Sleep Apnea Treatment Choices

Weight loss

Losing weight can reduce the pressure on throat muscles during sleep and can improve sleep apnea symptoms

Sleep Habits

Maintaining proper sleep habits such as avoiding medications that impair normal sleep, having a comfortable bedroom and going to sleep at the same time every night can help some sleep apnea sufferers

Sleep Position

For some patients, certain sleep positions may help alleviate sleep apnea

CPAP Machine

 CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and this device supplies a prescribed amount of air pressure to keep the air passages open during sleep. From time to time that pressure may be adjusted by your doctor. CPAP machines and the associated masks come in various models, makes and sizes that can fit each patient comfortably

APAP Machine

APAP stands for Automatic Positive Airway Pressure. An APAP machine will automatically adjust, or titrate, the amount of air pressure a patient needs throughout the night to keep air passages open. APAP machines come in various models, makes, and sizes that can fit each patient comfortably

Oral/Nasal Appliances

Appliances designed to be placed in the mouth or nose while sleeping can work to treat sleep apnea. These may look like a sports mouth guard or small nose plugs

There are various procedures that can be performed to treat sleep apnea in certain patients, depending on the anatomy of each patient’s airway obstruction. Your doctor can advise whether surgery would be appropriate option for you.