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Two Month Vivos mRNA Update

It’s been just over 2 months since I started wearing my Vivos mRNA Appliance, so here is an update. I have expanded the upper appliance a total of 2.25mm. Subjectively I’d say I am sleeping better as I’ve had pretty vivid dreams this week, which is good because our body does most of the repair work during REM sleep. I feel a little more alert during the day, but I still need afternoon rests. Perhaps my nasal breathing is improved but I could be fooling myself on that.

My average use of the appliance so far is very close to 16 hours/day, composed of roughly hourly cycles during daytime, and leaving the device installed in the evening and over night. I track my usage in a spreadsheet which helps tremendously with my compliance and generates pretty graphs showing my daily usage so far, like this: (more…)

By Graham Stoney, ago

Using Forward-Pull Face Mask With a Vivos DNA Appliance

I first came across the idea of a forward-pull face mask on The Great Work Forum in a thread discussing using face mask with MSE for adult expansion. I didn’t end up pursuing MSE, but I thought that if face mask helped MSE users get forward growth, maybe it would help me get more forward growth with Vivos too.

Dr Felix Liao mentions using face mask with DNA appliance patients in his talk at the Vivos Breathing Wellness conference and gives some case reports in his book 6 Foot Tiger, 3 Foot Cage, which I really recommend to anyone with obstructive sleep apnea who is wondering what to do about it. There is a classic line in the talk at 51:51 where Dr Liao presents a patient who said:

“I have a new girlfriend. I’d would rather sleep with her instead of my CPAP.”

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By Graham Stoney, ago

Maxillary Expansion For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Resource Bookmarks

This is a list of online resources I found helpful when researching palate expansion options for potentially curing my obstructive sleep apnea. The number of links reflects the amount of research I did on each option; those I explored in more detail have their own pages and are compared in this article.

To understand how and why this treatment approach works, read what really causes obstructive sleep apnea. Most options here are non-surgical or require only minimal surgical assistance; for surgical options see Surgical Options For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Resource Bookmarks.

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By Graham Stoney, ago
Graph showing my average AHI ranges between about 3 and 21.

Results From My First Seven Months on CPAP

I’ve just passed seven months using CPAP, so here’s an update. It took a while for my nose to stop hurting when I first started using it, and fortunately Chris Kelly from AER Healthcare recommended I try paw paw ointment, which turned out to be a lifesaver. As a result, my compliance over the period has been over 98%. Here’s my AHI overview during that time as reported by OSCAR:

Graph showing my average AHI ranges between about 3 and 21.

My AHI results using CPAP for 7 months

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By Graham Stoney, ago