Hello:

Is anyone using or has used the orthoapnea oral appliance?

If so could you please share your experiences.

Thanks
Robert

Roberto, Running a recording pulse oximeter may reveal some useful information. The combination of a drop in oxygen level and an increase in pulse are pretty good clues that an apnea has occurred. One other thing you might consider. Mars, a member here, has done considerable personal work utilizing...

Another sleep study using the dental device might be warranted if adjusting it doesn't work. This would tell you if the device is working or not, and if other sleep disorders might be coexisting. I don't think a sleep study is warranted at this time. As I said I just started using the device so it ...

Thanks for your comments.

Maybe I need to give it more time.

I'm sure my sleep dentist would have to make some adjustments to the TAP at some point if I don't notice improvements.

Right now I am using the lowest level of jaw forward advancement.

Hello: How long did you guys had to wait before noticing improvements with your oral appliance? I was diagnosed with UARS, RDI = 31, could not tolerate PAP machines and recently was prescribed the TAP oral appliance which I find it very comfortable and easy to wear but unfortunately I haven't notice...

I live in Indiana.

My company has a lawyer and they want to take legal action.

Thanks

Hello: I am new to the United States and did not know much about the insurance system so I trusted the sleep medicine dentist I found on the web. When I was looking for a dentist familiar with oral appliances I found one and the first thing that I did was to call his office and ask if they knew if t...

Hello:

Has anyone seen by Dr. Harold Smith for sleep apnea or UARS?

If so could you tell me your experiences.

I am planning to make a trip to his office as he is the closest one that I have that is a network provider of Anthem insurance.

Thanks

Call Harold Smith, DDS in Indianapolis for treatment with oral appliance therapy. He is in-network the Anthem BCBS of Indiana to provide this treatment. He is also credentialed by the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine to provide oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea. Call his office at 317-5...

ADSM . org This is the source for trained sleep dentists! custom made can work but the long term risks are tmj pain / and uncontroled teeth movement. the titration of the walmart speical was a very logical aproach to telling IF oral aproach would work As long as his use is intermitant he should be ...

I'm going to jump in here and let you know what I've been playing around with. I was going on a trip and was going to spend some time above 12,000 ft. I was worried about bringing my cpap along so I looked into an oral appliance. I couldn't afford the $1500+ price so I decided to "lab rat" it. I lo...

Ok guys after talking and talking for weeks with an Anthem supervisor I came to the conclusion that my only choice is to fill an appeal. They suggested me to write a letter and send it to the committee and they would take a decision. Other thing that I was told is to talk to Dr. Urban's office to se...

Go to your employer's benefits person and ask for the SPD - This is the complete information on your coverage. Ask if you can have a copy of it. This will provide additional information. Much more so than what is in the "plan booklet" you may get. The "SPD" will have information on how to appeal th...

NightMonkey wrote:It's not off topic. Age makes a difference in what therapy you might want to pursue.

I'm 35 years old and as I said I could not tolerate a PAP machine (BiPAP).

Thanks

Stick with it. It's a covered service and my coinsurance was 20%...so either they have to have a provider who will provide it at 20% of the allowable amount, or if their network is not adequate to provide a covered service, they have to cover an out of network provider at an in network rate. Here's...