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Could mouth guard help with sleep apnea?
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Yes.: A special mouth guard is constructed by a sleep apnea dentist which pulls your lower jaw forward, enlarging your airway and improving the sleep apnea.
Answered 11/24/2014
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Not Sure: To determine if you have sleep apnea, you should see an ENT specialist first to make ssure that is the diagnosis. If so, the ENT will recommend the appropriate treatment. In some instances. With very slight sleep apnea, an ENT may recommend a specific oral appliance that helps reposition the lower jaw to open up the airway. Can't anwer that properly on this site.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Options: The CPAP machine and the many variations of CPAP are the "gold standard" of care for sleep apnea. But many people can't tolerate the machines for a variety of reasons including comfort, claustrophobia, etc. I get a lot of referrals from sleep specialists in the quad cities to make these patients oral mouthpieces, designed to bring the mandible forward and hold it there which opens up the airway.
Answered 11/25/2014
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