Mouthpiece

Has anyone ever tried Zquiet or Kudo mouthpieces? I just seen a commercial that says they are FDA approved...

Do you want to stop snoring or stop your apnias? A mouthpiece has not been proven to help Sleep Apnia.

The statistics that I've seen say that about half of those with MILD OSA will be helped by a mouth piece.
There are even some who wear one and use a cpap also.
A lot of it depends upon your jaw structure and whether or not you have "tongue collapse" when you're in the supine position.

There is one that is recommended by the ASA.
http://www.americansleepassociation.com ... bAodKjPGZg
I haven't tried it yet, but it seems to be of the "mandibular advancement" type.

Jay

I have extensive experience in using the mouth piece for more than 6 years. It works to reduce snoring but I could never become used to the discomfort by using the device. My mouth piece is named "Silent Nite", provided by a dentist which is customized for my teeth with a cost of $300! The problem is the discomfort in the morning, including toothache and back pain. It's harder to get used to it when compared with a CPAP. I could never wore it for more than 3 nights and usually removed it at 4-5 am as I was not able to tolerate the pain! I got to know the cause gradually as I recognized that it is against the natural rule of sleeping, by pulling your mandible upward and put the strength at the upper teeth! This changes the position of your mouth structure and causes other structure to malfunction, like back pain. I would not recommend it to anybody!

I'm now a APAP user for about 2 months, and I've been fighting with mouth leak by mouth taping. However, it's not quite efficient, and I know it's the problem of my tongue collapse. I've also tried the chin strap, yet it seems not workable for me, since the strap may keep your mandible upward when you keep a upright position, but when you lie down, the chin will still fall downward. This is a very hard problem that I've not found a most efficient way to deal with it.

Probably the most efficient way to deal with it is by using a Full Face Mask. Have you tried that?