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I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. I'm on the very lower end of "moderate" (about 16 interruptions per hour), which fortunately means that the oral appl
by tombert 3y ago
I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. I'm on the very lower end of "moderate" (about 16 interruptions per hour), which fortunately means that the oral appliances are effective.
I've been suspicious of myself having sleep apnea for quite awhile now, and I held off on getting an official diagnosis in no small part because those CPAP machines give me anxiety; I'm somewhat convinced that I would never really get used to them, and I would wake up feeling like a head crab was attacking me. I had also heard some horror stories (not dissimilar to the Phillips machines) that really held me off.
I'm very grateful that the oral appliances exists, now even more so.
- x3n0ph3n3 3y agoI wouldn't tolerate them without the Dreamwear mask, which is the least annoying mask available. At this point, I much prefer sleep with the CPAP than without it.
- adrr 3y agoWhere are you getting an oral appliance?
- tombert 3y agoMy sleep specialist doctor prescribed it. They had to do a scan of my mouth and after 3 weeks I got the mouthpiece in the mail.
- adrr 3y agohow do you like it? Any issues with jaw pain or change in your bite? Also did your insurance cover it? I heard they are similarly priced as CPAPs.
- operatingthetan 3y agoThere are options on amazon for under $80 if you just want to try it and see if it helps.
- slowmotiony 3y ago...where? Do I just type "cpap mouth appliance"? Because that only seems to show me 15€ chinese crap with 2 stars out of 5.
- tombert 3y agoThey’re usually called “snore guards” or something like that. You boil them in water for five minutes and bite on them to mould them to your teeth. I have one, it works alright. It lives in my backpack for when I forget to pack my prescribed oral appliance.
- operatingthetan 3y agohttps://www.snorerx.com/snorerx-plus/ https://www.snorerx.com/snorerx-plus/
- dns_snek 3y agoHow confident are you that those devices don't contain toxic chemicals or radioactive material?
- operatingthetan 3y agoOdd.
- dns_snek 3y agoIt was a serious question. Amazon sells some really nasty, toxic products outside of established brand names. > Some of the samples tested by the Zero Mercury Working Group contained as much as 65,000 ppm of mercury – an astounding 65,000 times the legal limit of 1 ppm set by the Food and Drug Administration. https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2022/03/dangerous-levels-mercury-found-skin-creams-sold-amazon-ebay-and https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2022/03/dange... > Amazon Japan K.K. and the two companies in Gifu and Saitama prefectures sold key chains and compasses containing tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, without reporting it to the NRA, in violation of the radiation hazard prevention law, the NRA said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/09/20/business/nuclear-watchdog-orders-amazon-halt-sales-product-containing-radioactive-materials/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/09/20/business/nuclea...
- tapoxi 3y agoI was recently diagnosed with severe OSA and I'm using a Resmed machine. I actually adapted to it immediately and I find the mask I'm using (Fisher and Paykel) to be comfortable. Incredible life changer. You are fortunate that an appliance works, but I absolutely don't regret getting tested for it and using one. I'm in my mid 30's and not obese, and didn't consider OSA to be likely but got tested due to grogginess and my Dad's recent diagnosis.
- tombert 3y agoYeah, whatever works! I might still get a CPAP eventually, particularly if my teeth start shifting from the appliance, but at least right now the mouthpiece is convenient and works just about perfect. I'll do a bit of research on the Fisher and Paykel masks.
- cowkingdeluxe 3y agoSimilar story here, same equipment. 41 now, got it a few months ago. Life changing. I've done alright for myself business wise but I wonder what I could've accomplished had I went to the doctor earlier. I thought multiple naps a day, falling asleep on the desk were normal.
- slowmotiony 3y agoI got over all those fears and got a Resmed machine and I can't understand how people can sleep with it. Even if you somehow found the perfect mask, the thing is so loud you can forget about falling asleep. Imagine a constant "WHEEEEEZ... WHOOOOOOOZZZ...." right next to your ears, throughout the entire night. What a letdown.
- jawngee 3y agoYou likely have a faulty machine or insane acoustics in your room. My resmed airsense 10 is almost silent. If you are hearing exhausting in your mask then you might be exhausting into your pillow.
- e40 3y agoI used the Airsense 10 and now the 11. The 11 is slightly louder, IMO. Neither were loud enough to bother me. The perfect mask for me is the nose cushion. N30i for me, if anyone is curious.
- lttlrck 3y agoThis is what I use. I'm used to it but don't like it. The noise doesn't bother me much. By the time it ramps up I'm asleep.
- e40 3y agoI'd prefer not to use it, too. But I like not having apnea events all night long. I was in a dark place due to lack of sleep a few years ago. If I hadn't discovered the apnea, I don't know how much time I would have gone without some serious health event.
- cbhl 3y agoI was advised to not put the CPAP machine itself on your nightstand by your head. The hose should be long enough that you can put the machine at the foot of your bed (by your feet) so you don't hear it as much.
- elric 3y ago
- coldpie 3y ago> I held off on getting an official diagnosis in no small part because those CPAP machines give me anxiety Thanks for this comment. I'm finally talking to a sleep doctor next week after years of putting it off for the very same reason. I'm hopeful it will be as life-changing as comments here suggest, but I'm still nervous about the remedies.
- Tokkemon 3y agoDon't let the machines put you off. They can be very comfortable, and like all things, you get used to having a mask on at night after some adjustment time. There's also settings to adjust the ramp pressure so you can fall asleep before the air pressure changes too dramatically.