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by cpaped
Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap therapy versus oral device
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: cpap therapy versus oral device

thank you for your input, Kim. Funny how some people adapt pretty well to cpap, other seem to hate it and love the oral appliance. Bad thing is that I dont think I can trial the oral device but I sure can find a cpap to try before buying. Also not sure how much a custom-made oral device costs down h...
by cpaped
Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap therapy versus oral device
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: cpap therapy versus oral device

Hello and welcome to the forum, Fabio. I have no experience with an oral device, so I can't speak to that. I personally couldn't use one anyway because of TMJ problems. As far as the difficulty adjusting to cpap, keep in mind that those who find their way to a website looking for help are mostly of...
by cpaped
Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap therapy versus oral device
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: cpap therapy versus oral device

Your low AHI number on that one night does not mean all your nights are like that. I would go for a two-week automatic cpap trial at home if that were possible. The AHI is not necessarily related to how bad you feel during the day. As for an oral device: You'll find far more info about those device...
by cpaped
Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:07 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap therapy versus oral device
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: cpap therapy versus oral device

thanks for taking the time to reply. I agree with you partially, sometimes I have the impression that doctors will offer whatever is easier for them. First time I went to the doctor, she was very clear: she's all about cpap for the vast majority of cases. That sounded a little biased for me (and a l...
by cpaped
Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap therapy versus oral device
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

cpap therapy versus oral device

hi there, folks! Greetings from Brazil! I mean, Bra..ZZZzz..zzz..z...ill! I'm kinda new to this forum, I've read a lot of information here for the last 3 months but haven't contributed much yet (sorry about that). After all the reading, internet research, talking to a sleep doctor, having a sleep st...
by cpaped
Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: For the new cpap user: Great post by alnhwrd
Replies: 43
Views: 9291

thanks for sharing this post with us OZJI, I saw the original post but couldn´t follow nor reply to it because that was irrational, no point on arguing with people that "barfs" their arguments on you. I totally agree with the post, here where I live a single visit to a good sleep specialist can cost...
by cpaped
Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Little Larissa - please read
Replies: 581
Views: 245497

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Hello there, I'm brazilian, I live in Sao Paulo and this is my first post here. I've found this forum while googling for information to help me better understand my first ever night study (a split night report that looks and reads like an astronomy book in chinese for me). Been eating information fr...