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Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Apnea Other Treatments
- Sleep Apnea - Other Treatments
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Other Treatments
Oral appliances, also called dental appliances or devices, may be an option for patients who cannot tolerate CPAP. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends dental devices for patients with mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea who are not appropriate candidates for CPAP or who have not been helped by it. (CPAP should be used for patients with severe sleep apnea whenever possible.)
Several different dental devices are available. A trained dental professional such as a d...
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Expert & Community Posts
Snoring: Causes and Treatments
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...Your dentist may be able to fit you with a simple device that will reduce your snoring.... Read more »
Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...Hospital in Nottingham, England, used monitoring devices to measure oxygen levels in sleeping... Read more »
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: Tracheotomy
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...needs to be discussed- oral appliances. These are devices which are usually custom made by a... Read more »
Successful Sleep Apnea Therapy
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...it by using a continuous positive airway pressure device or CPAP.I’ve used one every night but... Read more »
The Sleep Apnea-Diabetes Connection
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...Corp. here.ResMed is the leading manufacturer of the devices that treat sleep apnea. They are... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
...the bed may help.Nasal StripsOver-the-counter nasal strips, such as the Breathe Right strip, or other devices that open the nostrils are inexpensive and useful to prevent snoring. They may... Read more »Sleep Apnea: References
...Bailey D, et al. Practice parameters for the use of continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure devices to treat adult patients with sleep-related breathing disorders. Sleep. 2006 Mar... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
...mild-to-moderate sleep apnea use mouth guards or tongue splints. A 2006 review suggests that these dental devices help reduce apnea episodes in half of all treated patients. The researchers also... Read more »Allergic Rhinitis: Treatment
...worsened redness, or irritation, or if the condition lasts more than 3 days.Do not touch the tip of the device to the eyeor touch other surfaces with it. Replace the cap after using. Discard any... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis
...movementsChanges in breathing and blood levels of oxygenActigraphyActigraphy uses a small wristwatch-like device (e.g., Actiwatch) to monitor sleep quality in people with suspected RLS, periodic... Read more »Images
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