I use a mouthguard, but I don’t know if it stops me from snoring. I use it due to my bruxism (tooth grinding), especially with the molars, my most valuable teeth, helping to crush and pulverize foods before I swallow.
I have health ins. but it does not cover a physician level mouthguard. So, I will shop at Sporting stores, such as Big 5, and buy a few of the mouth guards they sell to boxers or other athletes. Physician Level Mouthguard = $450 of more!
Big 5 retail mouthguard = $8 to $10.
I have a mouth guard for my top teeth. It was made by my previous dentist to keep me from grinding my bottom front teeth into my top front teeth.
The I switched dentists. Brought in the mouth guard. The new dentist asks me IF I have ever been tested for sleep apnea?
I asked why. He asks me IF I snore. Yes, why? he responds that people who grind their teeth and snore typically(75% of the time) also have sleep apnea. He then advised I get tested.
There are mouth guards that go on your top AND bottom teeth. They are connected so it pushes your bottom teeth out so that your airway remains open.
The grinding of your teeth in my case is a symptom of my body/mouth trying to keep my airway open when I am sleeping.