Any luck with using Snor-x

I was wondering if anyone has tried Snor-x for their sleep apnea?

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Toys and Magic Beans aren't the Gold Standard, XPAP it, but it won't work in De-Nile! Jim

I don't trust me life to Luck.

If you want an oral appliance try to go to an accredited dentist and get it done right. I doubt anything over the counter will help with OSA.
Good luck.

garyland wrote:I was wondering if anyone has tried Snor-x for their sleep apnea?

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No but it does make some of us around here laugh.

Have you considered a tracheostomy instead?

It's a shame I can't ask a serious question and get a serious answer.

I think they are serious.

Here is another serious answer. Go ahead and throw away some money on unconventional ineffective therapies. I have done it several times (pillows, mouthpieces) and have thrown away about $600.

I might do it again with this tongue advancer http://www.aveosleep.ca/

It will end up dry rotting in the drawer, but sometimes it's worth the money just to "get it out of your system".

You are getting serious answers, I guess not the one you want. It won't work. Like I said, if you want an oral appliance go to an accredited dentist and have one made.
Don't you think if it worked everyone on this forum would be using it?

garyland, People with OSA are just tired of snake oil salemen trying to sell useless crap like Snor.x to unsuspecting people who don't know better and are desperate for treatment for their OSA without having to go through the hassle of getting and using a CPAP machine.

There are many purported treatments for sleep apnea -- and the only treatments that generally work are xPAP and tracheostomy. There are some expensive oral devices that are FDA approved for OSA, but they work for just a few people -- yet there are some dentists out there that are heavily advertising them as being very effective. Every so often a new device makes the news as being a new breakthrough for OSA and it is just waiting to finish trials and FDA approval -- and that is the last that is ever heard of the device. There are a number of junk devices that are being sold for snoring that are not FDA approved -- most of these devices also infer that they will treat OSA. There are also junk devices, such as this one, that are not FDA approved, but claim to be a treatment for sleep apnea. They can claim that it is a treatment for snoring because snoring is not a medical condition, but OSA is a medical condition

I will be reporting this ad for Snor.x to the FDA for making a medical claim as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. The FDA won't do much, but they will get them to stop marketing it as a medical device.

bearded_two,

I don't mind a reply such as yours where you warn others or you are skeptical of such devices. What I do mind is when I ask a question and someone says in a flip way "Toys and Magic Beans aren't the Gold Standard, XPAP it, but it won't work in De-Nile! I don't trust me life to Luck." or "No but it does make some of us around here laugh" or, "Have you considered a tracheostomy instead?" Ok...let's just say I am too sensitive and let's move on....

garyland wrote:bearded_two,

I don't mind a reply such as yours where you warn others or you are skeptical of such devices. What I do mind is when I ask a question and someone says in a flip way "Toys and Magic Beans aren't the Gold Standard, XPAP it, but it won't work in De-Nile! I don't trust me life to Luck." or "No but it does make some of us around here laugh" or, "Have you considered a tracheostomy instead?" Ok...let's just say I am too sensitive and let's move on....

You realize of course that these people are bitter and angry at watching other being "had", of trying it themselves. We also watch everyone go through the phases of a loss which includes looking for a way out or trying to bargain with the fates before accepting the absolutely wonderful Xpap treatment method.

I have no shame Gary and if you read the threads on this forum, you should already know that.

Ever since I joined this forum, about 4 years ago now, I have read your posts ... and most of the time you are whining/complaining about your CPAP treatment and looking for any alternative or any support to quit.

You know ... or by now should know that CPAP IS the GOLD STANDARD for treating OSA.

Shame on you for not learning that already after posting here for 5 years.

OSA is a serious condition. Snor-x is NOT a serious solution!

Move on, accept CPAP, make it work man!

I am not skeptical of these devices; I am dismayed to see these worthless things being sold. If any one of these devices actually worked, people with OSA would be flocking to that device and the main stream media would be covering them.

The people selling devices like these are preying on people who cannot afford a CPAP or want an alternative to CPAP. Many people or believe that they have OSA or were recently diagnosed with OSA are desperate to treat their OSA, but many of these people either can't afford a CPAP machine or they have a strong aversion toward using CPAP. A large number of people who start using CPAP are not willing to adjust to using the machine and give up on it. These people are who these vultures are preying one.

Many people who have been using CPAP for a while know that CPAP is vital to their physical and mental well being. There is a sort familiarity with their CPAP and perhaps even a sort of affection for a device that is making their life so much better -- and longer. Make no mistake, though, that if a legitimate and effective "magic" alternative to CPAP were to be made available, a great many long term CPAP users would be first in line trying to get one.

garyland wrote:I was wondering if anyone has tried Snor-x for their sleep apnea?

http://www.appliancetherapy.com/Global_ ... px?pid=423

I am one of those suckers that have tried this. I tried it several nights and got even less sleep because my teeth started to hurt and after 3 straight days I felt my teeth started feeling "loose". I still have them in a box somewhere or my wife threw them out. I would highly recommend to stay away!

Thank you for your mature response. I really appreciate it. I already determined that the device that holds my tongue forward would not work. Just try sticking out your tongue and holding it there with light presure from your teeth holding it there. It is very difficult swallowing. It feels weird.

Gary

bearded_two wrote:I am not skeptical of these devices; I am dismayed to see these worthless things being sold. If any one of these devices actually worked, people with OSA would be flocking to that device and the main stream media would be covering them.

The people selling devices like these are preying on people who cannot afford a CPAP or want an alternative to CPAP. Many people or believe that they have OSA or were recently diagnosed with OSA are desperate to treat their OSA, but many of these people either can't afford a CPAP machine or they have a strong aversion toward using CPAP. A large number of people who start using CPAP are not willing to adjust to using the machine and give up on it. These people are who these vultures are preying one.

Many people who have been using CPAP for a while know that CPAP is vital to their physical and mental well being. There is a sort familiarity with their CPAP and perhaps even a sort of affection for a device that is making their life so much better -- and longer. Make no mistake, though, that if a legitimate and effective "magic" alternative to CPAP were to be made available, a great many long term CPAP users would be first in line trying to get one.

It is a shame that worthless junk is being sold to people. That is why it is important that people discuss their experiences first hand with these things so that the rest of us are informed.

Gary