Snoring and custom ear tips???

Hi all,

I snore. I snore badly. It's enough that the wife has insisted that something must be done about it.  I don't blame her, but the least invasive method is a jaw positioner. Basically it's like a bite plate but it forces the lower jaw forward.  I'm not doing one from the drugstore, or over the internet.  This is being fitted by a dentist who specializes in this. I've been told that I'll have to do exercises every morning that will keep my jaw from permanently moving forward and messing up my bite alignment.  After 4 years of braces, I don't want that to be messed up.

But all of this got me to thinking.  Will my custom eartips stop sealing as well?  They are about 4 years old and I've had some weight changes, so was considering getting them remolded. A new color wouldn't be bad either :).  However I'm wondering if this is going to keep my ear canal in an awkward state, readjusting at various times of the day.

Are customs going to be a thing of the past for me?

Any others out there that have tried these mouth pieces for snoring?

Thanks for any insights.

-Jeff

Actually I've had two sleep studies (though sleeping is not easy during them).  Both concluded that I don't have sleep apnea, but primary snoring.  The real downside for me is that since there is no diagnosis of sleep apnea, my insurance says I'm on my own, so it's all out of pocket. 

I was referred to the dentist by my ENT.  I actually had a turbinate reduction over the summer, along with fixing a deviated septum.  I honestly didn't know that breathing was supposed to be like this.  It's awesome.  My wife was hoping that it might do something for the snoring too. I wasn't expecting much for the snoring, but that also wasn't the main goal of the surgery.

-Jeff

I totally understand the weight thing.  My wife and I started working about a couple of years ago, and I dropped 50 pounds.  I've put a little back on since though.  The volume of the snoring was a little better, but still quite loud she claims.  I haven't dared to give her my decibel meter to actually get a  measurement.  I think my snoring is more a factor of the design of my body.  Sucks...

-Jeff