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Nov 09, 2019, 12:30 PM
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Member Since: Oct 2019
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Originally Posted by seesaw
Try positional therapy. There are a few devices that are like a little pillow that forces you to sleep on your side.
I was also diagnosed with mild sleep apnea (although I firmly believe it's a false positive because it doesn't align with my symptoms). Anyways, I also cannot sleep with a machine, so I bought this little pillow that you wear like a belt and it sits behind you and keeps you on your side.
There is also a dental/jaw device you can be fitted for that you can wear at night that keeps your jaw positioned so you can breathe.
I've also read on some oral exercises you can do to help with sleep apnea. The machine is absolutely not necessary for everyone, and there are other treatment options, although doctors don't seem to want to talk about them. I think they get paid to push the machine.
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Thank you Seesaw! 
I might get the pillow, though I naturally sleep on my side. It was hard to do that with all the brain wires on my head during the sleep study, LOL. I had a wedge pillow at some point, but that felt uncomfortable. I like side sleeping the best. I used to love sleeping on my tummy, but my back started hurting lately from doing that, plus I gained some weight, so it just doesn't work anymore. But side sleeping is my thang! 
I'll look into the mouth guards.
I also need a different kind of mouth guard to prevent me from clenching and grinding (I do more clenching than grinding though).
I wonder if there's a mouth guard that can help with breathing and preventing teeth clenching. Hmm...
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