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What Is The Best Cure For Sleep Apnea?
By administrator | July 5, 2009
I’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea. What is a good way to get cured ot if? Does smoking affect it? Does weight?
Topics: Sleep/snoring | 2 Comments »
June 25th, 2009 at 1:16 am
im a sleep tech (working right now) and i will say that the best way to treat apnea is with the cpap/bipap machine (google it). weight can play a factor so if u loose weight it will help. usually after going on the cpap machine you will feel better rested,more energetic and willing to exercise and loose wieght. the more wieght you loose you will need less pressure and hopefully not need the machine anymore. but somtimes thin people have apnea too and it may be due to excess tissue in the throat that can be removed with surgery, but it is painful, and does not always work and you may need to go to cpap therapy anyhow. it may be the structure of your neck/jaw (many asians have apnea problems) this is somting you cant really do much about. If your apnea is mild and consists of mostly snoring, you can try the oral appliance whitch is like wearing a retainer and it pulls your lower jaw forward. you get that at the dentist. its expensive and not all insurance covers it and it will only work if you are mild or just snore. hope this helps:)
June 25th, 2009 at 1:16 am
Smoking and weight both play a role (make it worse). I have heard there are some surgeries that can help in severe cases. A friend of mine often wears a breathing machine to bed, because she can’t sleep when she doesn’t.