The PureSleep device is designed to reduce snoring caused by obstructions to the airway. It’s not designed to work for sleep apnea of any kind, including central sleep apnea (see the PureSleep FAQ’s on their website).

As I’m sure you know, sleep apnea is caused when the brain temporarily stops sending signals to the muscles that control breathing. The PureSleep device will do nothing to address that situation.

The CPAP machine you’re using not only keeps the airways open due to its positive pressure, it actually provides oxygen to your lungs during those moments you temporarily stop breathing, something devices like the PureSleep don’t do.

There might be alternative ways to treat what you have but it sounds like you have a condition that requires a doctor’s care – and that is beyond what the PureSleep device is designed for.

Hope this answers your question.
Hiram

Note that when I say “directly below” or “move forward” I’m talking relative to your upper teeth.

There are a series of holes on one section and a “post” on the other. You move the sections to where you want them and then press the “post” into the matching hole.

Hope this explains it a little better.

Hiram

Article at: http://bit.ly/aX4fX4

The PureSleep website describes an exercise you can do to help relieve the jaw pain – basically massaging the jaw while slowly working the muscles.

Wearing the device is like doing push-ups. At first, your muscles are sore but if you keep wearing it, they should hurt less and less. If they continue to hurt, then that means that your muscles are not “getting used” to the device and something else might be wrong. The device may in fact be set too far forward and resetting it might help.

The key is to setting the device is to find a balance between pulling the jaw forward enough so you don’t snore (or don’t snore as loud) but not so far forward that your jaw feels like it’s being pulled out of socket. This means that you might have to settle for “not snoring as loud” instead of “not snoring at all” but if it increases the comfort, it increases the likelihood that you’ll continue using the device.

Besides, you can always “take up a notch” at a later date.

Hope this helps.

Hiram

Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can get it to work without having to take advil all the time?

Does the pain subside? have I done something wrong? should i try to refit it??

Thanks for any advice!!

Jim

No, drinking Red Bull by itself is not dangerous. My article was about the trend for many people to “supercharge” their Red Bull drink with hard liquor. The combination of caffeine and alcohol is what’s dangerous.

Hope that clears things up.

Hiram

Thank you

Although the marketing companies can seemingly spin the evidence one way or the other, the best alternative continues to be taking steps to reducing your exposure.

Hiram

Now, keep in mind that I’m not a dentist or orthodontist and that everyone’s situation is different. The study was published in the 2006 issue of Sleep and you can find it here: http://www.aasmnet.org

The study found that “minor adverse effects were frequent whereas major adverse effects were uncommon.” If you read the comments from other users, you already know that most people have minor issues getting used to the device. The report went on to say that “minor tooth movement and small changes in the occlusion developed in some patients after prolonged use but the long-term dental significance of this is uncertain.”

The plan fact is that these devices are not designed to be a permanent fix for snoring. How long you can use one without suffering permanent effects is not really known.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve got periodontal disease so I have to see my dentist every 3 months anyway. This acts as a “built in” check for me. If you’re concerned that wearing the PureSleep device might affect your prior dental work, you might consider seeing your dentist more often as well.

Hiram

Regards,

Bob

I thought the best part was the “now that you’ve got the info, what are you going to do with it” section. It’s true that information is only as good as the use we make of it.

FKS

However, I’ve since made it a practice that any time I buy ANYTHING over the Internet, I do a Google search for that item with +”discount code” to see if there are any discount codes available (make sure to include the plus sign and the phrase discount code in quotes). More often than not, you can find discount codes that will save you anywhere from 10% to 20%.

Saving money is always a good thing!

Hiram

The new Costco ad has a coupon for the ultra machine, giving what looks like quite a hefty discount.

However, the point of meditation is not to eliminate all thought, or in this case, all brain activity (if that’s how you define “thought”) but to reduce the chatter.

Author Dinty W. Moore in his book “The Accidental Buddhist” probably said it the best I’ve ever heard it put. He said something to the effect that after you learn how to meditate, your “monkey mind” begins to settle down to the point that the “monkey” is lying under a palm tree sipping a mimosa instead of running around chattering and stirring up clouds of other thoughts.

The more you practice, the quieter your mind gets. It’s just something you’ve got to experience for yourself in order to understand.