Surgery can also be performed to help people better tolerate CPAP therapy or an oral appliance by addressing physical features that interfere with these other treatments for OSA.
People with OSA often wake up many times at night, feel tired during the day, and have an increased risk of health complications.
In cases when non-invasive treatments fail, a surgical solution might be necessary. Your otolaryngologist will be able to advise you on the treatment options.
Inspire therapy is an implantable treatment option for people with obstructive sleep apnea who are unable to use or get consistent benefit from continuous positive airway pressure. You might be a candidate for Inspire therapy if:
Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder that causes repeated lapses in breathing during sleep. Symptoms can include snoring, headaches, and excessive sleepiness. Sleep apnea can be diagnosed using an at-home test.
As time goes on, you will discover which sleeping positions feel most comfortable, and though getting used to your CPAP therapy may seem like a challenge at first, don’t give up: CPAP is proven to work.
Eric Goldstein says: June 9, 2019 at 2:08 pm I read these articles because I have a CPAP machine and feel worse good mornings after I manage to keep my machine on the recommended time. I felt compelled to reply to you because you come off extremely arrogant because you are an MD. My wife has had medical issues for over 14 years and I have dealt with specialists from neurosurgeons to anesthesiologist that specialize in pain management and every other specialists in between you can think of. There are so many of these so-called experts that I end up correcting and have saved my wife’s life on more than one occasion keeping a doctor from making a huge mistake because he didn’t take the time to read through her file or even just her chart.
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that uses a surgical procedure to implant a device in the upper chest.
The University of Kansas Health System continues to be one of the top 5 hospitals in the nation that offers Inspire sleep apnea treatment. Our team collaborates with registered polysomnographic technologists who perform sophisticated sleep studies to help doctors provide the best care.
I would recommend you speaking with your doctor so that he/she may review your therapy data, to determine if you may benefit from a setting adjustment.
Some patients are able to receive a little relief by changing their sleep positions. It is suggested that when possible, lay in a position that allows your chin to remain above your torso.
Physicians should monitor for compliance and follow up with their patients closely especially during initiation of CPAP therapy to ensure long-term success.[7] Patients must disclose any adverse effects that may limit compliance which must then be addressed by the physician.
Additional studies here are needed to understand the potential benefits of TRDs, but these devices may be a reasonable alternative for people without teeth or who cannot use other oral devices.
Some evidence also suggests myofunctional therapy, which features exercises to strengthen the upper airway, can help with sleep apnea, Dr. Cacho adds. Myofunctional therapy is an exercise program used to correct abnormal movements of the face and mouth. It might be conducted by a speech and language pathologist or other health care provider who has a certification of orofacial myology.