Dear Dr. Callender,

I believe that you have probably saved my life with the device that corrects my serious sleep apnea, and for this I thank you. The apparatus is perfectly comfortable, and it's easy to get used to it. I was also impressed with the thoroughness of my exam and with the professionalism and kindness of everyone in the office. My sleep is no longer interrupted by choking, gasping and snoring; I already feel an increase in energy - no more nodding off to sleep at 4 or 5 in the afternoon! I highly recommend you and your practice to anyone suffering from sleep apnea.

I am so glad that I found you!

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea three years ago, although I know I had it for years before then. I was automatically put on a C-Pap. However, I could never stand to wear the mask for more than a few hours each night. I would actually take it off in my sleep. Eventually I was wearing it for less than an hour a night. And I was exhausted when I woke up each morning. I had trouble concentrating and staying awake at work in the afternoon. Sometimes I would have to take a short nap when I got home before I had the energy to cook dinner.

After doing some research and learning about oral appliances, I found you. What a blessing that turned out to be. Since receiving my oral appliance, my life has drastically changed. I now wake up refreshed every morning. I no longer get sleepy every afternoon. And I sleep like a baby at night. I have energy all day long and cannot believe how good I feel.

Thank you so much for what you do. I am telling everyone I know who has sleep apnea that they need to come see you!

Keep changing lives!

Dear Dr. Callender,

My husband recommended I write to you to thank you for the restful slumber he has enjoyed since I began using my custom mouth guard.

In the fall of 2008 after suffering from sleepless nights due to receiving a nudge from my husband every time I did fall asleep due to my loud breathing, I asked my healthcare provider for help. A sleep study was recommended, and resulted in the diagnoses of "mild" sleep apnea. A CPAP machine was prescribed, however, unable to tolerate the noise from the machine combined with wearing a mask, I gave up using the CPAP almost as soon as the machine arrived in my house.

In the spring of 2010, after a year and a half of restless sleep resulting in a lack of energy at work, foggy brain and a gain of 40 pounds of additional weight, my husband requested that I seek help from an ear nose and throat doctor. The doctor listened to the symptoms and handed me your card thinking your custom mouth guard may provide the solution.

Within the course of my fist appointment at your office, I was so convinced both by the professionalism of your staff, as well as by the information you shared and your sincere reassurance the mouth guard would work, that I agreed to order my custom mouth guard.

After a very short period of a few weeks, the mouth guard arrived on my husband's birthday. Less than a week later, he insisted I write to you to thank you.

The mouth guard has provided both of us with weeks now of peaceful slumber. We wake up in the morning refreshed and energetic. The bikes are dusted off now, and we anticipate enjoying an active summer. Sleep, and the lack of it, affects everything significantly. I don't think I can adequately express our gratitude both for finding you, and for your seemingly simple solution to a debilitating problem.

It is important for people suffering from apnea to know that there is an alternative to the CPAP machine, and that they can regain their life again.

Thank you again.

The apnea appliance Dr. Callender made for me changed my life. For several years I used a CPAP machine and delt with special screening lines at the airport, the inconvenience of sleeping with a mask over my face, and feeling dependent on an expensive and complicated machine that would be useless in a power failure.

After a two-week adjustment phase and having used the appliance almost every night for about a year, I will never go back to regularly using my CPAP machine. International travel is easy with a device that fits in my shaving kit. In the summer when we sleep with the windows open I can smell freshly cut grass and listen to crickets and not the institutional sound of the CPAP machine. My wife likes it too because she no longer has to sleep next to Darth Vader.

Thanks for what you do.