that what you got? - b/c I do grind a lot sometimes. The bad news is that he would charge $600, which is outrageous for a tiny piece of plastic that they shape in the office. The good news is that if it didn't work for me he'd take the $600 and apply it to a Somnomed or a couple other kinds they fit. It would help to know what the other kinds costs just to price check things before jumping in.</p>
<p>I like your idea about the…</p>
<p>I went to a new dentist who suggested an NTI for starters - is that what you got? - b/c I do grind a lot sometimes. The bad news is that he would charge $600, which is outrageous for a tiny piece of plastic that they shape in the office. The good news is that if it didn't work for me he'd take the $600 and apply it to a Somnomed or a couple other kinds they fit. It would help to know what the other kinds costs just to price check things before jumping in.</p>
<p>I like your idea about the why of mouth breathing while sleeping. I don't do it while awake either. But I'd love to find something to open the airway other than BiLevel. The doc said that when they work on sedated patients they sometimes stop breathing. All they do is pull the jaw forward and air rushes in! Very telling!</p>
<p>So, does the Tiara pull your jaw forward so that the tongue forward>t? I'm trying to figure out how it affects the tongue position.</p> Well, it has been the only on…tag:www.sleepguide.com,2012-02-03:2549090:Comment:2058562012-02-03T23:32:51.187ZGinny Edmundsonhttps://www.sleepguide.com/profile/GinnyEdmundson
<p>Well, it has been the only one that fit me. It adjusts at the top of the head and the back. I have to have it pretty snug to work. I had a custom made oral appliance made and it DID not work. I was very disappointed (and out over $500, and this strap is $19 with free shipping. I sure wish the oral appliance had worked. I don't think it is because I mouth breath per se but that my tongue drops back and closes my airway and when the CPAP pressure is going it makes the air then come out of…</p>
<p>Well, it has been the only one that fit me. It adjusts at the top of the head and the back. I have to have it pretty snug to work. I had a custom made oral appliance made and it DID not work. I was very disappointed (and out over $500, and this strap is $19 with free shipping. I sure wish the oral appliance had worked. I don't think it is because I mouth breath per se but that my tongue drops back and closes my airway and when the CPAP pressure is going it makes the air then come out of my mouth. I wish I could find a SMALL nasal mask I liked rather than pillows but so far no luck. So the best of all the evil has been the pillows. I will never say I like CPAP or that it is really comfortable. Just better than it was almost one year ago. Hope something better comes along!!! Oh, I did try the "Mummy" as you called it (LOL) and it was too large and I really could not get it to work for me. So the chin strap is better than the mouth taping which I did for about 3 months. <br/> <br/> <cite>Marcia Herman said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.sleepguide.com/forum/topics/ultimate-chin-strap-new?commentId=2549090%3AComment%3A205616&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2549090Comment205616"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I'm intrigued by the tongue forward. Is that the only one that does that? (I know I need to keep my tongue forward which is why I'm intrigued.) I have tiny lip leaks that still happen even with chin straps. That's why the mummy looks works better for me. LOL </p>
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<p>I'm intrigued by the tongue forward. Is that the only one that does that? (I know I need to keep my tongue forward which is why I'm intrigued.) I have tiny lip leaks that still happen even with chin straps. That's why the mummy looks works better for me. LOL </p>
<p>I'm intrigued by the tongue forward. Is that the only one that does that? (I know I need to keep my tongue forward which is why I'm intrigued.) I have tiny lip leaks that still happen even with chin straps. That's why the mummy looks works better for me. LOL </p>