[mmichaels1970]

My question to ALL of you is have any of you tried the mouth guards either advertised on the internet/Facebook OR had one made by your dentist?

I haven't. But I don't mind my CPAP. I just got prescribed something I think thas is called a BIPAP. From what I understand it's basically a CPAP but with variable air pressure depending on what it determines you need at the time. A plain ol CPAP just pumps the prescribed pressure of air into your nose all night. Where this one may go lower or higher.

[jimtorr]

I have a ResMed Airiset 10 “Autoset” cpap machine. It seems to be a CPAP with some of the functionality of a BIPAP. My breathing doc said it is the gold standard or CPAP machines.

At first my machine used constant pressure. When I returned for a follow-up visit with the doc, I complained that my lungs (diaphragm, I suppose) felt tired all the time, making it uncomfortable and more difficult to use the machine.

He changed the settings to that the machine could sense when I was exhaling, and reduce the pressure until I stopped breathing out. I felt the difference that night.

Now, I do not want to sleep without CPAP. I have clogged sinuses frequently, and the machine helps me to breath through the stoppage.