More titles for snoring Chin Straps
Posted by curesforsnoring on April 9th, 2010
We expected a more hefty piece of neoprene, and certainly expected it to work, even moderately. This 25 cent piece of neoprene isn’t worth a buck, let alone $17; it does not stay in place – slips with the slightest movement, and is ineffective in the keeping the jaw closed. Make your own with a decent piece of neoprene, with wider straps to hold it in place. Folks who made this worthless piece of junk must be laughing (at our expense) all the way to the bank.
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I use CPAP and a night guard for grinding teeth, so I have problems keeping my mouth closed while I sleep. I fashioned a home made device from an ace bandage and some safety pins, but I needed something more durable.
I contacted my supplier, and they sent me one of these ResMed things. After 5 minutes of screwing with it, I realized that it was terribly uncomfortable (the chin cup is awful), it wouldn’t stay on my head (the narrow strap slips off of my hair), and it won’t keep my mouth closed (it doesn’t apply pressure to my chin/lower lip at the proper angles).
I am definitely giving up on this, in favor of something a little more secure.
This product didn’t help my snoring at all. They are also over-priced at $24.94 in my opinion as they are nothing but flexible little plastic tubes. The tubes fit in my nose fine, but I could feel that they were there which was uncomfortable. My partner also told me that my snoring was actually worse the one night I wore them. I do better with breathe-right nasal strips. They aren’t perfect, but I do snore much less when I wear them. I’ll keep looking for a better solution.
I have tried several similar products and this is one of the least comfortable. It only slightly helps breathing, and was uncomfortable. To me, the fact that you are adding a tube to your nose means that the nostrils have to be that much wider in order for it work. It also didn’t seem to go in far enough to be effective. I believe it is over priced as it is only three sizes of rubber tubing with a notch cut out of it. I had much better luck with the nosovent.
The fact that there are multiple sizes and that it’s made out of surgical silicone is great. It’s soft and it includes a little storage case that lets you put the size tube that you chose into so that you can store it and the silicone won’t get dirty, but all four of them won’t fit in the case together.
My problem with the nasal airway opener is that it falls out. I wake up in the morning and I have to find it in the sheets. It’s good that I’m sleeping and I don’t have anyone to be waking up, but it hasn’t stopped me from snoring and i’m still not getting enough air when i sleep. Perhaps one could try a larger size, but I cannot. And that’s due to the nature of my nasal difficulties. I have a deviated septum from a broken nose years ago and a larger size agravates the very thin skin and causes nose bleeds. Mind you, i get these anyway and in no way shape or form would i say this product will cause your nose to bleed, but since my nose often bleeds anyway, this product was sadly not an ideal fit.
I have yet to successfully try other products, but i hope this information is helpful to you.
Okay, 5 stars for me too. I’ve used these for 2 weeks straight and know I won’t be able to sleep without them. I had nostril surgery 4 years ago to rebuild the walls for support and the right one is closing again. I found this on Amazon and although it’s pretty pricey, if it works like for me, it’s worth it. If you feel yourself forcing to breath then either the size is too large or you’ve placed them inside the nostril too deeply. Don’t worry about if they hang out, they don’t fall out (for me anyway). Thanx to all who took the time to write a review and give suggestions.
Everybody is different, and this may not work for everyone, but I have completely stopped snoring since I started wearing it. Considering the low cost, I’d recommend giving it try. It takes a few days to get used to. It will occasionally slip off at night, but that’s not a big deal, any sleeping aid is bound to do the same from time to time. Other reviewers have mentioned it making their jaw sore…but that’s if you wear it too tight. I suggest for starters, wear it loosely, and tighten it a little bit each night until you find your comfort zone – a compromise between over tightening or too loose to stay on. I used to snore so bad it woke myself up, and now I sleep soundly most the nights.
This is nowhere near the quality of the Respironics strap. Pure garbage and a waste of $15. This vendor should be banned from Amazon for selling these as Respironics. I now see they have a disclaimer on their listing but it was not there when I ordered or I wouldn’t have… I would have given it 0 stars if Amazon would let me…