03-01-2017, 04:24 PM
My wife has sleep apnea and has had good success using an appliance. However, IIRC, it was fitted by an oral surgeon not a dentist.
At the moment, she is participating in a 6 week university study that is evaluating the effectiveness of practicing certain vocalizations (think repeatedly saying a capital "A" vs. a lower case "a"). The idea is that exercising these precise sounds may strengthen the throats muscles that help prevent snoring. Twice a week, she sleeps in another room with her iPhone connected to their server. They record and analyze her sleep patterns to see if the exercises are helping. No results yet, but she only has one night to go.
At the moment, she is participating in a 6 week university study that is evaluating the effectiveness of practicing certain vocalizations (think repeatedly saying a capital "A" vs. a lower case "a"). The idea is that exercising these precise sounds may strengthen the throats muscles that help prevent snoring. Twice a week, she sleeps in another room with her iPhone connected to their server. They record and analyze her sleep patterns to see if the exercises are helping. No results yet, but she only has one night to go.