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by ozij » Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:07 am
Another type of mouthleak experience:
Sometime my mouth drops open when I relax. I've had air rushing out of the corners of my imperfectly taped mouth, with the the tip of my (long...) tongue dry and firmly glued the to roof of my mouth. The air was pouring along my tongue's relaxed sides....
So, for me proper taping means I make sure the corners of my mouth are taped as well.
A word to those who are troubled by the association:
It took something like 8 months for me to decide the I should try taping - in bright daylight. That first trial was not in any way a commitment to tape my mouth at night it was just to test this somewhat frightening, upsetting idea. And then what I did was stand in front of the bathroom mirror in bright daylight, and put that piece of tape on my mouth with its two pull off tabs. I put in on, took off, on off, and discovered that those two pull off tabs make it a cinch.
I discovered I could stand it, there was nothing for me to fear, and I would try it at night.
I did, I tape, and I sleep better.
So, if you feel uncomfortable about the idea, don't commit yourself to sleeping with tape, don't try it out for the first time in bed, and make sure the first few times you pull the tape off are part of your traing in using this accessory, and not the result of anything else. After you've conviced yourself you're in control, there's no problem about it.
Rooster's description is indeed great.
O.