SnoreRX etc for travel?

[dos coyotes]

I have an overseas trip upcoming a less than 90 days. I'm traveling business class with lie flat seats and will have a power outlet --- but I'd rather not be burdened with my cpap for the overnight part of the flight, but I also don't want to ravage the peace of my seat neighbors with loud snoring.

Has anyone used any of the mouthguards - SnoreRX, QuiteNite Z, etc - with any success?? I'm talking my cpap for the 3- week trip but am seeking a light, portable solution for the 8-hour flight.

[Julie]

Have you looked into Provent(.com)?

[dos coyotes]

Have not. Never heard of it, but will do so. Thanks.

[Julie]

Proventtherapy.com - Provent.com goes to an industrial site that's not related... sorry!

[chunkyfrog]

I never consider my cpap to be a burden.

[dos coyotes]

Nor do I - but as I have no insurance going thru the process and expense of seeing a doctor, to whom I'll likely have to justify the need for this new prescript for a product he doubtless is unfamiliar with, just to get a Provent specific CPAP prescript - when I have a prescript for CPAP - just to TRY the product to see if it works - THAT is a burden and expense I choose not to undertake. Again, I appreciate the suggestion, not the condescension.

[Sir NoddinOff]

Although there have been FDA lawsuits involving companies that try to sell self fitting snoring mouthpieces w/o an Rx, they are fairly easy to find on the internet.

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1348159.html

About a decade ago, ie. way before I took up CPAP, I tried one called SnorBan. I used it for a few years and it seemed to help with loud snoring, or at least that's what my wife claims. I'm sure it did nothing for my other type sleep apneas - as others have mentioned in this thread. Also: if you get it set with too much forward displacement of the lower jaw you're going to get sore jaw joints in the morning. BTW, I agree with the other reply mentioning how using CPAP in flight is certainly nothing to worry about in terms of annoying people. NOTE: I'm not a doctor and I am not recommending these devices in any way, shape or form.

[Sgwilliamson]

You should look in the Transcend. It's a new portable CPAP machine its super small and easy to use. I'm not sure who all sells it but I got mine at SleepLinks in Flowood, MS. I know most insurances will cover it if you've had your CPAP machine for 5 years, other than that it'll be an out of pocket charge, and I'm sure suppliers have different prices.

[chunkyfrog]

Transcend has an Auto now, for those unwilling to go back "down" to straight pressure.
I spent less on my Intellipap autoadjust (new), (size is not that big an issue for me)
and the quality of therapy is nearly indistinguishable from my Autoset.

[teleute]

My husband tried one of the non-prescription mouthguards before CPAP. It definitely reduced his snoring substantially, although likely not other apneas. He did end up getting a sore jaw after he'd used it, but it was only after about 2 weeks of usage every night.

[dos coyotes]

I've looked at the Transcend and like it, but it's a $500 expense. I have two machines now - a ResMed S9 (primary) and a F&P Icon (backup and travel). I'll be gone for 3 weeks and will take one or the other, likely will take the S9 w/o the humidifier, for space and weight savings. Although I have found what used to be the ZZZ-Pap (now has different name that escapes me at the moment) on sale for a couple more days at only $150 and might invest in that machine for the trip. It's not much larger, if at all, than the Transcend.

The mouthguard I'm only considering to use for the one night on the plane - not as a replacement to my cpap by any means - just an easy, lightweight, simple way to get a few hours sleep on the plane without disturbing my neighbors.

It strikes me there could be a business opportunity here. Why not have someone be able to rent the Transcend - there could be a required credit card deposit in the amount to cover the machine (to protect against damage or failure to return) from which - upon return in good condition, the customer would get a refund less a reasonable daily/weekly rental rate. The customer would have to provide their own hose and masks.

Anyway, again, wondering if anyone has real life experience with any of the mouthguards - not as primary cpap therapy - but just to use on an overnight flight?

[Sir NoddinOff]

It strikes me there could be a business opportunity here. Why not have someone be able to rent the Transcend - there could be a required credit card deposit in the amount to cover the machine (to protect against damage or failure to return) from which - upon return in good condition, the customer would get a refund less a reasonable daily/weekly rental rate. The customer would have to provide their own hose and masks.

That would probably be against the law... and even if the customer provided an Rx, it would be a nightmare to jump thru all the legal hoops. Besides, where would you even advertize a service like that.

[dos coyotes]

I didn't say it would be easy. Laws can be changed. If you have a license to drive a car you can rent one anywhere in the world. So long as you had a legit current cpap prescript why not rent a machine for travel?

Advertising would be a cinch - social media alone, Facebook, twitter, etc as well as partnerships with the many cpap providers, after all, the customer would still need masks, hoses, etc.

Not impossible... so on with the original intent of this thread...