A snore guard is a simple, custom-fabricated oral appliance worn at night. It is designed to stop or significantly reduce simple, non-apneic snoring—the rattling noise air makes as it travels through a tight, partially blocked airway.
Our custom-made snoring appliance works by gently holding your lower jaw stable or slightly forward. This small movement opens the posterior airway, preventing the base of your tongue and soft tissues from collapsing and vibrating. This is the mechanism that addresses what causes snoring and provides a highly effective snoring solution.
While you can purchase over-the-counter anti-snoring devices, the best result comes from a custom device. We provide a professionally made custom snore guard in Sandpoint that is precisely molded to your unique bite. Our custom snoring mouthguard offers superior comfort and performance compared to generic, boil-and-bite options.
A snore guard is ideal for someone who is concerned about resolving their disruptive snoring. However, snoring is a sign that you may have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which is linked to other medical conditions like heart disease. A snore guard is not a medical device for treating sleep apnea. If you have other symptoms of OSA like daytime fatigue, morning headaches or making gasping sounds when sleeping, you should be evaluated by a sleep physician.
The process for receiving a dental snore guard in Sandpoint involves an initial consultation with Dr. MacNeill to confirm the device is appropriate for you, followed by taking precise dental impressions. The custom device is then created specifically for your mouth.
We offer a custom-fitted Snore Guard for $1500. This is an elective service and is not covered by any dental or medical insurance.
If you are only concerned with snoring and are not interested in a sleep study, our custom snore guard is an excellent stop snoring device. However, if you suspect you may have sleep apnea, we recommend a consultation with a sleep physician and can help facilitate that for you. If a sleep study confirms a sleep apnea diagnosis, we can provide a prescribed sleep apnea appliance, which may be covered by your medical insurance.
A Snore Guard is a simple appliance used to alleviate non-apneic snoring. A Sleep Apnea oral appliance is a prescribed medical device specifically engineered to treat a confirmed diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
We provide a custom-fit Snore guard at our Sandpoint dental office for $1500.
No. The snoring treatment provided by a snore guard is considered an elective procedure for simple snoring and is not covered by dental or medical insurance.
Over-the-counter snoring mouthpieces can be bulky, uncomfortable, and ineffective. A custom device like our anti-snoring mouthpiece is precisely molded to your mouth for optimal comfort and maximum effectiveness in holding the jaw forward.
If your only symptom is snoring, a snore guard may be enough. If you have snoring plus daytime fatigue, morning headaches, or gasping, you may have sleep apnea and need a sleep study and a prescribed appliance.
If you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, you should talk to your physician before switching treatments or call us and we can help facilitate a prescription from your doctor. A custom-fit oral appliance for sleep apnea (which requires a prescription) is often used as a more comfortable snoring device instead of CPAP, but a simple snore guard is only for snoring.
Schedule a consultation with Dr. MacNeill to learn more about snore guard treatment in Sandpoint!
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