Where's the damn outlet?
I don't know about you but I can't afford to fly business class.
Now, fortunately, I don't need a CPAP but I've flown on enough 12 to 14 hour overnight flights to be aware of the amount of snoring and choking and gasping that occurs in coach. Despite the fact that coach seats don't recline there's still a lot of people who have problems with apnea on these flights. There may be electrical outlets and room to place a CPAP machine in business/first class but space and electrical outlets are nowhere to be had in coach.
Once off the plane and into a hotel room, another set of problems becomes evident when you travel with CPAP. Have you ever tried to find an outlet near the bed where you can plug in your CPAP machine? Heck, I often can't find an outlet to recharge my cell phone without moving furniture to say nothing about forgetting the plug adapter for European and Asian countries.
Oral appliances designed to control obstructive sleep apnea are an (almost) ideal solution for travel and, often, can be used as an alternative to CPAP at home for those who find the CPAP mask confining.
Problem is that sometimes something breaks. And it usually breaks at the worst possible time in the worst possible location. Most dentists know little about oral appliances used to treat obstructive sleep apnea and physicians know even less.
As oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea becomes more and more prevalent, it becomes more and more important for dentistry to establish a network of dentists who have been trained and are knowledgeable about oral appliance therapy. It's the goal of Snoring Isn't Sexy to develop a global network of well-educated and well-trained dentists who can provide oral appliance therapy and act as a resource to the traveler everywhere in the world.
Dr. Larry Barsh
Now, fortunately, I don't need a CPAP but I've flown on enough 12 to 14 hour overnight flights to be aware of the amount of snoring and choking and gasping that occurs in coach. Despite the fact that coach seats don't recline there's still a lot of people who have problems with apnea on these flights. There may be electrical outlets and room to place a CPAP machine in business/first class but space and electrical outlets are nowhere to be had in coach.
Once off the plane and into a hotel room, another set of problems becomes evident when you travel with CPAP. Have you ever tried to find an outlet near the bed where you can plug in your CPAP machine? Heck, I often can't find an outlet to recharge my cell phone without moving furniture to say nothing about forgetting the plug adapter for European and Asian countries.
Oral appliances designed to control obstructive sleep apnea are an (almost) ideal solution for travel and, often, can be used as an alternative to CPAP at home for those who find the CPAP mask confining.
Problem is that sometimes something breaks. And it usually breaks at the worst possible time in the worst possible location. Most dentists know little about oral appliances used to treat obstructive sleep apnea and physicians know even less.
As oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea becomes more and more prevalent, it becomes more and more important for dentistry to establish a network of dentists who have been trained and are knowledgeable about oral appliance therapy. It's the goal of Snoring Isn't Sexy to develop a global network of well-educated and well-trained dentists who can provide oral appliance therapy and act as a resource to the traveler everywhere in the world.
Dr. Larry Barsh
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