# Snoring Problem/Breathing Problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Health & Fitness\ **Tags:** dentists, apnea\ **Created:** [December 16, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/snoring-problem-breathing-problems/175323 "2018-12-16T05:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![iamspartacus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/iamspartacus/32/31783_2.png) [@iamspartacus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/iamspartacus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/snoring-problem-breathing-problems/175323/21 "2020-10-14T06:30:21Z")
> [@tango42](#): > > Which means you are getting better sleep, more oxygen to the brain, REM, etc.? > Did you do an overnight sleep test? Or examination and they were able to determine this resolution? Or what? Yes, the reason why it took a year to get it was because they needed me to test myself at their sleep center first (or fork over thousands of NTD for my own kit). I was lucky in that usually the wait takes 1/2 a year, but we lucked out in finding someone cancel last minute. After getting the mouthpiece, I had to go get tested again at the sleep center. My figures improved quite a bit. Anecdotally, I used to need 10 hours of sleep, plus naps during the lunch break. I was just used to it since my youth and never thought much of it. Now, I can partition 8 hours of sleep during the evening and feel rested enough to exercise during my lunch break, instead of napping. It’s a huge difference. > [@](#): > > I did sleep tests, with a similar problem, but they recommended a CPAP machine. Or in extreme cases and highly not recommended, surgery to pull jaw forward. It was determined that my apnea was “moderate” in severity (translated from 中), which would require some sort of intervention (whether CPAP or mouth guard). > [@Andrew](#): > > How much did that cost, just out of interest? Are these things covered by NHI? Did you have to do an overnight sleep test? I went to NTU, so the 掛號 fees are higher than usual. The sleep center tests were covered by NHI. The mouth guard was 自費, which was a bummer, since we need to be careful with our finances. Thankfully, due to my relative age and health (I’m a fit person), the dental doctors determined that I didn’t need the originally prescribed mouth guard that would have cost 13,000-ish. They made me a cheater one for $5-7k (sorry, figures are hazy, because it was a year ago). All I remember was being ecstatic for saving ~10k. > [@](#): > > I remember that NTUH has a sleep center, and I asked one of the ENT doctors there about snoring ages ago while seeing him for something else. I even did some free take-home monitor thing that measures breathing, snoring, O2sat, etc., but I didn’t go any further after the results. I’ve tried the cheap moldable mandibular advancement devices in the past and didn’t find them too terrible when I managed to keep them in all night (besides making my teeth and jaw hurt a bit in the morning) - I thought the custom devices were quite expensive though? See above for the finances. Sorry I can’t remember the specific figures, only ballpark figures. The custom-fitted mouth pieces that pulls my lower jaw forward worked instantly and effectively for me. YMMV, of course. ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/snoring-problem-breathing-problems/175323/22 "2024-02-25T07:51:21Z")
A recent local study discusses old people. Young people can also have sleep apnea. A CPAP machine can help. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/k0hNidsffSs/maxresdefault.jpg "Study from NIH highlights the prevalence of sleep apnea among older people｜Taiwan News") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0hNidsffSs) [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/snoring-problem-breathing-problems/175323.md?page=1)