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Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Apnea Other Treatments
- Sleep Apnea - Other Treatments
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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
Children Have Sleep Problems Too
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Sleep Apnea A Cause of Car Accidents
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertObstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that disrupts sleep hundreds of times every night. It's... Read more »
Allergy Medications and Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...allergies. It’s worst at night when I’m trying to sleep. When I was on Coumadin about... Read more »
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: Tracheotomy
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...bypasses the entire upper airway, and is able to cure sleep apnea. Despite its great success at... Read more »
GERD Parenting Sins Part 1: Spoiling the Baby
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...in the armpits or neck area pelvic pain anxiety or depression due to appearance and/or infertility sleep apnea -- excessive snoring and times when breathing stops while asleep What's the big... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
Not all people with suspected sleep apnea require medical tests. Expensive diagnostic efforts are probably not required for individuals who have no other health risk factors and whose... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Risk Factors
Gender. More men than women appear to have sleep apnea. In the U.S., about 4% of men and 2% of women between the ages of 30 - 60 meet the criteria for obstructive sleep apnea. Such people... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Symptoms
People with sleep apnea usually do not remember waking up during the night.Symptoms in AdultsSymptoms may include:Excessive daytime sleepinessMorning headachesIrritability and impaired mental... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Causes
...that causes some obstruction or collapse in the upper airways and reduces air pressure can produce sleep apnea syndrome. Abnormalities in tissues that lie between the back of the mouth and the... Read more »Images
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