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Hi Dental devices are used as an option for obstructive sleep apnea patients who cannot tolerate CPAP. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends dental devices for patients with mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea for whom the CPAP is not suitable or those who have failed on the CPAP machine. The two common types of devices are the Mandibular advancement/ Mandibular Repositioning Device and the Tongue retaining device.

i have obstructive sleep apnea it went undiagnosed for at least 11 years i was wondering if there would be any type of brain damage as a result

My husband has MS. He had a sleep study showing sleep apnea and lack of REM sleep. He wakes a few times each night and is sweating profusely, requiring changing sheets once or twice a night. Is sleep apnea common in MS and related to the disease? He has Primary Progressive MS.

See a sleep specialist to make sure whether or not he has sleep apnea. If he has sleep apnea, then treating it will take care of the snoring. Untreated sleep apnea can lead to hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart disease, heart attack, or stroke. As Curtis 1960 recommends, dental devices are available over the counter (or over the internet - two products that come to mind are puresleep and somnoguard). Dentists can make better fitting and adjustable models that work better.

I have seen many specialists in regards to my snoring and sleep apnea (mild - did a sleep study 4 years ago, I am sure that my sleep apnea has worsen a bit). Some of the different specialists that I have seen are: ENT docs, Otolaryngologists, Internal Medicine/Respirologist, Dentist, and Sleep Disorder doctor. I have tried the CPAP for 2 years (hate it) and I am currently using the mouth-guard (where my jaw is moved forward).

Hi and thanks for using the forum. I cannot be sure what is causing your symptoms but I do have a few suggestions for you that may help you find out. First, do you snore? It is not uncommon for people who snore to wake up with a dry mouth (since they are breathing with their mouths open at night). Next, snoring can be associated with sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can cause that "slow to wake up and get moving feeling" in the morning. It can also cause headaches as well as body aches.

I have a friend who has had 2 sleep studies which were inconclusive for sleep apnea. He had a trial of CPAP but wasn't able to tolerate it. He had not one but two mouth appliances made for him but both of them hurt his teeth so he can't use them. His dentist said he's never had someone before who couldn't be helped by an appliance. He's at a loss as to what to try next for his non-restorative sleep where he figures he wakes up between 15-20 per night.

I have MS and recently saw an ENT specialist who thinks Sleep Apnea may be contributing to my fatigue. Im waiting on a CAT scan. Im just wondering if anyone has experience with this.

Snoring does often accompany sleep apnea, but just because you snore does not mean you have sleep apnea and vice versa. Minor sleep apnea is responsive to self-help remedies such as losing weight, eliminating the use of alcohol, tobacco, and sedatives; sleeping on your side, and regularizing your sleep hours. It would be best to see a sleep specialist for proper management and to ease your worries. Take care and keep us posted.

I'm not sure about the seeing things, but your heart rate being up could be linked to why you feel scared. And it could possibly be sleep apnea. Waking up frequently may also be a sign of sleep apnea, though one does not have to do this in order to have it. A reason you may be waking up could be because your brain is realizing that you are not getting enough oxygen, and this causes you to wake up. Your heart rate being up could also be due to lack of oxygen.

Hello. I'm glad to have found this board! I have a daughter who was diagnosed with ADD in first grade. She will go to 8th grade this fall. She had all of the typical symptoms; easily distracted, inattentiveness, impulsiveness, etc. She LOVES school but gets easily discouraged when she's having a hard time staying on track. I was diagnosed with ADD at 40 years old. I'd pretty much suspected that I had it after learning a lot more about it during my daughter's diagnosis.

Sleep apnea really aggravates the heart. Have you had a sleep study done, or are you on CPAP at night while you sleep? A dentist can make a night guard appliance you wear while you sleep. It will protect your teeth. I know because I suffered from the same things you are describing. Sleep apnea is a slow killer. You shouldmreally get that looked at first.

I am trying to find a link to med given to me by the military that may have caused sleep apnea. a friend said he read that some of the shots given to us before we went to the persian gulf could cause sleep apnea.

Thanks so much for the info! The mouthpiece is a kind of generic one for sleep apnea (but one you warm and bite to mold to a specific mouth)-- moving the bottom jaw forward increases the air pipe flow. So, it purposefully holds the teeth parallel instead of normal bite. It covers all my teeth top and bottom, all the way to the back. I am not sure in normal bite position, it would do much more than cushion the clench. Ie- no breathing advantage.

i was diagnosed with sleep apnea after sleep studies was done and i do not snore at all but i do snort from it

Hi there! I got the results of my polysomnogram and the diagnosis stated "normal sleep study." There was nothing to indicate apnea - I had a 76.3% sleep efficiency over 344 min, with 67 min sleep latency, 216 Stage R latency, WASO 39 min, and my sleep stage percentages seemed okay at N1 9.9%, N2 56.7%, N3 17.9% and R 15.6%. AHI was 5.2.

Dr. Park here from the sleep-breathing forum. Please join me next Thursday (4/2 at 8 PM Eastern) when I'll interview Dr. David Lawler, a dentist who has a passion for helping people with Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. We'll discuss these conditions (including chronic fatigue syndrome) from a dentist's perspective and how dental devices can be used to treat these conditions. You must register ( http://tinyurl.

I have sleep apnea and i been having sleep apnea about 13yrs. now i been on a c-pap machine for a long time now. i just found out that i have autonomic neuropathy.could this be why my legs are hurting at night. could sleep apnea have cause this.

Hi, Dr Carolyn Dean talks about sleep apnea and Magnesium supplementation . If you google : Magnesium and sleep Apnea. I have family members who also refuses to use CPAP, so they are trying Mg instead. Still at the starting stage. But what I could tell you is that snoring is definitely less.. :) Sleep apnea causes high BP, memory loss, headaches, poor concentration, fatigue and so many more.. So I'd say, give Mg Glycinate a try..

My husband was diagnosed with sleep apnea in spite of being muscular and trim. He has not been able to adjust to the cpap at all. Lately he has been exhausted, often headachy, feeling a bit light headed at times and over all unmotivated. He has been able to keep pushing through at work because he was raised on a farm where work is done regardless of how you feel. I recently learned that hypothyroidism can cause sleep apnea. Is this true? What step would you take next?

So, you could have obstructive sleep apnea and this is diagnosed with a sleep study. As you wait for your evaluation, you could avoid taking alcohol and quit smoking and try to sleep on your side as this keeps the airways patent. If any nasal blocks try to keep them patent with OTC nasal decongestants. And aim for optimum weight with exercises or long walks. Good Luck. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

I forget the number, but a high percentage of patients with heart failure have sleep disordered breathing. If you have sleep apnea and have been physician-ordered to use CPAP, then you really need to do so.

All the symptoms you describe and the high red blood cell count could be attributed to obstructive sleep apnea. I would question the validity of a sleep study that only lasted 3 hours, with you fighting “to stay asleep." You should definitely give the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device a fair trial. You also need to have further discussions with the sleep specialist, about his/her impressions of your symptoms.

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