Any luck with using Snor-x

My point is that any device other than an xPAP that is being sold to treat OSA and any surgery other than a tracheostomy that is being sold to treat OSA are either scams or of very limited usefulness to a small number of people and need to be ignored. There isn't really any need for discussion about the usefulness of these devices because other than FDA approved oral devices, they can all be safely considered to be junk. Even FDA approved oral devices work in just a few people.

One thing that isn't being considered here is that everyone's problem is just a bit different. I applaud the efforts of the people who keep inventing new devices - that is the way we advance. And, something that might not work for many people, might just work for a few! I have been on CPAP for ~six years and am very thankful for it, but it is not perfect. I don't go camping with my family anymore because of the hastle and sometimes when I fall asleep during the daytime without my CPAP, I am probably risking a heart attack - so YES, I will jump to try every new invention and get screened for every new surgery, hoping that something will be able to actually fix the problem or at least make travelling easier by not having to lug around a pump.

At the end of the day, as has been commented, the value of these devices is a very individual thing. If you have mild apnea they are more likely to work than if you have severe apnea. However, it looks like for me (and I do have severe apnea) the device would not fit comfortably in my mouth. I have a Silent Nite appliance that was made and fitted by my dentist. Using that in addition to the C-PAP has helped keep my AHI down below 2 for the last year. It did take a while to adjust to it. Other than on plane flights I have not had the courage to just use the appliance without the C-PAP. So, don't expect an individual answer on a public forum like this - you will get a lot of opinions. So, you read the opinions and make up your own mind on whether to give it a try. When you come back and say that it didn't work, you should also expect to get at least one "I told you so" response. That's just the way it is around the forums! If you do try the device, best of luck. If not, I hope you are able to research ways around your issues: new ideas, some of which may well work for you, are being announced at frequent intervals. In the meantime, I will keep on using my C-PAP - at least I know it is working (or not).

zeddic wrote:

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!

Just happened to notice that they claim the device is particularly useful for people who are "edentulous" and since that word was not in my vocabulary, I had to look it up, discovering that it describes people who have no teeth!

Which might explain why it made your teeth hurt and were starting to feel loose. If all your teeth came out, it might have worked better, or say they say.

Nate

I have been using the aveo tsd for the past three years and found it to be totally awesome to stop snoring, I wake feeling good , it takes a bit of getting used to but the rewards are worth it.

Is there actually a thread or sticky thread, called "useless, not so useless, down right useless and outright scam devices"

If there isn't maybe there should be? it's a given that there are many many people on here desperate to sleep, and partly through sleep deprivation are inclined slightly more than most to desperately seek out the next miracle. Equally, there are the sales pitchers and merchants of tat, who basically form the market place. You need one for the other, you need the other for one. OSA isn't going away, neither are those who wish to profit from misery - who are no more or less morally bankrupt than anyone else who sees a weakness and tries to make a quick buck from it, from double glazing sales men to people who rob grannies......

So I'd say get the thred done, make it sticky. I haven't posted here enough nor am I senior enough to go do it myself, but i'm suggesting it - I see there's a need there- a one click stop for all those with OSA who think the JML - X, Y, Z, delux apnea free i-mouthmaster (example only) , is the next holy grail

I hasten to add that I'm not talking from a perch either, I myself was one of these desperate fools many a time and my bank balance has suffered accordingly

My humble 2pence or cents worth( though the bill for the below came to considerably more than that ), stuff I've tried

Device: Therasnore
Price: starts £50+ so could be over $ 100 USD
Comment : better at teeth extraction than stopping snorting, in fact, it in creases snoring by pushing tongue back to the gap its moved forward. 6 and 2 three's for all parties concerned except your wallet of course, hard pressure on back of teeth, visions of middle ages pigs and apples in mouths easily spring to mind, but as lucid thought of course not in a dream because you're not asleep.....all night AVOID LIKE PLAGUE- actually so bad it is capable of doing you serious physical damage

Device: nose hoops
Price cheap on ebay cheaper if you import from US (me English)
Comment: they generally go up your nose and hold it more open, not a complete waste of time, can help sometimes but if the OSA is bad it's bad and you won't rely on these things to push air into a closed throat. But for the price, there's worse mistakes you can make (see above)

Device: Snore juice
Price: up to £30 in various high street dealers
Comment: you gargle this blue stuff and it scents your throat with oils that soothe your throat into opening all night with seamless lubrication.... or not. This stuff does not work 1%, it's got to be the last thing you drink, which is foul cause then congealed plasticy stuff runs down your cheeks as you snore away merilly thinking "I shouldn't be snoring now because I've just drunk snore juice"....or was it called stop snoring? A range of course. You can get the clothing gear too, famous people use it.... AVOID, RIP OFF

Device: Netti Pot
Price: Cheap
Comment: very very valid for people whose noses don't work - this isn't a rip off, I'd recomend it

Device: boil in the bag mouthguards
Price: under £10
Comment: Best kept in the boxing ring

So there you go, bit of humble personal experience to help others hold on to their hard earned cash- the route to my financial ruin was paved with helpful rubbish from the quick fix sleep apnoea store. If I had more time I'd list more pitfalls but I'm in general agreement there's a great deal of money to be made on the misery of OSA. I do support netti pot though, and to a degree nose hoops. Perhaps there should be a thread done to list all these other cowboy solutions though, because invariably you see the price reflecting the desperation, it's an inelastic economic market - how on earth else can the likes of Tower Health charge nearly three figures for a piece of plastic????