Hello,

I am a new member and this is my first post.  I was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea earlier this year -- I am an otherwise healthy male in my mid-30s.  I decided to go with a Somnamed appliance over CPAP for convenience; my sleep doctor said either could work.  I started wearing the Somnamed at the end of April.  First few nights, I felt like a new person.  For the first time in however long, I woke up with a clear head and ready to tackle the day.  About a week later, the sleepiness began to return, and so I adjusted it by a half millimeter.  Again, initial results were great, but would wear off after a few days.  

I saw my dentist, who specializes in sleep medicine, in early June and he recommended further adjustments if I continued to experience difficulties.  Since that appointment, I have extended my devic another full two millimeters -- I have another two and a half millimeters to go before I hit the maximum extension.  My sleep was OK, nothing spectacular, but also I did not feel exhausted.

In late July, I began to experience terminal insomnia, e.g. going to sleep fine, but waking up at 4 in the morning.  That passed after ten days or so, but now I am just getting no sleep at all, even if I am "asleep".  I am exhausted during the day.  

I have my first sleep study since my diagnosis next week.  Just wondering if folks here might have ideas on what is going on with me.  Is it possible for a person to initially react well to a Somnamed adjustment, but then have your mouth "adjust" to the device and return to the previous position that caused sleep apnea?

Grateful for any advice/help.  Thanks.

I had a similar issue, minor benefits initially that decreased a little over time, my sleep specialist found that the device was too far back, so had it re-adjusted (as in they move the wings forward 4-5mm) and then I started adjusting it again from there....