The dental devices are for sleep apnea caused by excess weight which c.oses off the throat at night when sleeping, but there is another form of sleep apnea where the brain shuts off the “need to breath” briefly- I think it’s called central sleep apnea? Whatever it’s called, that is the kind I have supposedly, but I have my doubts as I’ve recorded my breathing throughout the night a couple of times and I hear no disruptions in breathing or gasping for breath.
Used to scare my wife because I’d stop breathing, especially after drinking. Haven’t drank in 12 years but still use mine. Was missing a part to my cpap machine a month ago & woke up the next day miserable so I drove to a pharmacy to get the part. It makes that big of a difference & I never travel without it, even for one night.