[tombert]

Have you considered the oral appliances? They don't work if your apnea is really severe but they're pretty awesome if it works for you.

[wkat4242]

I tried one before I had the machine but it gave me really painful teeth and didn't help enough.

I used to wake up with really painful teeth and I also felt them starting to misalign. Like they were pushing my teeth around like braces.

[TheCapeGreek]

Yeah, oral appliances don't fix the actual problem: tongue slacking into the back of the throat. It's the same reason a chin strap will just make you choke.

Supposedly you can "train" your tongue to stay in position with tongue & jaw exercises, but I saw no effect.

[euroderf]

Oral appliance worked for me. It was sufficient to get my jaw in the right position.