Oral device

Abstract

An oral device includes a mouthpiece and a stimulant package including a motor that causes the mouthpiece to vibrate. The stimulant package includes a sensor, a battery, and a controller including a transceiver communicating with a remote device by a wired or wireless connection. The sensor and/or the remote device detect specified conditions for activating the stimulant package. Programming and/or control are performed at a user interface of the stimulant package and/or the remote device. Inhibiting snoring and/or sleep apnea includes placing the device in a user's mouth prior to sleeping and activating the motor to cause the mouthpiece to vibrate when a specified condition is met. Waking a user includes setting a parameter including a time of day; placing the device in a user's mouth prior to sleeping; and activating the motor to cause the mouthpiece to vibrate at the time of day.

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