Customer Reviews

Respironics Premium Chin Strap

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(17)

 

 

If the strap is put on properly, it will work. I stopped the CPAP machine because I could not tolerate the air blowing up my stomach, no matter what the pressure setting. So I decided to just try keeping my mouth shut and sleeping on my side. The other chin strap styles are not comfortable nor do they stay on,or are very expensive. I no longer snore, or wake up in the middle of the night with anxiety attacks, or with a mouth so dry that my tongue hurts, since I started using this strap. I just ordered two more, because the old one is getting a little loose after 2 years constant use.

This is the only chin strap that has done the job. Every other one I have tried has either not prevented the mouth from opening or has fallen off in the night--or both. This one works great and lasts long!

I got this product after reading several mixed reviews on them. This one was pretty reasonable comparted to some of the other similar products advertised out there. It's comfortable but usually comes loose halfway through the night and I end up just taking it off. My ENT says the jury is still out on whether or not these types of products actually work but it seemed to help me a bit. He recommends a mouth piece that's custom fit instead of a chin strap but for the money, I think it helped somewhat. My husband said I still snored but not as loud. The main thing it did do was to help keep my tongue from slipping back and blocking my airway........at least for part of the night. I would recommend it but if you have sleep apnea, your best bet is to still see a doctor.

I ignored other reviewers that complained about quality and brand name. I shouldn't have. I will be notifying Respironics next that this company is illegally using their brand to sell their own products. I'm pissed, but given the price it's hardly worth going through the trouble to return it.

Other than it not being as it was described, the one I received is surely damaged or incomplete-- There is no possible way to configure it so that it an ANY way resembles the photo.

This item is literally pure trash. Others that review it as anything else must have received a different product-- so consider this your warning. You're playing roulette when you buy from this company.

This is nowhere near the quality of the Respironics strap. Pure garbage and a waste of $15. This vendor should be banned from Amazon for selling these as Respironics. I now see they have a disclaimer on their listing but it was not there when I ordered or I wouldn't have... I would have given it 0 stars if Amazon would let me...

I placed an order, but immediately cancelled it when I looked through the reviews and saw that this was NOT A RESPIRONICS BRAND! It's a knock-off by Avalon Air and from the reviews I read not nearly as good.

Maybe I require additional chins to keep this in place but it just keeps sliding up into my mouth. Waking up with nightmares that im a horse

I purchased this chin strip as an experiment to see if it will adequately replace my CPAP machine when I go on a whitewater rafting trip. Obviously I will not be able to bring the CPAP, so I am searching for a way to prevent apnea/snoring without the use of electricity. So far I have found that the chin strap, when used in conjunction with an anti-snoring mouth guard does a pretty good job. This particular chin strap has worked better than others I have tried due to the part that cradles the chin. If you are looking for a chin strap, this is the one to get.

I am reasonably happy with this item. However, when I received it, the slits that you pass the headband through were only on one side. I had to cut the other slit. Come on, I know the work is farmed out to Mexico, but jaysus, is it so much work to cut a second slit and seam it? NOTE: I've now noticed that the small strap you pass through the main one has the velcro wrong on one side. Makes it almost impossible to use. BUT: I have noticed a difference when I don't use it. I feel more tired and I wake up with a dry mouth. So my complaints are mainly with the way it's made. Can't someone make one of these inexpensively that is well made?
UPDATE: Thanks to the helpful comment posted, I amend my recommendation: It does not come with any instructions on how to use it and it is easy to put it on backwards, or wrong, or whatever. I am also noticing that after a month of use, the neoprene it's made of is shredding and getting ratty. Also, it is stretching out quickly. You get what you pay for. I will be very selective the next time I purchase a chin strap. And by the way, comments that are not helpful will be answered with sarcasm, as I did with the one I got here. Be polite people, or I'll answer in kind. Sorry to be so grumpy, but I snore, and I had a bad night last night.

This is the second one I have used. I bought another type and it looked like it was cookie cut out of some large sheet of material and smelled strongly of something like a new shower curtain. Being sensitive to those things and suspicious of the safety I threw it away and went with this. Now this one did fall apart after six months and if i washed it, but it is really worth it and once I got the idea of how to use it, it is even better. First I loop one side that goes behind the head and shown it the manican (sp?) picture. Then I make sure the velcro that is on top of my head is facing up (it scratches my bald head). Do it the same way every night and it is easy. To clean I spray with water/white vinegar solution and wipe. I don't soak it. Now if it got really smelly and cleaning does not work. I always keep a back up.