The Silent Treatment The Silent Treatment is a boil-and-bite device. Unlike most such devices, however, it does not force the lower jaw forward; these can place a strain on the jaw. The Silent Treatment is held in place by an impression of the side teeth only. The teeth keep it in place as its tongue pad presses on the upper surface of the tongue. The tongue pad is covered with tiny spurs. These spurs are designed to link up with the papillae on the tongue, much as the hooks and loops of Velcro link up. The tongue is thus held in place. One additional benefit of The Silent Treatment is its reliance on muscle memory. It acts as a trainer for the tongue muscle. The muscle ends up “remembering” the position it’s been trained to adopt during sleep, and after a while, you will only need to use it once a week to help retain that memory. The design of The Silent Treatment is unique. It uses the impression of the teeth as a key part of the design but does not also force the jaw into another position. It is covered both as an international trademark, and a New Zealand patent application is pending. They do not guarantee that The Silent Treatment will work for everyone. If the tongue is not the culprit in the patient’s snoring/sleep apnea, or if their mouth is too small, the product will not work.
The Silent Treatment
The Silent Treatment is a boil-and-bite device. Unlike most such devices, however, it does not force the lower jaw forward; these can place a strain on the jaw.
The Silent Treatment is held in place by an impression of the side teeth only. The teeth keep it in place as its tongue pad presses on the upper surface of the tongue.
The tongue pad is covered with tiny spurs. These spurs are designed to link up with the papillae on the tongue, much as the hooks and loops of Velcro link up. The tongue is thus held in place.
One additional benefit of The Silent Treatment is its reliance on muscle memory. It acts as a trainer for the tongue muscle. The muscle ends up “remembering” the position it’s been trained to adopt during sleep, and after a while, you will only need to use it once a week to help retain that memory.
The design of The Silent Treatment is unique. It uses the impression of the teeth as a key part of the design but does not also force the jaw into another position. It is covered both as an international trademark, and a New Zealand patent application is pending.
They do not guarantee that The Silent Treatment will work for everyone. If the tongue is not the culprit in the patient’s snoring/sleep apnea, or if their mouth is too small, the product will not work.