[woodbutcher1963]

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea after I did that study.
I have an appointment in July where they are going to recommend treatment.

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?

FYI, my dentist was the person who diagnosed me based on grinding my teeth and me telling him I snore like a freight train. According to my wife/son.

[FamiliarFace]

Hubby uses a mouth guard at night for grinding his teeth. He’s gotten a thinner one more recently that he likes much better. He rarely snores, and doesn’t have sleep apnea, nor is he overweight. He does wear an Oura ring to measure how good his sleep is.

I don’t need a ring to tell me that info. I know when I wake up each morning if I got into a good REM cycle during the night.

[lee martell]

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.

[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.

[Seaplaner]

Mouth guards can help, however nothing beats an APAP. It takes a little getting used to, however once you make peace w the machine, and set it up for optimized therapy, it's your sweet dream device.

Then get ready for better health (blood pressure, alertness, clarity of thought, and an amazing number of other potential co-morbidities.)