PAPCAP COTTON CHINSTRAP (ONE SIZE FITS MOST)

I haven't made up my mind about this product. It does a great job of keeping my mouth shut, but I struggle to get it adjusted just right.The first night or two, the front slipped down over my eye brows. I could pull it back, but this would wake me up, etc. Also, the side edge of the cap rubbed along my ears, which was irritating. I folded the front and side edge up inside the cap and fastened it with masking tape. Worked fine for a week until I noticed that the glue on the tape had melted and slimed the cap and my head. I finally got the glue off, but I frankly don't recommend this method. No. Not at all.In the midst of all this, I used four safety pins along the top of the cap from front to back to take up some of the fabric so that the sides wouldn't rub my ears. It worked, but it felt like I had lost some stability and that the cap was getting to be more like a piece of fabric strapped to the top of my head than a cap. I removed them when I de-slimed the cap just so I could start over with a "clean" cap.And then there are the side straps. Like the bottom cap edge, the back edge of the straps rubbed my ears. If I repositioned them forward, they would pull the cap down in front (see above). Still, the loop patch on the straps barely overlapped the hook patch on the cap. It held, but perhaps the patch on the cap should extend further back.The hook patches being so far forward might indicate that I need a larger size (is there one?) so that they would be further back and match up with the loop patch on the straps; however, the cap sides being so low indicates that maybe I need a smaller cap. I'll probably try wearing it again, but I my home-made chin strap, although not perfect, works better.

After using this cap for a while, I kept thinking I was putting it on wrong. But, I finally checked inside the cap and found a little tag with "S" on it. No wonder it kept slipping off and loosening the strap so that my jaw would not stay closed! I have found that other sellers offer two sizes, and I would have ordered the large size if it had been offered on this item listing, but it isn't. I will attempt to return it.UPDATEI changed my review from 1 star to 4 stars because after contacting the company, they exchanged the small size for a Large size at no cost to me, so excellent customer service. However, other vendors which sell both sizes include instructions in their description to measure a couple of head dimensions to determine the correct size to order. The large size works great for me and does not slip off my head since the rear Velcro straps now correctly fit the shape of my head. This design of chin strap does not put concentrated pressure on any one part of your head, which means that your hair is not smashed down in one location, which can damage the hair follicles. The cap also does not make my head feel hot, I guess because of it's lightweight cotton material. All in all, when sized properly, this is a good product.

Product works OK, but too expensive. Buy adjustable cap, cut shade off and attach wider Velcro chinstrap bases for much less. Good concept of spreading pressure over entire head, though. Need to tighten cap as it may end up over one's eyes during sleep. Chinstrap location not wide enough to avoid Velcro irritating ears. Chin strap a bit tight, but nature of elastic. I would rate chin strap 4 star itself.My main issue preventing an overall high rating is the cheap nature/quality of the cloth material of the cap/hat (albeit it works) and the excessive lengths of Velcro and cloth bands on the back to attempt to fit any size. It is also a nuisance to sleep on the adjustment ties / lump in the back - why not put on forehead as I doubt users sleep face down with a CPAP mask on ...?For that price the seller should NOT have "reinvented the wheel", but asked an existing cap hat manufacturer to produce a "fit any size" cap for $8-12 without a shade, turned it around so the adjustment would be over the forehead. Then attached the Velcro base using a width twice the width of the chin strap so - depending one ones head size - one can place the chin strap so the Velcro strap ends don't touch and irritate ears. Personally I would have preferred the option to have the chin strap be cloth all the way up and not cloth at bottom with elastic higher up so as to minimize the pressure on my chin and cheeks, yet providing a fixed limit as to how much my mouth/jaw could open.

I have slept two full nights. At first I could not sleep with it, so I came up with this strategy. My strategy was to put it on loosely on top of the CPAP strap so that I could take it off if I didn't want it on. Also I tried with the strap really loose at first. I found my jaw wanted to be open, so I was struggling at first. I used a vibrator massage to loosen up my jaw a bit so I wouldn't resist it. This is a similar strategy to how I got used to CPAP, by gradually using it more and more until you get used to it. Bad time of the year to start using this because of the heat, but I've got no choice. I also might start shaving before I go to bed, because the chin strap itches a little. It feels really comfortable, and I can tell that after awhile I will feel "naked" without it. I had to re-adjust my CPAP straps now that I'm using it under the CPAP straps (which is ultimately better I think). I've noticed a difference, but I'm having other issues with sleep especially with the heat, and other aches and pains that I am having not related to apnea. This seems to be taking care of my problem with my jaw opening, so I'm happy with this, and don't forsee any major issues with it.