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Here's your Saturday 7 roundup—Special SnoreBuds Edition!

👨‍⚕️ Where I started:

After I graduated dental school in 2013, I started a Dental Sleep Medicine (DSM) practice, treating snoring and sleep apnea with oral devices.

These devices work by protruding the jaw, which helps open the airway.

But I kept running into problems:

• They were expensive and not well covered by insurance
• They caused tooth movement, bite changes, and TMJ discomfort
• They often didn't solve the problem completely

So I started researching to find a solution...

👃 What I discovered:

During my research, I had an epiphany. 

I could combine a nasal dilator (to help nasal breathing—which is critical) with EPAP technology (which helps stabilize the airway) to improve breathing. 

Then I could use this nasal device with the oral devices so I wouldn't have to protrude the jaw so far, which would limit the adverse side effects and improve outcomes.

Well, that was the original plan at least.

I started developing the nasal device and got the patent for nasal EPAP dilators in 2020.

🗓️ What it took:

For 10+ years, I tinkered and tested more prototypes than I can count... 

Until finally, after more than a decade, SnoreBuds was finalized.

SnoreBuds is the first-ever adjustable nasal EPAP dilator.

It uses a simple dial to personalize your "Snore Strength" for quiet, snore-free, restful nights together.

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to all the beta-testers over the last 10 years. SnoreBuds wouldn't exist without your feedback and willingness to take a risk on me and this new product technology. 🙏🙏🙏

“...it worked so well that my wife thought I wasn't breathing”

—SnoreBuds Tester

💡 How plans change:

While my original idea was to use this device with oral appliances, it turns out it worked all by itself to stop snoring.

Well, for the most part...

🤐 How to make lemonade from lemons:

SnoreBuds was supposed to launch a year ago. But delays kept pushing it back and back.

Rather than sit back, I created something I'd been thinking about for years: a solution for mouth breathers.

Here's why it matters...

Even with SnoreBuds, some people will still mouth breathe out of habit. And mouth breathing is one of the biggest hidden causes of snoring and poor sleep.

Mouth tape helps, but it's uncomfortable (chapped lips) and doesn't address a critical issue: tongue position.

I wanted a device that helps keep the lips closed and the tongue on the palate...a device that would stop mouth breathing, correct oral posture, and restore proper nasal breathing.

I'd been thinking about this for years, but kept telling myself: "Focus on SnoreBuds, Kevin."

I figured I'd develop it later (or hoped someone else would). But the persistent SnoreBuds delays forced my hand. I developed the SnoreSealer.

SnoreSealer is a new kind of lip shield that ends mouth breathing by supporting proper oral posture and nasal breathing.

To thank you for your patience, a SnoreSealer is included as a free gift with your SnoreBuds preorder.

📱 What else is coming:

A couple other good things came out of the SnoreBuds delays.

First, I got to spend endless hours developing the website. Without this time on my hands, I would have never figured out how to get a 3D SnoreBuds in the header. To me, the website feels like a product innovation in itself! 😂

Second, I got to start developing a companion mobile app.

SnoreGauge will enable you to record your baseline snoring and then compare it to your new, snore-free nights with SnoreBuds. 

The app will tell you what Snore Strength works best for you: 

• Setting 1: Low Strength
• Setting 2: Medium Strength
• Setting 3: High Strength
• Setting 4: Maximum Strength

It's still under development, but it's getting close.

SnoreGauge will also power the Snore Study.

All customers will be eligible to participate in the Snore Study, where you can fill out pre- and post- use surveys, share your data and feedback, and earn rewards. It's a study wrapped in a loyalty program.

The goal is to compile the biggest collection of sleep data and use it to power the future of SnoreBuds with personalized recommendations to silence your snoring and optimize your sleep.

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ What's going fast:

This past week I opened up preorders to a giant waitlist. But since it's been so many years in the making, I had no idea what the demand would be (surely most don't remember me or the SnoreBuds waitlist they signed up on years ago 🤣). And due to financial constraints, I only have 3,000 SnoreBuds in the first manufacturing run. 

Well, they're going fast. Which is amazing news but also (potentially) bad news. I just want to make sure everyone who has been waiting can get some. Because once they’re gone, it’ll likely be a few months until the next run is ready. If you want yours from the very first batch, now's the time.

👉 Reserve Your SnoreBuds Preorder.

Preorder Special

• $30 Off!
• $49 Free SnoreSealer
• Free US Shipping

Thank you for the support on this long journey!!!

Kevin

P.S.

If you know someone who snores, please forward this email to them, it would mean the world. 🙏

Preorder Details:

Shipping: Your order will ship in about 6-8 weeks. 

Sizing: SnoreBuds come in two sizes small (Size 1) and standard (Size 2). Size 1 fits most women and men with smaller noses. Size 2 fits most men and women with average-to-larger noses. It’s common to fit into both sizes, and for most people, I recommend ordering a Starter Pack which includes both sizes (Size 1 and Size 2). You can use both, find which you prefer, and give the other to your partner!

Dr. Kevin Stock
Meat Health

SnoreBuds
 

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