The SnoreWizard
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Product Reviews of The SnoreWizard
Product Review: WAIT - Don't Do It Until You Read This!
Summary: 1 Stars
One size just CAN NOT FIT ALL and this device has absolutely no adjustment for your jaw size, depth of bite, teeth configuation or jaw curvature.
Which size are you? Which size is this Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD)? There is one major problem, you can't know without spending money and time wearing it.
Obviously this works for a lot of people, but are you one of them? I wasn't.
It did not work for me. My jaw must be larger than this is designed for, or possibly smaller, I don't know which. This device advanced my lower jaw, but in doing so it put backwards pressure on my upper teeth. My upper teeth were being pushed backwards all night long. This device does not provide any support behind your upper teeth while pushing on them. The backwards pressure on my upper teeth, combined with the lack of support behind them, was causing my upper teeth to be forcibly moved out of position, and it hurt. Eating hurt, even soft foods, all day long. I also had sore jaw muscles on my right side, so sore that I couldn't bite down on the molars on that side. I was taking small bites of food and trying to swallow them whole.
Due to having read the many succesfull testimonials below, I stuck with it for a full week, my mistake not theirs. At the end of 7 days my upper teeth were moving backwards and hurting and were loosening in their sockets, and bleeding at the gums. After 7 days of it getting worse instead of better (I should have stopped after the first night) I finally gave it up. I really wanted this to work.
Then I started looking around on the internet for other devices, hopefully one that could be adapted to my jaw size specifically. Lo and behold there are many many of them out there, they are generically called "boil and bite" devices. They work on the same principle as this one by holding the lower jaw in an advanced postion, BUT, they are customizable to you and this one is not. You drop the "boil and bite" into boiling water and then take them out and let them cool a bit, then you bite down into them, forming a permanent mold of your teeth. They contain two materials - one is a plastic tray (so to speak) that is not softened or changed by the heat. The other is a filler material inside of the plastic tray that is softened by the heat.
When you bite down, you bite down into a channel of plastic material that has been softened and then perfectly form fits to YOUR teeth and YOUR jaw size and curvature and depth of bite. After it cools it retains that shape. Thus you now have not only a MAD that fits your jaw/teeth exactly and precisely, but it also provides support on both sides of your teeth so that any pressure caused by advancing your lower jaw forward does not cause your teeth to shift in their sockets.
Better yet, some of the "boil and bite" devices are about half the cost of this one.
There are various grades of these "boil and bite" devices. Even the cheapest one is going to be better than this product, but there are some out there that are superb. I ended up buying the SomnoGuard AP. It costs about 3 times as much as this device. And after using it, it is worth every penny of it - to me. You may not want or need to pay that much, and you certainly don't have to. I saw a couple of the "boil and bites" for around $30.
The SomnoGuard AP (I am not receiving any kind of kickback, it is simply an honest review that will hopefully help you compare to this model) has an adjustment system that after being adjusted to you by biting into the warm material, also allows you to set the amount of lower jaw advancement using an adustment screw. This means that you can start off with a slightly forward lower jaw and over time advance it gradually so that you get used to it gently. This also means that you can stop adjusting the forward position of your lower jaw, when you get the results YOU want. As in when you are no longer keeping your partner awake, you can stop right there. Or if it takes you more forward ajustment than other people, you can keep moving it until you get there. Additionally you can always warm the somnoguard back up and re-set your bite any you want or need to.
AND, the SomnoGuard AP also allows for side to side movement of your jaws without changing the forward adjustment of your lower jaw. This is WAY more comfortable. Being able to flex my jaws sideways at night makes it a lot easier to handle. This is a big deal.
Bottom line, I recommend investigating the numerous "boil and bite" appliances out there before you purchase this one. This one may work for you, it may not - the problem is how can you know in advance of trying it for a week? Even the lowest price "boil and bite" has advantages over this one. And there are some out there that are astronomically superior.
Product Review: Helps somewhat.
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this thing because I snore wicked bad according to my wife!
I tried this item and she said it does quiet me down to a dull roar but didnt completely stop my snoring.
I got used to it no problem. I've spit it out in my sleep several times.
My complaint is it makes my bottom front teeth hurt every time I use it. I even found one of them to have loosened and wiggle a little. I stop using it and the tooth firmed back up. I only use it now when I have cocktails at night which makes me snore my worst.
Product Review: reduces snoring but can cause discomfort
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been using this device for about 6 months now. It does reduce about 80% of my snoring by moving the lower jaw forward, thus opening the passage at the back of the throat. But, obviously, moving your jaw out of position and holding it there for 8 hours a day can cause some stiffness in the jaw muscles the next morning. That causes me to avoid using it when I can get away with it. I would think it would work better if it could be molded.
Also, it doesn't work as well if you only sleep on your back -- because that position naturally causes the throat passage to close. So, it works quite well if you can sleep on your side.
Product Review: AMAZING!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought "the Snore Wizard" for my boyfriend who has severe sleep apnea. My boyfriend said, that it helps him sleep alot better, and he doesn't choke in his sleep when he sleeps with "the Snore Wizard". Also, my boyfriend also mentioned that it does take some time to get used to (and that it hurts his teeth a little) but that when he trims (the edges) he said it doesn't hurt so much. I noticed too, that my boyfriend gets a deeper more slumber sleep with "the snore wizard" than he does without it. The snore wizard is TOTALLY worth it--for anyone who has a loved one with severe sleep apnea. My boyfriend is now, getting a full 8 hours of sleep (thanks to the snore wizard)! The snore wizard has definitely been a LIFE SAVING & LIFE CHANGING product!!!!!
No one will regret getting this!
Product Review: It stopped my snoring and lets my wife sleep
Summary: 5 Stars
Who ever thought a piece of plastic could stop snoring? I am a very deep sleeper so when I snore my wife can't even wake me up. I tried this as a last resort really, and amazingly it works. My wife says I either do not snore at all or only very lightly. That's the good part. Be prepared though, this thing is very uncomfortable, especially the first week or so when you are adjusting to it. I find in the morning I have a lot of saliva build up which I guess is common. It's a small price to pay I guess.