I was fitted for one, and was told that the lower jaw is held forward by using the upper teeth as an anchor. Over time they can cause upper and lower teeth to move.
For those who want to simulate the feeling, touch your tongue to the front of your top teeth and jut your jaw forward so you can close your jaw with your tongue staying in place, sandwiched between the front of your top teeth and back of your bottom teeth.
It was wildly uncomfortable and I gave up after three nights. Also didn't notice better sleep.
Wow, I can (just barely) slide my bottom teeth in front of my top teeth, but not with the tongue in between, and it still feels extremely weird and uncomfortable...
I have one, and it works well. It's the default treatment here, where CPAP is reserved for the morbidly obese.
But the effect of jaw displacement is real. Every morning it takes a few hours to move the lower jaw slowly back. And I've visited a dentist in another country, who advised against it (and had apparently rarely seen it).
sethammons|1 year ago
It was wildly uncomfortable and I gave up after three nights. Also didn't notice better sleep.
rob74|1 year ago
stavros|1 year ago
brnt|1 year ago
But the effect of jaw displacement is real. Every morning it takes a few hours to move the lower jaw slowly back. And I've visited a dentist in another country, who advised against it (and had apparently rarely seen it).
It's all local.