Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years older, finds study

Re:Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years old... by Redster on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @10:56AM (#39840093)

I got some random generic one. I wouldn't recommend it as the quality could've been better. For you, I also tried tape over the mouth. I got a wide washi tape from a friend and experienced similarly helpful results to the chin-strap. However, I found that comfort-wise, I preferred the chinstrap.

But, if you can breath through your nose well enough, I think some kind of mouth tape can work? I haven't tried the Hostage brand anti-snore tape, but maybe someone here has had experience with that.

If you really want the chinstrap that I got, I got this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DR16XGV/

Based on the pictures, it obviously pushes the jaw backwards. That obviously wouldn't work for you. I wear mine in such a way that it is helping my jaw close and stay shut. I agree that you don't want something pulling your lower jaw backwards.

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Re:Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years old... by cko on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @01:27PM (#39842045)

Yep I've tried mouth tape and it's pretty good, especially when combined with side sleeping.

Though I have this paranoia that mouth tape will increase my philtrum length, which I know is a vain worry. Another solution is one of those incline pillows - just a 20% gradient should allow me to back sleep, which I prefer.

Post-surgery I had my jaws wired shut and they had this chin strap that was like an ace bandage that around my head and chin. I could replicate that with one of those mouth guard combined with a chin strap, but I read somewhere that this would eventually pull the upper jaw down towards the airway as well (since maxillary plates are not fixed.)

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