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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2020, 12:01:12 PM »

For mild to moderate cases oral appliance therapy can be as effective and has significantly higher compliance rate.

Compliance yes. Effective, hardly universal. Oral appliance therapy is generally not as effective as CPAP head to head according to most studies.. It is considered a viable alternative for mild to moderate SA because of compliance rates and the idea that some therapy is better than none, however, although initial compliance rates are higher, studies have shown that as few as 32% of participants reported using their oral appliance regularly, and 55% stopped therapy within the first year so really little long term compliance benefit. Therefore cpap, assuming compliance is achieved, is still the gold standard of treatment for sleep apnea.

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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2020, 01:36:03 PM »
I remember the cause of my fathers snoring being an elongated uvula. He had a procedure done to trim it, and has slept better since. Not sure if that's a common issue or not though.
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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2020, 07:25:56 PM »
Compliance yes. Effective, hardly universal. Oral appliance therapy is generally not as effective as CPAP head to head according to most studies.. It is considered a viable alternative for mild to moderate SA because of compliance rates and the idea that some therapy is better than none, however, although initial compliance rates are higher, studies have shown that as few as 32% of participants reported using their oral appliance regularly, and 55% stopped therapy within the first year so really little long term compliance benefit. Therefore cpap, assuming compliance is achieved, is still the gold standard of treatment for sleep apnea.
CPAP works when it is used. unfortunately the compliance rate is dismal. studies show oral appliance therapy is not just "better than [no therapy]." It actually works. I'm not saying CPAP doesn't work and shouldn't be tried. I'm saying that for many patients oral appliance is a better alternative.

Hence:


a cpap machine is likely the only thing that will work
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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2020, 07:30:42 PM »
I started eating better, and I already snore much less, so I guess
Yeah! I know. but that takes time.
is not as long as I thought
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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2020, 08:58:42 PM »
I also just heard of dreamsipper.com


It's an exercise device that supposedly strengthens the muscles in the back of the throat. I ordered one to see what it is and how it works.

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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2020, 04:58:44 AM »
I also just heard of dreamsipper.com


It's an exercise device that supposedly strengthens the muscles in the back of the throat. I ordered one to see what it is and how it works.

the inventor is frum and he is a really talented guy (i know him personally). it supposedly works really well.

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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2020, 03:18:25 PM »
the inventor is frum and he is a really talented guy (i know him personally). it supposedly works really well.


I figured he was frum when he responded to my email explaining why esav probably snored. I subsequently spoke with him. Very nice and very knowledgeable.

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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #27 on: February 20, 2020, 03:34:26 PM »
How does it work ? Using it to drink will help stop snoring at night ?

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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #28 on: February 20, 2020, 04:57:53 PM »
How does it work ? Using it to drink will help stop snoring at night ?


it supposedly exercises the muscles that create snoring and apnea and firms them up

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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #29 on: February 20, 2020, 10:00:54 PM »

I figured he was frum when he responded to my email explaining why esav probably snored. I subsequently spoke with him. Very nice and very knowledgeable.
Nu lets hear why was esav snoring?
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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #30 on: February 20, 2020, 10:26:48 PM »
Nu lets hear why was esav snoring?
He was born with molars and presumably didn't nurse. This prevented his oral cavity and tongue from developing properly.

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Re: Stopping Snoring
« Reply #31 on: February 21, 2020, 12:56:08 AM »
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Also, I've heard through the grapevine that there's a dentist in Brooklyn that invented a "mouthguard" and that it works for sleep apnea.