Mouth guards. Lose weight. Some people do the mouth tape thing. Then there's ENT

Aug 7, 2024
12:02:45am

gaspasscoug All-American

...surgery. You could get excess tissue removed or get an implanted nerve stimulator that keeps you from obstructing (device name is Inspire).

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I snore. I don't need or want a C-Pap. What other good options are there to

Ted Lasso

Aug 6, 11:56pm

For me losing weight was a game changer.

xgbs

Aug 7, 12:00am

Mouth guards. Lose weight. Some people do the mouth tape thing. Then there's ENT

gaspasscoug

Aug 7, 12:02am

Losing weight. Oddly, expanders (as a long-term solution). Wear it for however

Your Royal Blueness

Aug 7, 12:23am

Get a chiropractor table, and sleep face down, with your face in the nook.

Cougar Junkie

Aug 7, 12:24am

Does this work? Have you tried it?

Iman23

Aug 7, 4:05am

I haven't tried it, but my nurse anesthetist friend explained it to me. If the

Cougar Junkie

Aug 7, 2:51pm

Find out if your septum is deviated. Weight loss

DJROSS

Aug 7, 12:46am

I want my CPAP. I NEED my CPAP. Sleep never felt so good.

Cougar Junkie

Aug 7, 12:48am

This This This

TheHop

Aug 7, 6:10am

I bought a mouth piece from sound sleep medical. They are spendy but make a diff

Millhouse

Aug 7, 1:08am

I had a surgical procedure, but the profession requires that you try everything else first. I had a major scare one…

Crowgar

Aug 7, 2:36am

Yeah, you just made my CPAP look better then it is

TheHop

Aug 7, 6:13am

Tape. Tape your mouth closed and force yourself to breath through your nose.

BlueKarma

Aug 7, 5:41am

Your snoring is the least of your concerns. I'd be worried about right heart failure untreated obstructive sleep apnea

SJS

Aug 7, 6:46am

Explain.

Archaea

Aug 7, 6:53am

No. You can use Wikipedia yourself.

SJS

Aug 7, 6:55am

I supposed you were a medical professional offering expertise

Archaea

Aug 7, 8:39am

Here you go Archaea...

BYU Grounds

Aug 7, 8:46am

If I were offering you a medical opinion, you’d be paying for it

SJS

Aug 7, 9:26am

I use a mouth piece device called “Silent Nite.” You get fitted through a

Traveshamockery

Aug 7, 7:03am

I used something similar for a while, but it really jacked up my jaw joint.

tony

Aug 7, 9:34am

Just hope your bite doesn't shift. My dentist said there was a 1 in 3 chance.

Cougar Junkie

Aug 7, 3:22pm

CPAP has a stigma, but my dad has loved his and swears by it

Heath Squashwell

Aug 7, 7:08am

Thanks all. Note: I've been tested and don't have sleep apnea.

Ted Lasso

Aug 7, 8:27am

I'm late to the chat, but I quit snoring the day after I got my tonsils out.

paulb

Aug 7, 11:09am

If you are overweight that is a big cause. If you sleep with you mouth open, try mouth tape

BYU Grounds

Aug 7, 8:27am

Does anyone here have or know of somone who got the Inspire device?

morningcalmcougar

Aug 7, 12:18pm

My SIL got it and swears by it.

xgbs

Aug 7, 1:25pm

I was told insurance companies want to see CPAP tried before authorizing surgery

morningcalmcougar

Aug 7, 3:13pm

Board name does not check out

Cougar Junkie

Aug 7, 3:23pm

What do you mean?? I'm half-dead to the world, couldn't be more calm 🙂

morningcalmcougar

Aug 7, 3:29pm

15 years ago, I was in your shoes. It didn't matter how much sleep I "thought"

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