... one of the best machines. Can you advise on the pros/cons of giving the mandibular advancement device a go vs CPAP? You are too early in the process of optimizing your CPAP therapy ...

... to treat my sleep apnea on the NHS. I was however referred for a custom Mandibular Advancement Device which I have now received. However, I have read some stories of scary side ...

If I got a custom oral appliance (mandibular advancement device) for sleep apnea 6 years ago and haven't been using it at really. If I want to start ...

... now. Things I've tried so far without success: - Sleeping upright - Mandibular advancement device + ASV - Steroid Nasal Spray - Ibuprofen

... whether mfr/brand makes a difference. Assuming you are talking about a mandibular advancement device (MAD), most dentists carry only one brand.

... gets some advice and/or suggestions before I give up and try a custom Mandibular advancement device. I was diagnosed with OSA and given a prescription of 6-14cm using a Resmed ...

... of devices that keep the tongue forward? Perhaps a tongue retaining or mandibular advancement device? I joined the board today to post because I'm having the exact same problem, ...

... of devices that keep the tongue forward? Perhaps a tongue retaining or mandibular advancement device? That's a question you might want to ask your dentist, but one other "low ...

... of devices that keep the tongue forward? Perhaps a tongue retaining or mandibular advancement device?

Thanks! Yes, doc gave a boil and bite de-advance device. And mentioned about 10k times that I need to wear it every morning - even if I didn't use MAD for the whole night. BTW, my device is this one https://somnomed.com/en/patients/products/somnodent/herbst-advance-elite/ Not sure if it's any better...

Wow, seems to be working! For the first time ever OA = 0.0! And this was with 4 cmH2O, so would say that MAD did the work here. CA events looked similar than with CPAP alone, i.e. some unsteady breaths before short break in breathing. Looks great! O2 looks great, events look fine... you're in the c...

Wow, seems to be working! For the first time ever OA = 0.0!

And this was with 4 cmH2O, so would say that MAD did the work here.

CA events looked similar than with CPAP alone, i.e. some unsteady breaths before short break in breathing.

Thanks for the fast reply! Yes - why not to run the machine! How I didn't come to think of that... Perhaps I did mention the brain fog :-) Sleep study AHI was 28, but I didn't sleep much during the study and it was noted that the real AHI is likely worse. My apnea is clearly structural - BMI is in '...

Is there anything that can be said from the attached graphs? I'd say the graphs look great... hitting those 99's! Not a lot of movement, pulse fairly stable. You can wear the device *and* run the machine... set it for some low APAP, like 5-6cm, and see what it records. Or not... entirely up to you....

Hi, I've suffered from aerophagia with CPAP and now got mandibular advancement device. But being spoiled by Oscar and the data availability, I'm at loss - is it working?!? ...