Damn and double damn! After my doc agreeing with me that the sleep apnea probably was from congestive heart failure, he okayed my going off the CPAP over a year ago, after the chf was fixed with the new valve.

Now, because of a disruption of sleep over the past month, he had me do an at-home nocturnal pulse-ox test which shows my O2 levels are good (yea!)but there is still some sleep apnea. Wants me to try the CPAP for two weeks. I am loathe to put that darn thing on again. I had just as much trouble sleeping with it as without and I had been sleeping pretty well without for quite some time up until I injured my shoulder and neck in November. (Also, my husband has not noticed my waking up gulping for air as I did pre-surgery and I am not sleepy in the daytime.)

Anyway, in looking for alternatives, I came across an article on Intraoral dental appliances. Have any of you used one of these?

Thanks, once again, my friends.