Daytime Nasal Congestion From Cpap
Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Apnea Treatment
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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.
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Expert & Community Posts
CPAP Helps Sleep Apnea Sufferers, And Their Spouses Too!
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...continuous positive airway pressure, better known as CPAP. What is CPAP and what does it... Read more »
The Basics of CPAP
By Michael Rack, MD , Health ExpertContinuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the most common treatment for obstructive sleep... Read more »
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...significant OSA is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). This therapy is delivered... Read more »
Obstructive sleep apnea: More on CPAP
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...continuous positive airway pressure, better known as CPAP. As we mentioned, CPAP, with the air... Read more »
Pediatric OSA Treatment
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...persists. Continuous positive airway pressure or CPAP plays in a much smaller role in... Read more »
Health Guide
Headaches: Cluster: Managing Cluster Headaches
...treatment for the apnea as possible therapy for cluster headaches.Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for sleep apnea. In some studies, patients with both cluster... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
...also suffer from sleep apnea. Another 2005 NEJM study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment does not improve survival for patients with heart failure and central sleep... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...the tonsils. Results are poor if the problems involve other areas or the full palate. In such cases, CPAP is superior. In one study, sleeping on the side (rather than the back) after surgery... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...hypertension and heart damage.Effective treatment of sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reduce blood pressure. Sleep apneas must be significantly reduced, however, to... Read more »Allergic Rhinitis: Corticosteroids
...spray steroids benefits include:Reducinginflammation and mucus production.Improving night sleep and daytime alertness in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis.Treating polyps in the nasal... Read more »Images
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