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I cant use a cpap so anything else worth trying is good for me. I have nocturnal seizures, need a sports guard to keep from biting chunks off my tongue while sleeping, plus a deviated septum. Cpap doesnt work for me theres no air flow,so Im waiting on both surgery on my nose (going on 3 years) and a mouth guard to pull my jaw forward which is taking forever as well. I havent had a decent sleep in years

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this won't solve all your problems, but replacing the sports guard with a rubber one that is meant for bruxism, or even better, paying the $400 and getting a custom one from your dentist, will help a lot. the sports guards aren't soft enough to prevent damage to the surface of your teeth. My custom dental guard has lasted for several years, and although I was skeptical at first, the cost was worth it.

You can get a custom fit one by mail for like $200.

Do you have a recommendation on where? I think my dentist said the cost was > $3,000 so I never went through with it.

Ive used ProTeethGuard.com and encoreguards.com . In both cases I got a “Soft” one. The encore guard is thinner than I expected, despite the specs saying it should be thicker than my proteethguard. They might have sent me the wrong thickness (I didn’t follow up). But comparing what I got, I prefer my proteethguard.

Your dentist is probably owned by private equity

>paying the $400 and getting a custom one from your dentist

This was also a very difficult financial decision for me, but like you already said:

>although I was skeptical at first, the cost was worth it.

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