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How are more severe cases of sleep apnea treated?
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More severe cases may need assisted breathing devices to wear at night or surgery to correct airway obstruction.
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What type of sleep apnea is treated with mechanical ventilators?
For moderate to severe sleep apnea, the most successful treatment is nighttime use of a ventilator, called a CPAP machine. used to treat both obstructive and central sleep apnea.
How are mild cases of sleep apnea treated?
For mild cases of sleep apnea, simple measures may suffice, such as losing weight through a diet and exercise program, or preventing the person from sleeping on their back.
Why is sleep apnea unrecognized?
You can be tested for sleep apnea. Therefore, it can be recognized and even treated.
Is sleep apnea considered as disability?
In Britain, any condition that has a serious and long term negative effect on your ability to function in day-to-day life is considered a disability under the Equality Act 2000. Sleep Apnea can be registered as, and treated as, a disability in many cases.
Can heart disease cause sleep apnea?
I had nine vessel CABG in 2002 and also have severe coronary artery disease. Could this have caused my moderately severe sleep apnea? I never had any problems sleeping before my surgery.
What are ways you can die in your sleep?
Having a heart attack or stroke in your sleep. Severe sleep apnea could kill you if you stopped breathing.
Is it true that positive pressure ventilation is used to treat sleep apnea?
For moderate to severe sleep apnea, the most successful treatment is nighttime use of a ventilator, called a CPAP machine. Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), is an alternative form of ventilation.
How much supplemental oxygen is needed with sleep apnea?
Normally none. Apnea is treated with a CPAP machine, which simply pressurizes normal room air.
What is a similarity between sleep apnea and narcolepsy?
There is no similarity.Sleep apnea is a physical condition. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder.Sleep apnea is easily treated, most commonly with a CPAP device or sometimes a dental device. Narcolepsy is normally treated with drugs and some behavioural adjustments (like naps).The only thing they have in common is the word "sleep".
What is the difference between central sleep apnea and other severe forms of sleep apnea?
Sleep apnea is when people stop breathing while sleeping. Central is when the problem is that the brain is not sending the signal. You forget to breath when asleep. The other type is obstructive which is when the muscles of the throat collapse and close the airway when they relaxeduring deep stages of sleep.
What is the Definition of Central Sleep Apnea?
Central Sleep Apnea is a disorder in which your breathing repeatedly stops and starts during your sleep. Central Sleep Apnea is less common than Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
What does OSA stand for in sleep apnea?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
