Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Obstructive Sleep Apnea Survivors

02/03/2023

The Vivos DNA Appliance is now FDA Approved for the treatment of mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea. The Vivos DNA Appliance is a medical device because it is used to treat a medical condition, so it is subject to regulation. Medical device regulators like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are tasked with protecting consumers by ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices on the market....

My treatment with the Vivos mRNA Appliance failed and left me with tipped teeth, and the FDA approval of the DNA appliance deserves scrutiny.

30/01/2023

If you've been following my health journey for any length of time, you'll have noticed that I've tried a lot of things to recover my energy and vitality. Being diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea was a major turning point for me, but it was also the start of a new quest to find an effective treatment for the condition that would work for me....

If you've just been diagnosed with sleep apnea, Empowered Sleep Apnea is a great place to start sorting through the myriad treatment options.

23/08/2022

Yesterday I received a response from the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s Device Support Team in response to my Medical Device Incident Report regarding the failure of my Vivos mRNA Appliance and the fact that it tipped my teeth....

The TGAs response to my adverse incident report about my Vivos mRNA Appliance says they are monitoring it but won't investigate further.

13/08/2022

I’ve decided to stop using my Vivos mRNA Appliance after a sleep study showed that it has had no effect on my obstructive sleep apnea after 20.5 months of use. I had the sleep study in June specifically to see what permanent impact the appliance has had on my airway during sleep. The polysomnograph was conducted untreated with neither Vivos mRNA Appliance nor CPAP in use so I could compare against my previous untreated sleep study....

I stopped using my Vivos mRNA Appliance after a sleep study showed that it has had no effect on my obstructive sleep apnea after 20 months.

29/06/2022

No news is no news. This update brings us to the end of May 2022. Look forward to more excitement next month…...

https://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2022/06/29/twenty-months-vivos-mrna-appliance-update/

No news is no news. This update brings us to the end of May 2022. Look forward to more excitement next month…

28/06/2022

I appear to have a cold, and you appear to be getting an update. This brings us to the end of April 2022....

https://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2022/06/28/nineteen-months-vivos-mrna-appliance-update/

I appear to have a cold, and you appear to be getting an update. This brings us to the end of April 2022.

26/06/2022

I apologise for the delay in this update; I’m almost 4 months behind as I’ve been focusing on other things. Here is the update for March 2022. I reviewed the airway intelligence report from my latest CBCT and intraoral scan with my provider and concluded that I should keep wearing the appliance and face mask without expanding it any further....

https://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2022/06/27/eighteen-months-vivos-mrna-appliance-update/

16/03/2022

This month I’ve been focussed on recovering from nasal surgery, wearing my myofunctional therapy spots, grieving my mum’s death, going back to Uni, optimising my sleep hygiene, and having a life....

https://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2022/03/16/seventeen-months-vivos-mrna-appliance-update/