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Re: Mouth guards
Many years ago, my dentist advised me to have him make a mouth guard to protect my teeth.
I didn't do that, thinking it wasn't needed.
About 10 years later, these last few years, I have had root canals, tooth extractions and expensive dental implants on my rear-most molars.
The oral surgeon showed me an X ray of my teeth in those areas: My molars were ground flat and were cracked because I grind my teeth so hard because of snoring/apnea, and probably stress.
Take some advice from someone who has experience: Get the fucking mouth guards.
And look into getting fitted for a CPAP machine:y dentist said it helped somewhat with the grinding, but it wasn't a cure-all in the end for my teeth.
fortunately I don't grind or clench at all, I tried one of the Z Quiet ones that are supposed to keep your jaw pushed forward to prevent snoring by keeping your airway open and those were nightmarish. I felt like a horse.
I will likely get a CPAP eventually, but for now I'm still relatively young and decently fit, I don't have any issues with airflow, I'm just loud. the tape keeps my mouth mostly closed, but not completely, which has also been a game changer for avoiding sore throats when I feel a cold coming on.
If you snore loudly then you indeed have issues with airflow. Snoring is friction and blockage or the airway which is an issue.
I didn't get a CPAP until I was 32 and boy do I wish I realized how bad it was years before. Your body can deal with sleep deprivation from snoring or sleep apnea until it can't and you get sicker more often, injuries take longer to recover from, weight doesn't come off as easily.
The earlier people get onto CPAP if they have sleep apnea, the sooner they will realize how much better proper sleep is compared to broken sleep.
It wasn't my husband's snoring that made me nag him for years (I would have just gotten earplugs like other comments suggest), it was the lack of breathing. Waking up to a snore, and then hearing... nothing... nothing... nothing... nothing... GASP!!!! is quite distressing. If WandowsVista's partner is giving him feedback on noise, I am sure he'd be getting feedback on any lack of breathing.
Also, CPAP isn't a clear win for a lot of people with apnea. My husband really struggles - even years after starting it - to fall asleep with a hunk of plastic strapped to his face, and middle of the night large air leaks that make the thing stop being effective are a recurring issue as wear parts get changed out and the straps have to be tweaked and tweaked to get the system stable again. For him, the reduced headaches (and lack of nagging from me) make the CPAP worthwhile, but I have known quite a few people who got the sleep study, got the CPAP, tried to make it work, and gave up.
I think one of the biggest issues is mask fitting. I got a fitting done with a nurse with multiple mask in a room laying back in a recliner to find one that was most comfortable with the machine and was shown how to adjust to get leaks to a minimum.
Some people are just thrown a machine and you figure it out on your own. I don't think that works for the majority of people, everyone is different so masks should be tried on with a machine at pressure so you have an idea of what is comfortable.
Also trying to use it while relaxing and watching tv or reading helps acclimate to the mask so when trying to sleep it is already normalized.
nah, you can be a loud snorer without having apnea. granted, it's usually an early warning sign, but I don't have any pauses or choking or anything when I sleep. I'm just big guy make loud noise
source: asked many a doctor
I'll get a CPAP machine one day. when the prophecy has been fulfilled.
Did living in a way to reduce your stress ever enter into consideration?
Don't you think if they could, they would?
No, people don't generally problem solve in such a linear fashion.