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Treating Sleep Apnea
Unlike most of our health problems, we can’t turn ourselves over to a doctor to prescribe a pill or an operation and assume that will solve the problem. After seeing our doctor for tests and prescriptions, we have to take care of our... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Successful Sleep Apnea Therapy
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...using a continuous positive airway pressure device or CPAP.I’ve used one every night but one... 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 »
Improve Your Life with CPAP
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...upsetting when people tell me "I can't get used to using CPAP. I quit," or "I had a sleep study... Read more »
05/12/08 #10 - CPAP and morning headaches?
By Ask the Clinician , Health ExpertFull Question:My question pertains to the CPAP machine that I have tried unsuccessfully to use. I... Read more »
Obesity and Sleep Apnea: What's the Connection?
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...fact have the disorder. Treatment involves wearing a CPAP (Constant Positive Airway Pressure)... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
...identifying patients with unsuspected and seriously low oxygen levels.Unattended Monitoring with Auto-CPAP. This method is a recent and simple method for detecting impaired breathing. It uses an... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...during the night. There are a number of such devices available.Continuous Positive Airflow Pressure (CPAP)The best treatment for severe obstructive and mixed sleep apnea is a system known as... 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 »High Blood Pressure: Causes
...their weight. Treating sleep apnea with a device known as nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may have modest benefits blood pressure as well.CPAP is an airway treatment using slight... Read more »Images
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