Obstructive sleep apnea affects around 20 million Americans and can lead to hypertension, heart attack, stroke, depression, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, morning headaches, and excessive daytime sleepiness.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Best Snoring Treatment Is an Oral Appliance
Snoring is a warning sign of sleep apnea. Even snoring without sleep apnea is dangerous. A recent stuy showed snorers had an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis and/or stroke. Patients with snoring have up to 300% increase in motor vehicle accidents. An Oral Appliance used for sleep apnea will also eliminate snoring. There are many appliances to control snoring and apnea. The TAP appliance has a volume control for the bed partner of the snorer.
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Patient describes 5 years of sleep apnea treatment with oral appliance. He initially used the CPAP machine but found it made him uncomfortab...
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Lake Forest Sleep Apnea Treatment: Sleep Apnea patient describes how wearing a sleep apnea appliance for the last 6-7 years has drastic...
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Mike describes how he was diagnosed with sleep apnea. He was less than thrilled with diagnosis and definitely did not want CPAP. He travels...