Obviously, it's a very personal decision based on the many responses. I've tried the sea-cure mouthpieces and hated them. Many others like them though, so it's possible you will too.
The soft "comfo bite" mouthpieces are a big help. Until you get more comfortable diving, you're going to occasionally bite through them, so buy extras. It would suck to skip a dive because your mouthpiece is broken.
Good length hoses can help in a big way
Swivels or angle adapters on the end of the hose can help. Angle adapters are generally considered "safer" than a swivel because swivels have a little screw you have to occasionally check to ensure it isn't coming unscrewed. I've never had a problem, but other people have posted reporting that they did. XS scuba has a swivel with no screw, it doesn't move quite as freely as the other swivels but it does eliminate the risk.
Personally, I used a comfo bite mouthpiece and longer hose and a swivel. I really like routing the regulator hose under my shoulder/arm rather than over it. I feel like I have stuff sticking out everywhere when the hose is out over my shoulder like "normal."
The only option I didn't like at all was the sea-cure.
The soft "comfo bite" mouthpieces are a big help. Until you get more comfortable diving, you're going to occasionally bite through them, so buy extras. It would suck to skip a dive because your mouthpiece is broken.
Good length hoses can help in a big way
Swivels or angle adapters on the end of the hose can help. Angle adapters are generally considered "safer" than a swivel because swivels have a little screw you have to occasionally check to ensure it isn't coming unscrewed. I've never had a problem, but other people have posted reporting that they did. XS scuba has a swivel with no screw, it doesn't move quite as freely as the other swivels but it does eliminate the risk.
Personally, I used a comfo bite mouthpiece and longer hose and a swivel. I really like routing the regulator hose under my shoulder/arm rather than over it. I feel like I have stuff sticking out everywhere when the hose is out over my shoulder like "normal."
The only option I didn't like at all was the sea-cure.