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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ratski" data-source="post: 2892528" data-attributes="member: 936">Don't feel bad about having this stuff since you were a teenager. Not sure how old you are, but the first CPAP machine didn't roll off the line until ( I think) 1982. Sleep apnea is something that wasn't taught in general medical school until the mid 90s.I know a lot of MDs that tell me "I just don't know anything about this". And I can tell you that is a HUGE statement for an MD to make. Dental treatment of sleep apnea is not widely taught in most dental schools. I talk with some of the guys on staff at various schools and cringe at some of the comments I hear. I talk to my contemporaries and really cringe at some of their comments and 'treatments".I had a sleep study done in the 90s and there was "Severe Snoring" but no mention of sleep apnea. Mine is severe enough that I wear both the CPAP and the Oral Device at the same time. The VA is good for CPAPs and Uncle Sam is good for CPAPs and Surgery, but they are slow to accept the Oral Devices even though the evidence of effectiveness is mountainous and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine now recommends them as front line treatment. This is an area that we will see more and more of over the next several years as the number of people affected by it are staggering. Medical insurance is already dropping their re-reimbursement levels in a lot of areas. Same for Medicare.BTW, I'm registered as a Democrat (Heaven forbid!!), think like an Old School Republican, Act like a Libertarian, and really wish I could be an Independent!!!DaveDave</blockquote>

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