When sleep apnea is considered to be treatable with a dental appliance?
In my opinion, my lower jaw is rather small and in an inside position. The foreteeth in my lower jaw are completely behind the foreteeth of my upper jaw when my jaws are completely closed. I've been thinking if a dental appliance could help me to avoid snoring and prevent apnea. I have moderate sleep apnea that is at its worse when I'm sleeping on my back. It also feels like my tongue is too big to fit in. I bite it while sleeping almost weekly.
Here in Finland CPAP treatment is regarded as the default and now I have an automatic CPAP device for a week to see if CPAP treatment is effective. After four nights it is obvious that the noise of a CPAP device is intolerable to me. I'm just over sensitive to noise. Is it some sort of neuroticism or have I damaged my hearing before so that my treshold for tinnitus is very small, I don't really know. Anyway, my ears are ringing when I've tried to use CPAP. Now it feels like they're ringing all the time. I'm afraid that the doctor will pressure me to continue CPAP and alternative treatments are never considered.

