FACEFORMER FAQ - Antworten auf häufige Fragen
Can FACEFORMER training be done with braces and fixed brackets?
Question
I (f. 41 years old) have been suffering from sleep apnea for a long time and I am also equipped with a device that still does not give me a satisfactory sleep, because I even snore with the device. In the meantime, I have undergone a surgical palatal suture expansion, during which my nasal septum was also straightened, as my nasal breathing was very poor and I have an open bite from childish thumb sucking.
Now I have a fixed brace with brackets and I wonder if it is possible to do the FACEFORMER training with this fixed brace and maybe finally get a grip on my snoring, which has improved a bit but is still there. I would be very grateful for a quick answer, because I really never really sleep in.
Answer
We consider a palatal suture expansion in adults to be problematic and unnecessary. It also results in a mostly complex dental treatment, which often causes new problems. Furthermore, the correction of the nasal septum will not bring many advantages. Both are drastic procedures that do not help the actual problem. We generally advise against operations and only provide for them in exceptional cases because the natural conditions are often damaged in the process.
Nevertheless, we still recommend FACEFORMER therapy, which is probably more effective without these procedures. The FACEFORMER Therapy treats the causes. The training has the effect that the flabby tissue in the mouth and throat area tightens naturally. So we hope that the tissue, the mucous membranes and cilia in the nasal conchae have not been damaged too much. Please follow the instructions for exercising with the FACEFORMER consistently.