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by werdnapk 871 days ago
Jaw surgery helps open up the airways by moving the jaw forward.
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Many people can get a mouthguard-type thing that has the same effect.
No they can't. It costs an obscene amount of money and insurance won't cover it unless you get a sleep study ($$$$$) and it proves you have sleep apnea. Don't have apnea but still snore? Tough luck!
My insurance paid for all of that without a quibble after my family doctor made a referral. My insurance company has many customers. So I am going to stick with "many people".
Weird. I wonder how I got one then.
What insurance? What doctor prescribed? ENT + UnitedHealthcare = "haha, no. You need a sleep study and that's not covered either."
I got a sleep study on insurance(yes $$$). I talked to a sleep doctor on my Cigna insurance and bought directly on cpap.com without going through insurance for $400.