Well, I honestly have not tried the other devices ... but I have experimented with moving my jaw forward and it does seem to enable my breathing. However, I noticed that I can only do this for about 5 or 10 minutes before I start to experience pain ... I could only imagine the pain after a whole night. I suspect the same may be true for pulling on the tongue all night.xxio wrote:I'm the guest who posted above dreamstalker.
I finally figured out my new laptop. It somehow doesn't log in properly. That is why a few of my post came out as a guest.
I guess there is a consensus on this board that only cpap/bipap works? It has worked for me for a year now. I was just wondering LEGITIMATELY, why sticking my tongue out when lying down somehow makes me breathe easier. Does that mean I'm a candidate for surgery?
Dreamstalker, what were you experiences with any other devices outside of Xpap. It seems you don't believe in them. I haven't tried anything else outside of bipap because I got lucky and somebody practically donated to me my bipap machine. I would love the insight.
I ask because I travel a lot, unexpectedly sometimes. I find it hard to travel with my machine. If I can find a short time substitute for the times I suddenly have to stay unexpectedly overnight somewhere it would be terrific.
My sleep specialist provided me with all of my options when I was diagnosed with severe OSA and he told me that surgery and other dental devices do sometimes work. He said that about 90% of the time however, those types of treatment are only temporary and that in his opinion, the cost/pain-to-benefit ratio is quite poor ... because most of the time they end up having to go back to PAP treatment anyway. He said PAP treatment is the "gold standard" when it comes to treating OSA.
I have also done a lot of research, not only on this forum, but the rest of the internet as well, and have concluded that PAP treatment not only works ... it is the most cost effective long-term treatment for my severe case of OSA.
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