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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

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Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Apnea Treatment

Treatment


Treatment for sleep apnea depends on the severity of the problem. Given data on the long-term complications of sleep apnea, it is important for patients to treat the problem as they would any chronic disease. Simply trying to treat snoring will not treat sleep apnea. Because of its association with heart problems and stroke, sleep apnea that does not respond to lifestyle measures should be treated by a doctor, ideally a sleep disorders specialist.

At this time, the most effective treatme...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Sleep Apnea Tips
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Most people know that sleep apnea is a leading cause of death from heart attacks and strokes.... Read more »

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Treating Sleep Apnea
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes the cessation of breathing many times during the night. That... Read more »

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The Sleep Apnea-Diabetes Connection
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...muscles relax a bit too much and block the airway. That causes brief but frequent interruptions... Read more »

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Headaches and Sleep
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...come in all shapes and sizes, from tension headaches caused by excessive stress or even... Read more »

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CPAP Helps Sleep Apnea Sufferers, And Their Spouses Too!
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert

...mask.  We explained in a previous blog that OSA is caused by collapse of the throat muscles and... Read more »

Health Guide

Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome
...heart's muscular walls (the myocardium).Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart attacks. Coronary artery disease is the end result of a complex process... Read more »
Sleep Apnea: Highlights
...central sleep apnea.Sleep Position and Sleep ApneaSleeping on the back, instead of the side, is a major cause of sleep apnea. In a 2005 study, researchers observed positional sleep apnea in 49% of... Read more »
Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure
...(hyperthyroidism) or underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism).Sleep apnea. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for sleep apnea. CPAP may help reduce systolic blood... Read more »
Heart Attack Diagnosis and Tests
...hours later. Damage due to a prior heart attack will persist when the heart scan is repeated. Injury caused by angina, however, will have resolved by that time.AngiographyAngiography, also known... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Causes
CausesHypertension is referred to as essential (primary) when the doctor is unable to identify a specific cause. It is by far the most common type of high blood pressure. The causes of this type are... Read more »

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