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Over those many years, you have given me the annual,“You really need an occlusal guard, you are grinding your teeth down to a nub” speech. This conversation went nowhere. Then there were the questions regarding my sleeping habits,“Did I sleep well,” “no” I would reply.“Do you have jaw and neck pain?” “Yes” I would say.“Any history of heart attacks in your family?” “Yes,” I sadly answered,“my Dad died atthe age of 45, my brother at the age of 44.”  \nNext, you brought in the  \nbig guns, you insisted (actually, gently suggested) that I take home asleep apnea monitor. The results of the test showed that not only was I grinding my teeth, but I was snoring most of the night and had indeed stopped breathing several times in the night! Now you had me right where you wanted me; you hit me with statistics of  \nheart attacks and their relation to snoring and sleep apnea. Still, I fought off the notion of paying for a piece of plastic that I would reluctantly shove into my mouth nightly.  \nI completely ignored the fact that this device would: 1. Save my teeth (which were now noticeably being ground down) and 2. Would stop my snoring, help me to sleep better, and possibly stave off a heart attack. I waved you off and dismissed you like I had for years,“No thanks, Doc,” I replied. I thought to myself,  \n“Who do I think I am, paying such a high price for a device that  \ncould save my life?” “Let me just show this thing to you, you won’t believe how small it is!” you and my beloved hygienist, Beth sang to me. I huffed, and looked at it. To my amazement, the sleep appliance looked nothing like the Hannibal Lecter device I had imagined! It was indeed small, Beth showed me how the device worked, clearing the airway so I would stop snoring, as well as breathing through the night, so I would no longer wake myself up gagging and gasping for air.“I’ll think about it,” I muttered.  \nI’ve known Beth for close to 20 years as a patient, neighbor and friend. She even trusted me to babysit her children! As she began to banter on about the appliance, she said something that finally and completely caught my attention.“You know,” she said,“one of my male patients lost 20 pounds since he started using his sleep appliance.” NOW I WAS INTERESTED! Beth began to tell me that her patient had more energy during the day, and was burning all the stored energy from finally getting a goodnight’s sleep. He had changed his eating habits because he was no longer hungry.  \nI was intrigued, with much embarrassment I admit (in addition to the very good points you were making), what really got me to pay attention was the fact that this device might help me to lose weight. Within a month, I had my own sleep appliance. So, now here it comes, what you’ve probably been patiently waiting for over the last two years, an apology letter.  \nI write to you today to say that since using my device, I have lost 20 pounds absolutely effortlessly. I sleep much better, I no longer nap, I feel better, I move better. When people notice my weight loss (and believe me,  \nthey notice!) and beg to knowhow I did it, I very honestly and enthusiastically tell them about your practice and the wonderful device. My apologies for doubting you. To be honest, it does take some time to get use to it, but the results have been wonderful. I sleep better, have fewer headaches, and no longer keep the whole house awake with my snoring. By retaking the sleep apnea test, it showed that I no longer stopped breathing during the night. Then something I had hoped for actually happened, I was losing  \nweight! By getting a good night’s sleep, my body was actually using  \nall my stored up energy to burn off fat during the day. I actually changed the way I ate because I no longer ate to stay awake and keep moving, I ate only when I was hungry. 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