Treatment Options for Sleep Apnea

People who suffer from sleep apnea often have no idea to what extent their daily lives are affected.

When your airway closes or narrows repeatedly throughout the night, you will likely wake up tired, less responsive, and emotionally distressed.

Fortunately, sleep apnea can be treated with any of the following treatments.

Self-Help Treatments

If your sleep apnea is rather mild, there are a number of measures you can take to improve it. If you smoke or drink frequently, cut down or eliminate these habits altogether.

Try to maintain a regular sleep schedule, and avoid heavy meals and caffeine before bed. An overall healthy lifestyle can go a long way towards improving or eliminating your sleep apnea.

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Upon visiting an accredited sleep disorder facility, you will discuss treatment options, such as Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP).

This extremely common treatment can substantially improve your mental and physical state.

For CPAP treatment, you will wear a mask over your nose and/or mouth while you sleep. This mask is hooked up to a machine that delivers airflow to the nostrils, which enables you to breathe without difficulty.

Dental Devices

Your dentist can design a dental device to treat sleep apnea. Dental devices are likewise designed to keep the airway open while you sleep.

Typically they are designed to fit into your mouth, but they can also be designed to fit around your head.

Surgery

Surgery is not as common as some other treatments, such as CPAP. However, if the aforementioned treatments haven’t been working well, surgery is an option.

There are a few types of surgery for sleep apnea, all of which increase the size of your airway and thus reduce the frequency of your sleep apnea episodes.

Zeeba Sleep Center is an accredited sleep disorder facility in Las Vegas that specializes in treatment of sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, and restless leg syndrome.

Call us today at (702) 242-1562 to discuss our treatment options.