oral appliance design

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Liquid
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oral appliance design

Post by Liquid » Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:39 am

I've had a somnodent made for me in the past and used it for a good while. A couple issues I had was:
1) it was such a bulky device that my mouth wouldn't close, which encouraged mouth breathing
2) the top part blocked the area where my tongue would normally rest against the roof of my mouth. My tongue never found a resting spot which really bothered me.

I also had other issues like jaw stuff, but I'm thinking of giving it a shot again with a much milder level of advancement. Are there any other MADs that are designed with solutions to the above problems?

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Re: oral appliance design

Post by ChicagoGranny » Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:01 pm

Liquid, Is the eye problem ( viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54953&p=513721#p513721 ) still preventing you from using CPAP?

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Re: oral appliance design

Post by ChicagoGranny » Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:03 pm

Liquid wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:39 am
I've had a somnodent made for me in the past and used it for a good while.
I have a TAP. It has the same problems you describe.

You might look for reviews here - https://www.google.com/search?q=review+ ... e&ie=UTF-8

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Re: oral appliance design

Post by Liquid » Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:32 pm

ChicagoGranny wrote:
Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:01 pm
Liquid, Is the eye problem ( viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54953&p=513721#p513721 ) still preventing you from using CPAP?
Yes, I've tried many things since that old post, including Septoplasty and Turbinate reduction, Orofacial Myofunctional therapy, tongue tie release, sleeping outside for 1.5 years, incline bed therapy, nasal dilators, nasal sprays and oral appliances. Nothing is really as effective as CPAP. I started CPAP (auto) again 3-4 months ago and could feel the eye problems coming back as the weeks progressed. Now it's at the point where I can't use CPAP again, the pain is too much. Lasts for the whole day, lots of floaters etc. And no, it's not due to leaking from mask lol. It's pressure from inside.