mouth guard and sleep apnea
Hi two questions for those who wear mouth guards for bruxism
1. Does your ahi or sleep events per hour go up when you wear your mouth guard?
2) does your grinding your teeth or clenching teeth decrease as a result of using cpap machine and if so how long did it take please
RE: mouth guard and sleep apnea
After using my CPAP machine for a few weeks I no longer needed my night guard. It had no affect on my AHI.
Sleepster
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RE: mouth guard and sleep apnea
(06-24-2017, 07:41 PM)Sleepster Wrote: After using my CPAP machine for a few weeks I no longer needed my night guard. It had no affect on my AHI.
Hi how did you know when to stop using your guard
Also when you used your guard was your ahi higher. My ahi is higher since I used the guard I have been using cpap at least a month
RE: mouth guard and sleep apnea
1) I have no clue how AHI is affected... because I never sleep without my guard. I have 2 cracked molars, from before I got the guard, and I don't care to make those worse or to crack any more teeth.
2) I've only *just recently* noticed that I'm clenching *a tad less* than pre-xpap (and I've been x-paping for 5.5 months). BUT I'm chewing *more* in my sleep now. So... I'm not sure what to make of that. LOL
RE: mouth guard and sleep apnea
I wear a mouth guard all the time as the molars are progressively chipping away.
Have no idea if it affects AHI. Not going to go without it to find out, though.
Note: I'm an epidemiologist, not a medical provider.
RE: mouth guard and sleep apnea
(06-24-2017, 09:27 PM)Novello1234 Wrote: Hi how did you know when to stop using your guard
I didn't know. I tried it as an experiment and my neck and jaw muscles weren't getting sore.
Quote:Also when you used your guard was your ahi higher.
No.
Sleepster
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
RE: mouth guard and sleep apnea
(06-25-2017, 09:25 PM)Sleepster Wrote: (06-24-2017, 09:27 PM)Novello1234 Wrote: Hi how did you know when to stop using your guard
I didn't know. I tried it as an experiment and my neck and jaw muscles weren't getting sore.
Quote:Also when you used your guard was your ahi higher.
No.
Thank you
