A CPAP machine is the single most effective treatment for sleep apnea. Many users have no problems and using their CPAP machine is a breeze. For others, there may be several problems that develop along the way.
Sleep apnea is the most common of all sleep disorders. It can affect your overall health in a serious manner if left untreated. Here are some options for treatment if you are diagnosed with sleep apnea.
As stated in the previous post, surgery should only be considered as an option for treatment of sleep apnea if there is a physical cause for your obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or if more conservative treatment methods do not work. Every individual is different and should take all risks and benefits into consideration.
There are limited benefits involved with treating sleep apnea or snoring with only medications. They are most useful for treating mild sleep apnea or for use in your overall treatment plan.
When you sleep, the muscles in your throat become relaxed. This will cause a slight narrowing that is not usually a problem. But in a person with sleep apnea, this narrowing causes breathing problems that are significant enough to lower oxygen levels and cause severe sleep disruption.
CPAP is an acronym that stands for continuous positive airway pressure. It is a form of therapy used for people who have obstructive sleep apnea. Sometimes the continuous pressure of CPAP is uncomfortable for the person using it. If that happens, BIPAP may be an alternative.
If you think that you may have sleep apnea you should see a sleep disorders specialist. Then you will probably be sent for a sleep study, or polysomnogram, which will record various parameters while you sleep and serve as a tool for diagnosis.
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Sleep apnea is a general term for breathing problems that happen when we sleep. Someone with sleep apnea may stop breathing as many as 100 times per hour.