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Started 2 years ago with an OTC boil and bute, sleep quality is night and day (no pun intended),l. In fact it annoys me greatly if for whatever reason I don't

Started 2 years ago with an OTC boil and bute, sleep quality is night and day (no pun intended),l. In fact it annoys me greatly if for whatever reason I don't sleep with it because I know I'll be yawning, nodding off, and generally low energy all day. Highly recommend it at least as a low cost experiment (mine was $70), no issues so far with bite or jaw soreness.

odiroot 5y ago
Can you show us how does it look like? Is it similar to the ones for fighting bruxism?
- kthejoker2 5y ago
  It covers bruxism, of course, because it literally goes over your teeth, but it's bulkier and has a lower jaw adjustment since it's designed more around your jaw and airway than just your teeth Mine is from VitalSleep.com (promise I'm not astroturfing, you can find 50 similar products)
igammarays 5y ago
$70 for a mouth guard??? A Benlee Bite only costs $6 where I live.
- kthejoker2 5y ago
  Not the same thing at all, here's mine Vitalsleep.com
drknownuffin 5y ago
Boil=and-bite only provides cushion between teeth. Sleep apnea mouth guards are designed to thrust the jaw forward, so as to mechanically assist in keeping the airway open. They're so very different in effect and structure that if you feel you're benefiting from a boil-and-bite, you've almost certainly mis-attributed something somewhere.
- elric 5y ago
  Not necessarily. Boil & bite mouthguards can help you keep your mouth closed while you sleep, which might be enough to fix your breathing in some cases.
- kthejoker2 5y ago
  My boil and bite has a hex key lower jaw adjustment same as OSA nightguards, many (but not all) of them do
  - drknownuffin 5y ago
    I've never seen that, but I guess TIL. Can you please provide a link to one?
    - kthejoker2 5y ago
      Yep, this is the one I have https://www.vitalsleep.com/products/vitalsleep-snoring-mouthpiece https://www.vitalsleep.com/products/vitalsleep-snoring-mouth...

odiroot 5y ago

Can you show us how does it look like? Is it similar to the ones for fighting bruxism?

kthejoker2 5y ago
It covers bruxism, of course, because it literally goes over your teeth, but it's bulkier and has a lower jaw adjustment since it's designed more around your jaw and airway than just your teeth Mine is from VitalSleep.com (promise I'm not astroturfing, you can find 50 similar products)

igammarays 5y ago

$70 for a mouth guard??? A Benlee Bite only costs $6 where I live.

kthejoker2 5y ago
Not the same thing at all, here's mine Vitalsleep.com

drknownuffin 5y ago

Boil=and-bite only provides cushion between teeth. Sleep apnea mouth guards are designed to thrust the jaw forward, so as to mechanically assist in keeping the airway open. They're so very different in effect and structure that if you feel you're benefiting from a boil-and-bite, you've almost certainly mis-attributed something somewhere.

elric 5y ago
Not necessarily. Boil & bite mouthguards can help you keep your mouth closed while you sleep, which might be enough to fix your breathing in some cases.
kthejoker2 5y ago
My boil and bite has a hex key lower jaw adjustment same as OSA nightguards, many (but not all) of them do
- drknownuffin 5y ago
  I've never seen that, but I guess TIL. Can you please provide a link to one?
  - kthejoker2 5y ago
    Yep, this is the one I have https://www.vitalsleep.com/products/vitalsleep-snoring-mouthpiece https://www.vitalsleep.com/products/vitalsleep-snoring-mouth...