I have sleep apnea and snoring. this is what I've learned over the years
1. outside of cpap.. there really aren't any Devices that work. Mouth guards nasal openers.. etc.. do not do anything.
2. cpap is a pain in the butt.. and has a low compliance long term.
3. Snoring and most apnea(can be a brain issue) are jaw / tongue / tonsil issues.
4. If you want too fix apnea / snoring surgery of some sort is required.
5. Though it will make you feel better and sleep better fixing a deviated septum will also make you snore louder.
Recently found out that BPAP/VPAP [0] is a thing. It locks onto your breathing and has one pressure for in-breaths, another for out-breaths. Friend with one says it's great. My apnea is not bad enough to require such intervention.
And, I'm very sorry to say that surgery is NOT a guarantee of a solution. Had another friend with very bad apnea, who got the surgery which removes everything that can be removed, and after that he had... apnea. Bad enough to need a CPAP machine. Sigh.
