June 9 2005 "Streaming CPAP and Sleep Apnea News

June 09, 2005 Streaming CPAP and Sleep Apnea News - "Sleep Apnea Advance"

The "Paul Younan" mentioned in that link is a regular poster on the TAS message board...he posts as "PaulY". He had the Pillar procedure done and uses the TAP dental device. The two together have successfully (multiple PSG sleep studies afterwards to assess it) taken care of his sleep apnea. He went about all this very methodically. His story appeared in the December 2004 Readers Digest, I believe.

While I get along fine with "cpap" and will stick with it, here are some links to interesting message board discussions about how PaulY (and others) have been going about treating their sleep apnea with Pillar and/or TAP instead of CPAP:

Pillar Procedure and TAP Dental Device: Topics containing PaulY and Sleepy Stoboy's excellent posts about the Pillar Procedure (3 small inserts placed in the soft palate) and the TAP dental device ("Thornton Adjustable Positioner", a removable device worn in mouth while sleeping to hold lower jaw forward and open the airway more.)

Direct link to Dental Sleep Medicine message board on TAS

Direct link to PaulY's PSG studies before and after the Pillar Implants and TAP device (posted on osaforum/com under the nickname pyounan)

Topics about Pillar and/or TAP in the "snoring/apnea" section of TAS:

Jun 03 2005 subject: Pillars - Insurance Denied Claim

Jun 03 2005 subject: just had the pillar

May 30 2005 subject: Somnoplasty vs Pillar vs UUUP?

May 24 2005 subject: pillar procedure scheduled questions

May 23 2005 subject: LAUP vs Pillar?

May 18 2005 subject: similar to "Cost of my Pillar procedure $1500"

May 07 2005 subject: Pillar Success Stories

May 11 2005 subject: Pillar and Tap

May 04 2005 subject: pillar procedure

Sat, Feb 27 2005 subject: Open Letter to Restore Medical

Sat, Feb 26 2005 subject: Drumroll Please - Here is your Pillar Implant Pre and Post S

Feb 22 2005 subject: Pillar surgery

Jan 31 2005 subject: Pillar and GA(tongue advancement)

Nov 29 2004 subject: Snoring Questions