[minnie want to be]

how do you know when you do not need the cpap anymore i have used my for over 10 years and now since i have lost weight my mouth get so dry at night time when to the dr and he said that i need chin support to keep my mouth close i have never done this before he would not do a test on me till i loose all the weight that i am suppose to lose but i have been sleeping with out it for a couple night and i feel fine no headache or tired llike before so let me know

[Perfesser]

With what you've lost so far, you at least need to get fitted again for a mask. Your face has changed shape and the old one isn't fitting well anymore.

I used a CPAP for 5 years. Six months or so after surgery, I started fighting with my mask. It wasn't fitting and it cut into my nose (still have that scar!) I tried a few other masks, and finally my wife told me that she didn't think I needed it anymore. I was pretty close to goal anyway, so eventually I gave in and tried it without for a night. Haven't used it since!

Ideally, you should have another sleep study. You may not yet be to the point you can give it up, but I'll bet your pressure needs adjusting since you don't have as much weight pressing down on your airways.

CT

[pretty woman]

My pulmonologist said after losing 40 pounds I wouldn't need one anymore. But I suspect the best way to know is to have another sleep study. I think that is what the dr. will say.
Dry mouth- means you are sleeping with your mouth open that is why you need a chin strap. The other option could be a full mask that covers your mouth as well.
Either your doc or the company selling you the cpap can give you all the details.
Good luck.

[DocSanae]

It's best to have a sleep test done and make sure you don't need it.

[minnie want to be]

the mask stay on well but when i had lost about 20lbs my mouth started getting dry and every night i wear the mask it does it but when i sleep without the mask it don't so i have been sleeping with out it for about three or four night and it seam ok my mouth does not get dry and my head does not hurt and my blood pressure is good i told the dr and he said to wait till i have lost more weight before giving test so there i do not know what else to do

[minnie want to be]

oh by the way i have lost 4 1/2 inches in my neck so maybe that is it also

[not quite Barbie]

You really should stay on the CPAP for awhile longer until you've lost more weight. I get dry mouth every night. I take a glass of water to bead with me and wake up in the middle of the night to drink. It's probably not your CPAP, it's that you aren't drinking enough water.