<story><title>Flipping the model presents a new way to treat sleep apnoea</title><url>https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2023/08/08/flipping-the-model-presents-a-new-way-to-treat-sleep-apnoea/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>DrAwdeOccarim</author><text>Totally agree. My journey started with TMJ disorder. Turns out bruxism (teeth grinding) is common in sleep apnea patients; I assume because it forces the lower jaw forward. I started with a mandibular advancement device and it was amazing. It completely relived my debilitating TMJ jaw pain and fixed my sleep apnea. I couldn’t believe how amazing I fet every morning. Unfortunately, and which was clearly communicated to me by my sleep dentist, after about 8 years my lower jaw stopped resetting back to a normal bite during the day. So I switched to CPAP. I love my nasal pillows plus chin strap CPAP, the sleep quality is unbeatable and my light-sleeping partner would have left to sleep in another room permanently if not for it. Along the way I have tried many other ideas—a tongue suction pull forward thing, a rear tongue electro stimulation device, prone sleeping, wedge sleeping, just the chin strap, and I looked into the pace maker thing and participating in an oral small molecule trial but didn’t follow through with it (also, I’m already thin, just a weak jaw line). Nothing compares to CPAP at high humidity and medium temperature. What has made a major impact was seeing an ENT, and the discovery of sinus blockages, so I recently had major sinus surgery and it’s improved my sleep apnea about 75%! Turns out “negative pressure” is a major cause of airway collapse. So I’m going to try some of the non-CPAP stuff again to see if my partner is able to deal with at most some loud breathing.&lt;p&gt;Sorry for the long post, but my advice to all is see an ENT if you need a CPAP and are already thin.</text></comment>
<story><title>Flipping the model presents a new way to treat sleep apnoea</title><url>https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2023/08/08/flipping-the-model-presents-a-new-way-to-treat-sleep-apnoea/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>taeric</author><text>The number of people that are using a CPAP is honestly mind boggling to me.  The number that have gotten one, and then refuse to wear it is even crazier.&lt;p&gt;I remember when I first got one, I assumed it was some niche thing that was going to be unheard of from everyone I talked to.  Turns out, not so much.&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t think it has been a miracle device, by any measure.  But I&amp;#x27;m curious what makes it so hard to stick to for so many.</text></comment>