Titan Sleep System: what it is, how to use it and who it suits

The Titan Sleep System is TitanAir Nasal Strips and Titan Bamboo Silk Mouth Tape sold together as one nightly routine. The strip helps your nose stay open and the tape keeps your lips gently closed, so your breathing at night has the best chance of staying in your nose. This guide explains what's in the system, why the strip goes on first, how to use both through your first week, and who should skip it.

It's a product guide, not a review. We haven't tested or rated the system ourselves, so every product detail below is Titan's own description.

What is the Titan Sleep System?

The Titan Sleep System is Titan Recovery's bundle of its two sleep products. Titan says it includes both halves of the routine, matched in quantity so you get a full supply of each for the size you choose. Here is how the two parts compare, based on what Titan says about each.

Titan offers the system in 30, 90, 180 and 360-night supplies, with free US shipping, a subscribe-and-save option and a 30-night guarantee: if your sleep isn't better within 30 nights, Titan says it refunds you.

Why use nasal strips and mouth tape together?

Nasal strips and mouth tape work on two different reasons people breathe through their mouths at night. The NHS table of snoring causes separates them clearly. When snoring comes from blocked or narrow airways in the nose, it lists nasal dilators or strips. When it comes from the mouth falling open during sleep, it lists devices that hold the mouth closed or help you breathe through your nose.

Plenty of people have a bit of both: a nose that feels tight at night and a jaw that drops open once they're asleep. A strip on its own can leave the mouth free to fall open, and tape on its own asks a narrow nose to do all the work. Using both covers each side. Our article on pairing mouth tape with nasal strips goes into the reasons in more detail, and mouth tape vs nasal strips compares them on their own.

Why do the strips go on first?

The strips go on first because mouth tape only makes sense when you can breathe comfortably through your nose. Sleep Foundation says anyone with nasal congestion or blockage, such as from allergies, a deviated septum or a cold, shouldn't use mouth tape. Cleveland Clinic says never to use mouth tape with nasal obstruction or congestion.

Titan's own directions put the strip on first and the tape second. That order gives you a built-in check. With the strip in place, breathe through your nose with your mouth closed for a minute. If it feels easy, add the tape. If it still feels blocked, leave the tape off for the night and keep the strip on. Our nose test is a simple way to do that check.

What does the research say about the two together?

There's research on each half, but no published study has tested nasal strips and mouth tape together as one routine, and Titan's products weren't used in any published study.

For strips, a 2016 meta-analysis in Pulmonary Medicine pooled 14 studies of nasal dilators. It found they improve nasal breathing but haven't shown improvement in obstructive sleep apnea outcomes. For tape, a 2022 study in Healthcare followed 20 mouth breathers with mild sleep apnea who had a baseline sleep test, then a second one a week later with a strip of medical tape across their lips. Thirteen of them cut their snoring index by at least half, and the median snoring index fell by 47%.

So each part has some support for what it's designed to do, one for nose breathing and one for keeping the mouth closed. The combination makes sense on those grounds, and it's honest to say it hasn't been studied as a pair.

How do you use the Titan Sleep System?

Using the system takes about half a minute once you're used to it. These steps follow Titan's directions for each product.

1. Wash and dry your face. Skip moisturizer on your nose and lip balm where the tape will sit.
2. Find the soft part of your nose just above the nostril flare, below the bony bridge.
3. Center the TitanAir strip there and press both ends down.
4. Breathe through your nose with your mouth closed for a minute. Only go on if it feels easy.
5. Close your lips gently and place the Titan mouth tape horizontally across them.
6. Press the tape from the middle outward and lift one edge slightly so it's easy to grab.
7. In the morning, loosen both with warm water. Peel the strip from the ends inward and the tape slowly, low against the skin.

Our guides to applying nasal strips and removing mouth tape cover each step in more depth.

What should your first week look like?

Your first week should add one piece at a time. Titan suggests 20 to 30 minutes of daytime practice with the tape before the first night, and Sleep Foundation also says to test tape during the day.

Nights 1 and 2: wear the strip alone. Get used to the feel and notice whether your nose feels clearer.

Day 3: practice with both for 20 to 30 minutes while reading or watching TV.

Nights 3 to 7: wear both. If you wake and want to take the tape off, do. Note how your mouth and throat feel in the morning, and ask a partner about your snoring.

The first nights are mostly about getting used to the feel, and Titan's guarantee runs 30 nights, so judge the routine over weeks rather than one night. Our guide to tracking mouth tape results has a simple way to keep notes.

Who does the Titan Sleep System suit?

The system suits adults who notice both halves of the problem: a nose that feels narrow or stuffy at night and a mouth that falls open in sleep. Signs include waking with a dry mouth, snoring that a partner says comes through an open mouth, and a nose that feels tighter lying down.

It also suits people who already use one product and keep running into the other problem, such as tape users whose nose feels tight on some nights. If only one half applies to you, Titan sells each product separately. Our guides to Titan mouth tape and TitanAir nasal strips cover each on its own.

Who should skip it or see a doctor first?

Some people should skip the tape half of the system or check with a doctor first. We don't recommend mouth tape for children. Sleep Foundation says people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea, nasal blockage, asthma or COPD (unless a doctor advises it), anxiety or panic disorders, or a risk of vomiting during sleep shouldn't tape their mouths.

Watch for sleep apnea warning signs. The NHLBI lists breathing that starts and stops during sleep, frequent loud snoring, gasping for air and daytime sleepiness among the common symptoms. The NHS says to see a GP if you have them. Neither strips nor tape treat sleep apnea, so get checked before you start. If you're pregnant, ask your midwife or doctor first. Our sleep apnea warning signs page explains more.

Our pick (paid partner): Titan Sleep System

The Titan Sleep System is the strip and tape kit we recommend. We haven't tested or ranked kits ourselves. This recommendation rests on how Titan describes the two products and how they fit together.

Titan designs the strips and tape as a pair, matched in quantity, with directions that put the nose first. Titan says the strips are drug-free spring-band dilators worn on the soft part of the nose, the tape is bamboo silk with an adhesive made to grip through stubble and beards, both are third-party tested and certified PFAS-free, and the system has a 30-night guarantee.

If you'd rather start with one half, Titan Bamboo Silk Mouth Tape is also sold on its own.

Read next

• 6 reasons to pair mouth tape with nasal strips
• TitanAir Nasal Strips: what they are and how to use them
• How to start mouth taping: your first week

* This content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or health condition. Talk to a qualified healthcare provider about your health.