CPAP machine

A CPAP machine is the most effective treatment if you have moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea. The continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a simple machine that pumps air through a mask that you wear at night. It’s designed to hold your airway open while you’re asleep as it sends air at pressure into your upper airway to prevent it collapsing or narrowing.

A CPAP machine offers a lot of benefits from an improved sleep to feeling more alert and rested during the day. Frequent lack of quality sleep can contribute to early onset dementia, heart disease, diabetes and depression so getting an undisturbed good nights’ sleep can make a huge positive impact on your quality of life.

However there are some side effects using a CPAP machine one of which is a dry mouth. Should you wake with a dry mouth it could be that you’re sleeping with your mouth open or your mask leaks. Check for leaks and replace the mask if necessary and obviously regularly maintain your machine by washing machine parts and replace filters and hoses as suggested by the manufacturer. XyliMelts will manage symptoms of dry mouth even with a full mask and mouth breathing because XyliMelts release active ingredients to lubricate the mouth while you’re asleep. By increasing salivary flow XyliMelts will help maintain healthy teeth, reduce bad breath and reduce plaque and tooth decay.