Re: Is there a mouthguard that blocks mouth-breathing?
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:21 am
The Good Morning Snore Solution blocks mouth breathing. You can still open wide and take a breath if you need to, but in normal use it completely seals off your mouth. As a bonus, it was by far the most effective oral appliance I tried for apnea before accepting that I needed CPAP. It holds the tongue forward, which really made a difference for me. Devices that hold the lower jaw forward helped very little. It may even help further reduce your AHI with CPAP.
The material is very thin. I found it to be more comfortable than the competing design sold on Amazon under various names.
The catches?
1) You must breath through your nose, so the sinuses must be clear. As I said, you can open wide and take a breath, but ....
2) If you can curl your tongue (some people can, some can’t), you can easily slide ride out of it.
I had trouble keeping it in all night. The newer young adult size is a little more snug, but doesn’t solve the tongue curl problem.
The material is very thin. I found it to be more comfortable than the competing design sold on Amazon under various names.
The catches?
1) You must breath through your nose, so the sinuses must be clear. As I said, you can open wide and take a breath, but ....
2) If you can curl your tongue (some people can, some can’t), you can easily slide ride out of it.
I had trouble keeping it in all night. The newer young adult size is a little more snug, but doesn’t solve the tongue curl problem.