Anyone use a mini travel CPAP machine

[encorehunter]

There is a mouth piece I am going to be trying instead of the CPAP. I did the home study, and it was found I do have apnea. I tried a relatively inexpensive mouthpiece off amazon and it worked, but os somewhat uncomfortable. The one fepm the dentist I have been told, is much more comfortable, as it is fit to your mouth. After speaking to three people that are using it, I am going to get one. One captain says he has been on a CPAP for the last 12 years, now that he uses the mouthpiece, he falls asleep faster and doesn't have to spend the time cleaning the machine or the bag to carry it when traveling. His wife says he does not snore with the mouthpiece.

[Gman]

Does the mouthpiece just move your lower jaw forward, like you have an underbite? I have to wonder what that would do to my TMJ.

[BladesNBarrels]

The diagnosis, is expensive, or hard (sleep study.) But the devices themselves are relatively inexpensive in the used market.

https://denver.craigslist.org/search...=cpap&sort=rel

You will need the CPAP, and then a mask, which covers your nose and/or mouth.

-John

Very interesting that you can find one on CraigsList.
When I tried to sell one, Ebay and CraigsList took it down almost immediately and said that it was a medical device by prescription only and could not be sold by private parties.
Times must have changed.
Thanks for the head's-up

[encorehunter]

Does the mouthpiece just move your lower jaw forward, like you have an underbite? I have to wonder what that would do to my TMJ.

Pretty much. It made my jaw sore for about a week or two, but, then was ok. The new one is supposed to be more adjustable and more comfortable.

[theGinsue]

Does the mouthpiece just move your lower jaw forward, like you have an underbite? I have to wonder what that would do to my TMJ.

I started with a custom mouthpiece built from molds of my teeth. I have TMJ and for a month and a half until ~11AM each day it felt like someone had punched me in the jaw. I saw my dentist again and explained the pain. He drew all over my face and took measurements and told me I had to give teh mouthpiece back and was to never use one again.

[ChickNorris]

Balut for everyone!

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[rjr6150]

Check into the item below

inspiresleep.com

[theGinsue]

Yeah, this won't work for my obstuctive apnea. Most everyone with obstructive apnea is an issue with the soft pallet blocking their airway, which is what inspiresleep corrects. I just had to be special and my issue is an oversized tongue which I swallow during sleep. About the only fix for this is slicing my neck open, putting hooks in the back of my tongue with cables bolted to my front jaw. Yeah, it's as gruesome as it sounds and the doctors told me it's still a 50/50 chance of solving my problem with associated issues of swallowing food, etc.

Even then, I'd still have to deal with the centralized apnea which is where my brain quits telling me to breathe. Okay, I'm ready for the blonde jokes after that confession.

[Gman]

You just need a Walkman with a tape that says "Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out...".

Does that sound familiar to the blonde joke you might have been thinking about? ;-)

[theGinsue]

Yes; yes it does.