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Special mouthguard may be alternative to CPAP for sleep apnea (Progressive custom fitting over weeks is key)
Medical Xpress / The Laryngoscope / Sleep Medicine Reviews ^
| Mar. 9, 2022
| Guillaume Buiret et al
Posted on 03/10/2022 12:57:37 PM PST by ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind
All these devices sound disgusting. Furthermore, how do you even lie down to sleep with all the hoses and masks snake nest?
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posted on
03/10/2022 2:25:17 PM PST
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I learned about this just two days ago during a visit to a dentist who specializes in TMJ pain.Was this device included as an option for providing TMJ pain relief?
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posted on
03/10/2022 2:32:14 PM PST
by
corkoman
To: the OlLine Rebel
Interesting, because I saw a TMJ specialist — one of only five in the SF Bay Area. She thought it might be useful.
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posted on
03/10/2022 2:45:02 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(If truckers quit their jobs, society would collapse. If politicians quit their jobs...HALLELUJAH!)
To: corkoman
Yeah, the dentist thought it could relieve the TMJ pain and maybe eliminate the CPAP machine.
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posted on
03/10/2022 2:46:01 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(If truckers quit their jobs, society would collapse. If politicians quit their jobs...HALLELUJAH!)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Thanks. Is the term “mandibular advancement devices” understood by the medical and dental profession alike?
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posted on
03/10/2022 3:03:10 PM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: ConservativeMind; ProtectOurFreedom; the OlLine Rebel; CurlyDave; Vigilanteman; srmanuel
“mandibular advancement devices (MADs)” are 100% GUARANTEED to eventually destroy your TMJ (temporomandibular joint), otherwise know as your jaw-joint ...
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posted on
03/10/2022 3:21:17 PM PST
by
catnipman
(In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
To: Cobra64
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!
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posted on
03/10/2022 3:28:38 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
To: ConservativeMind
I tried a mouth appliance for sleep apnea years ago. $$$ Had to quit due to jaw pain.
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posted on
03/10/2022 3:44:30 PM PST
by
aimhigh
(THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
To: ConservativeMind
Has Kamala used this device?
To: gathersnomoss
Hers should be the “Lock-Jaw”.
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posted on
03/10/2022 4:53:53 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Doesn’t the CPAP HAVE HOSES AND WIRES.
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posted on
03/10/2022 5:45:06 PM PST
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
It would be handy if the power is out.
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posted on
03/10/2022 5:49:06 PM PST
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
To: jagusafr
These devices consist of two pieces that cover your upper and lower teeth, connected by a mechanism that uses your upper jaw as leverage to push the lower jaw forward, explained Dr. Colleen Lance, a physician in the Cleveland Clinic's Sleep Disorders Center.Wouldn't that give you an ache in your jaw?
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posted on
03/10/2022 5:50:28 PM PST
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
To: ConservativeMind
Thanks so much for posting these threads. I really appreciate it.
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posted on
03/10/2022 5:52:41 PM PST
by
Trailerpark Badass
(“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
To: gitmo
“Wouldn’t that give you an ache in your jaw?”
I tried one and it was actually trying to bend my teeth into a new position.
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posted on
03/10/2022 5:56:25 PM PST
by
Clay Moore
(Make Jan. 6 Ashli Babbitt Remembrance Day )
To: davidb56
Probably true, but I’ve had sleep apnea since I was 6’6” and 180 lbs in my mid-20’s. Still have it now, and AFib at 245 lbs.
What I want to know is why there’s no surgical fix.
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posted on
03/10/2022 5:57:03 PM PST
by
Trailerpark Badass
(“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
To: Vigilanteman
See a dentist who specializes in sleep stuff. Ask your regular dentist for recommendations.
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posted on
03/10/2022 6:11:07 PM PST
by
iceskater
(I'm in the control group. ;))
To: Cobra64
Sorry I wasn’t clear. THIS device, subject of the article, is strictly a self-contained mouthpiece.
MY HUSBAND uses a CPAP for 14 years (I know because our son turns 14 tomorrow and hubby finally got CPAP just prior to birth). Yes, it has a hose and head straps. No wires.
He uses it fine. I was surprised because he’s very “sensitive” to anything weird encumbering the body.
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posted on
03/10/2022 6:27:14 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
To: gitmo
It also runs on battery power. He takes it on Scout camping.
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posted on
03/10/2022 6:29:40 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
To: srmanuel
Yes, you’re now using the “pillows”. My hubby has only had to have the nose pillows this whole time and that has worked well. Some use the triangular mask like surgery gas. Is there anything more than that?
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posted on
03/10/2022 6:36:42 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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