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Re: Using an Oral Appliance with CPAP Really Helped - Details

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:00 pm
by Mike_Snodgrass
This is great information!

Note that the "process" is long with an oral appliance. You have to slowly adjust the device to avoid those jaw pains (and other potential problems). I kept a journal for about two months where I recorded the number of turns on the device (each turn resulted in less than a mm in moving my lower jaw forward) and the resulting AHI's. At the end, my oral device is almost maxed out. But it works great.

Am looking forward to seeing your results.
-Mike

Re: Using an Oral Appliance with CPAP Really Helped - Details

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:43 am
by NapsZ
Thanks Mike. I didn't realize the adjustment was done so gradually. Reminds me of the braces I had when I was a kid.

They made the moulds this morning. It's a "Thornton Adjustable Positioner" (TAP) first generation, which has gotten good reviews.

Hopefully I will get the same sort of results you did. I'll keep everyone posted.