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Re: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:43 am
by sleepingbetter0209
I am meeting with my TMJ dentist next week who has a lot of experience with sleep apnea as well. I am going to discuss the MAD with him and see what he thinks. My insurance will only cover one or the other and I have been successful and compliant on CPAP, so I don't know. But there are side effects with CPAP such as dry mouth, nasal congestion, mask irritation, etc.
Re: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 12:31 pm
by ChicagoGranny
sleepingbetter0209 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:43 am
dry mouth, nasal congestion, mask irritation,
There are solutions for all of these. Maybe, start a new thread about your worst problem and work on getting it remedied first.
Re: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 7:37 am
by stevenal
I used a mouthpiece prior to CPAP. It works by keeping the lower jaw thrust forward and slightly open. This unnatural position caused TMJ while not preventing apnea. Now much better on CPAP.