TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR SLEEP APNEA

20 July 2018

Sleep apnea is a common and treatable sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly for a period of time or breaths are shallow while sleeping due to partially or completely blocked airways. If left untreated, these breathing patterns can be potentially serious. Luckily, if you have recently been diagnosed with sleep apnea, there are plenty of treatment options available in order to manage your condition and improve your overall health and quality of life.

The most common treatment method prescribed to sleep apnea patients is the use of continuous positive airway pressure masks and machines, usually referred to as CPAP therapy. The use of CPAP masks and machines is considered to be the highest standard of treatment for sleep apnea suffers and is the most effective non-surgical approach. This therapy works by supplying pressurised air that flows continuously to promote unobstructed breathing while you sleep.

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