The doctor couldn’t understand why my second sleep study showed no Sleep Apnea at all. I have never seen a doctor look so bewildered! It was fun. He couldn’t explain it, but I could:
“MedCline.”
MedCline’s Reflux Relief System resolved my GERD and to my surprise, it resolved my diagnosed Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea as well.
If you like details then please read on.
For the sleep apnea I was told that the “gold standard” would be a CPAP machine. I didn’t want the noise that would disturb my husband, the mask on my face, the tubes that require daily cleaning, the steep costs to set it up, and the ongoing costs of parts that require replacement…I wanted none of that. So I saw a dental specialist and was given two alternatives: a $3,000 custom-made mouth-guard like item designed to shove the lower jaw forward during sleep or a gadget the size of a flattened golf ball that would be surgically implanted in my chest for all time! I opted for the mouth guard.
Then I learned that the mouth guard--actually called a mandibular advancement device--is not 100% effective, that it could cause significant problems for the jaw, would require daily use of a tool to help relax the jaw, and also that my mouth would have to be taped closed every night!
I was completely overwhelmed.
I put my decision on hold and instead started addressing my newly diagnosed GERD. For that condition I was advised to sleep on a wedge. A Google search led me to MedCline’s pillow system. $300 felt very…