All these devices sound disgusting. Furthermore, how do you even lie down to sleep with all the hoses and masks snake nest?
First of all, this special jaw-pulling device is not full of hoses. That is the point.
2nd, many people manage. My hubby, who is sensitive, does it fine.
I thank God for it because he finally got it just before our son was born. For 3 years I kept being awakened and leaving the room, even when I was pregnant, having to go upstairs (the nature of our house) to get a good sleep far away.
It’s a Marriage Saver!
Beats dying.
There’s a sufficiently wide variety of options that just about everyone can figure out one that works for them; full-face, nose/mouth, and what’s called a nasal pillow. All of these can be had in configurations where the main hose connection is on top of your head so it’s outta your face.
I have used a simple front-ported nasal pillow for years, it’s the lowest profile of all, and routing the hose up to my headboard keeps it out of the way as I don’t tend to toss and turn much.
The straps are cloth, thin, unobtrusive — I can sleep on my side without any issue at all. I haven’t, yet, but am still considering getting the more expensive model with the hose connection on top, but the front port type I have has been fine.
I compare it to when you first started wearing a wristwatch all the time. It’s weird, and you notice it for awhile, but it eventually becomes just another part of your regular sensory environment, and your brain ignores it.
All that said, this other device wouldn’t help me, as my problem isn’t OBSTRUCTIVE; I simply STOP breathing about 70 times an hour.