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I just left the dental office, apprehensive of the decision I made to start using a device for sleep apnea. My doctor left the decision to me on chosing to use a device or CPAP.... I'm hoping I did the "right" thing by making this decision.
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Permalink Reply by Jenny Nixe on
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I hope your device works for you. Did your insurance cover it? Mine would not, and my sleep doc thought CPAP would be better for me (I have severe OSA). I have to say, though, sleeping without a hose would be nice.
Please let us know how it goes.
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I have had a few people tell me that they know of friends or relatives quite happy with the dental solution. My MD and sleep therapist do not believe it would be helpful in my case. If your doctor left it up to you a simple physical device seems preferable to the battles most of us have had adjusting to CPAP. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by ZolliStar on
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I wish a device worked for my SA. I know it works for some people quite well. The fact that the doctor left the decision up to you suggests that your condition could be handled well by either CPAP or a dental device. If I were in your shoes, I would select the device.
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The dentist said that the insurance will cover "some" of the cost.... but I haven't heard how much yet. My brother has tried both CPAP and the device, but didn't stick with either one.
Jenny Nixe said:I hope your device works for you. Did your insurance cover it? Mine would not, and my sleep doc thought CPAP would be better for me (I have severe OSA). I have to say, though, sleeping without a hose would be nice.
Please let us know how it goes.
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I'm glad to hear that the device has worked well for some people. Hopefully I'll be picking up my device later this week. :-)
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Permalink Reply by Darillyn Patterson on
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I am in the process of getting a mandibular device for my sleep apnea. My insurance said they will cover 70% of the cost after I have met my deductible (which is $2,000). I've tried CPAP and was very compliant. The fact that my mouth opens while I sleep made the nasal mask ineffective. A full face mask would have solved that problem. However, it was impossible for me to handle the air leaks which resulted. Now I want to try a dental solution. Of course, one benefit it has over CPAP is that it can be used when there's a power outage. Do they make CPAP machines with battery backup? During that bad storm last October, we were without electricity for a whole week. So, of course, I couldn't use my CPAP machine. There is only one dentist in Western Massachusetts who is trained in sleep apnea. I pointed that out to my insurance company when they told me he wasn't in their network. So they made an exception and allowed me to go to him for an initial examination. He says I am a candidate for a mandibular device. I told my doctor I would like to have a sleep study test, seeing as how it's been a few years since my diagnostic test was done. It seems to me that it would be advantageous to have it done while I'm using the mandibular device so it can be determined whether it is beneficial for me to use. I know how bad it is for us to have untreated sleep apnea, so I want to finally get this under control. Right now I'm using something I got online and had to fit to my mouth by putting it in hot water, clamping down on it, etc. Sometimes I wake up and it's not even in my mouth. I hope the one the dentist gives me will stay in place.
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Darillyn, you can buy batteries for back ups or camping etc. I think it's a good idea to have a sleep study with the mandibular device on otherwise yu are not going to know if it is working or not. I use CPAP and a ful face mask and would never change, I did have the mask leaks for quite a while be now have got rid of all them, if you are still using the FFM where are the leaks coming from?
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