You can buy a mouth guard in pharmacy or online that will prevent snoring and help with SA. The specialist will provide something similar at 50x the same cost!
I have one I never used and hopefully will never have to after shedding #25-30
At 72, I developed NAION 5.5 months ago, and it has stablized. In my affected eye I see a circle of translucent silvery shimmering circles with a small clear section in the middle. ?Very weird. ?
I still drive well, play pickleball well, and do Beadweaving . ?
Before I retired, like you, I was a nurse and a diabetes educator (CDE).
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? My neuro-opthalmologist suggested testing for sleep apnea, and I had two overnight tests, and failed them both! ?Dx. Mild OSA, so the Rx. is for a mouth guard. ?It takes forever to get into that specialist dentist, and still awaiting an appointment.
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?Has anyone heard of putting tape on your lips at night to prevent snoring? ?
