I have sleep apnea and use a c-pap. But I keep drooling, is that normal?
I’m 30f and a big girl, 5’9 225. I’ve had two sleep studies and have been using a c-pap for over 4 years now.. I still wake up a couple of times a night and sometimes my mouth is drooling and wet. I do stay asleep longer than I did before c-pap, at one time I woke every hour and a half. But on the whole my symptoms don’t seem that much different than before the c-pap. It’s been going on so long that I’ve just accepted it. Is it normal? Should I be doing something about it? I also have diabetes and asthma.
Tagged with: asthma • c pap • diabetes • hour and a half • sleep • sleep studies
Filed under: Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Most of the time, drooling during sleep means that you are breathing through your mouth instead of your nose. Maybe the c-pap machine causes your nose to clog up a little. There is a chin strap that can be worn to keep the mouth closed, which forces you to breathe through your nose, but it doesn’t work if you have a severely stuffy nose. You could try the chin strap or taking sudafed at bedtime to see if that helps.