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Since I only have mild sleep apnea, I've decided to go back to my CPAP machine & the mask for now. That's really too far for me to venture.
Thanks for your input.

Hi Dr. Tony, since my last note to you, I was advised to seek a second opinion & ask if my oral sleep appl. could be adjusted. To my surprise, I was told that I'm not even a candidate for a sleep appl. b/c of TMJ issues & I probably have a good bit of scar tissue due to the fact that I had a salivary gland cancerous tumor removed 20 yrs. I have used a CPAP machine for about 12 yrs & have mild sleep apnea. I'm now back on the machine but think I could still use some advice. I had a resection surgery of my tongue to remove the tumor which was on the base of my tongue. I'm beginning to think that's why I have sleep apnea b/c there's scar tissue in the back of my throat/tongue which is preventing me from sleeping with my mouth closed. My biggest problem is that I sleep with my mouth open. I've tried several different things to prevent this but I still have this problem. I'd appreciate your thoughts.

I'm located in Kenner, LA (which is close to Metairie & New Orleans). I went to see the dentist again today & he's not willing to make any more adjustments. He gave me a couple of Theravent (starter) to use on my nose. He says, that he now thinks that my problem is with my nose! Now I've already had sinus ablation this past November in hopes that that would help, but it hasn't. His name is Dr. Terry Billings.

Thanks for your input.

Hello Dr. Tony, I'm new here. I had a oral sleep appliance made approximately 6 mos. ago & am still having problems. The dentist I'm going to says that in order for it to be effective, I need to change my diet, wear nose cones & use Xylitol. I've had 2 different at home sleep studies by my sleep dr & both came back that there's no improvement. I'm having a hard time getting him to adjust the appliance. He says he's made 2 slight adjustments but still not working. As of this week, my husband says I'm now snoring while using the device. Can you please tell me if this is normal? I don't think I should be snoring. Also, do you know of any dentist in my area that you could recommend to fix the appliance? I don't think this dentist that I'm currently seeing is concerned with my health. Thanks for your input.