Oral Appliance Therapy
If you have mild apnea, simple snoring, or cannot tolerate CPAP therapy, then an oral appliance can be worn during sleep. This appliance holds your bottom jaw and tongue in a more forward position, which then opens your airway.
Approximately 3-7% of men and
2-5% of women have sleep apnea
2-5% of women have sleep apnea
An appliance can also be worn to improve the effectiveness of CPAP. There are many different designs of oral appliances, such as Somnomed, TAP, Silencer, Herbst, Klearway, EMA, Tongue retaining devices, Silencer, etc. An appliance will be selected for you that best meets your needs.
