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Originally Posted by ARCHIE  How awful for you Ann. I can't imagine anyone who has insomnia can actually
function at all. I need 8hrs or I'm like a zombie. You poor baby.
I'm confused tho, what does a dental apparatis have to do with it?
Do you grind your teeth at night? What will the surgery do for you? |
The dental apparatus, if your problem (structures, that is) warrants it, either suppresses your tongue or it pulls/forces your lower jaw forward, which keeps your airway open...I guess these can be quite uncomfortable and can cause a lot of soreness later in the day too. I have a lot more to learn about these. They can work great for the right people. (I do grind my teeth, btw, occasionally)
There are several surgeries....the least invasive ones only have an efficacy of 23-70%, and are very unpredictable...often resulting in the patient either having multiple surgeries -or- ending up having the lower-jaw-advancement one in the end anyway. The most effective one (lower jaw advancement, in a nutshell) is 75-100% effective and corrects your anatomy so that your airway does not close off. Argh.