If you have sleep apnea, you are probably familiar with sleep apnea masks. You are also probably aware that, although the disease itself is not fatal, it can greatly increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. Currently there is no cure for sleep apnea, but the treatment is relatively benign. The only truly effective treatment for sleep apnea is a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine. A CPAP machine works by forcing air through a tube and mask into your lungs, effectively keeping your airway open and allowing you to breathe normally.
The main thing that people have an issue with is the mask itself. Making sure that the facial mask fits well and meets your needs will go a long way to ensuring that you will actually use your mask. Here are three reasons to consider using a full face mask:
1. Mouth Breathing. This is the only mask that works for mouth breathers is a mask that covers your nose and mouth. If you wear a nasal mask and are a mouth breather, then you will not be breathing in pressurized air, and your air passage will collapse upon itself, just as if you weren't using a CPAP machine.
2. Sinus or Allergy Sufferer. If you suffer from nasal blockages you might want to consider a full face mask. This allows you the ability to sleep with your mouth open, even if you do this unwittingly.
3. Weak Jaw. If you have a weak jaw, your mouth is likely to drop open when you are sleeping. This can result in mouth breathing (see 1) or not. If you are not breathing through your mouth an open mouth is still a problem as the pressurized air will flow out of your mouth, instead of keeping your airway open.
Which of the sleep apnea masks should you use? If the three instances above are appropriate to you, then you are a good candidate for the full face mask variety of the sleep apnea mask.
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