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I'll get my medical advice from a board-certified MD who specializes in sleep medicine, thank you very much.

• loceng 5y ago
  If you're putting blind trust into an institution that's open to lots of manipulation and bias then you might want to wake up a little more to understand outside the GIN (gated institutional narrative; a term coined by Eric Weinstein) there may be very valuable if not critical information to be learned.
  • jmcqk6 5y ago
    I get what you're saying, but gaining the required level of expertise for something like this is very time-consuming. In my case (not the OP), my sleep has improved completely since getting on a CPAP, and I don't consider sleep a problem in my life any more. What value is there for me to question what you call the GIN? None, as far as I can tell. For me, they've done exactly what they needed. It's true that there are other who's situation is different. But I wouldn't be so quick to write off what is currently accepted knowledge.
• antiterra 5y ago
  This article is not an NYTimes writer telling you to go get a mouth guard from a sporting goods shop. It’s about experts in otolaryngology studying the effectiveness of appliances that are colloquially called mouth guards. Otolaryngology is a significant component of sleep medicine, and the primary one of the mechanics of sleep apnea. None of this article is advice to circumvent that expertise.