I dont see him now, i see my sleep physician who really has no idea about these device(appart from recommending them). My dentist did tell me to go out slow (think he said 1 turn per day) he explained this was the key to it and there was a sweet spot with these devices. I thought i had found it at 4.6mm then it stopped working. I am currently at 5.7mm and still having apneas. I will keep adjusting just much slower. The somnodent manager told me that in a small number of users the body corrects the tightness of the mucles to make them loose again and unfortunately this may be happening to me. I do have hope of it working again. Im moving to cpap in december. Thanks again for the replies, would be great for all of us to have a Dr like yourself!
Thanks for the reply Dr Tony, really appreciate it. I did advance far to quick i think. would 0.1mm every 2 days be too quick? What would you advise? Before i was doing 0.2mm everyday until i got it working. After it stopped working i would just do 0.6 over night and more the next night.. chasing that great sleep i had only experienced for 3 months of my life. Thanks for giving us your valuable time :)
Hi Dr Tony,
first off, thanks so much for this blog... the information is excellent! I have been diagnosed with mild/moderate sleep apnea (after a very poor sleep in my sleep study) I was recommended a somnomed advancement splint by my sleep Dr. After receiving it and sleeping with it for a week or so and still feeling tired/terrible and zombie like everyday I decided to adjust it myself as my sleep dentist only works 3 days a week and I was so busy. I did this for the next 3 weeks until it started working at 4.6mm of adjustments which was nearly the end of the device... I was feeling great everyday, sleep all night, never waking etc. 2 months later it just stopped working after 5 days or so I went to my dentist and he advised to wind it back which I did (just 0.1mm) and felt absolutely terrible (my sleep apnea symptoms are extreme) there is nearly no good days. So I contacted somnomed because there is no help/information about these devices anywhere and nobody understands them. I was seriously shocked to find this blog! thanks again. I was contacted back by somnomed advising me to advance the device more to which I did, around 1.1mm and it worked for another 2 weeks and stopped again. I had the device reset to its current position and and kept advancing, it never worked again and my jaw/neck got stiff and sore etc sleeps where terrible. After reading all your replies here, I wound it back to the starting position of the current reset and got myself a breath easy nasal strip. the fist night I slept really well all night, I cannot tell if its working as I have just developed a cold but I am not tired! so I was just wondering your thoughts? I use the somnomed classic device, I do think i still sleep with my mouth open with it sometimes? could my sleep study be underestimated severely? is there hope of the device working all the time?
sorry for all the question! thanks again for taking the time to answer these blog post. Ben
