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… cannot use—CPAP to treat your sleep apnea. Oral breathing devices or other types of … cannot use—CPAP to treat your sleep apnea. Oral breathing devices or other types of … cannot use—CPAP to treat your sleep apnea. Oral breathing devices or other types of …
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… to keep your airway open while you sleep. Oral breathing devices or other types of … lifestyle changes, breathing machines, or oral or nasal breathing devices, can help. … to keep your airway open while you sleep. Oral breathing devices or other types of …
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… What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea means that breathing stops for short periods during … dioxide levels go up. It may lead to other problems, such as high blood pressure and … choking or gasping spells. Symptoms in children Children who have sleep apnea nearly …
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… rate than adults do. Related Information Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive
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… Your snoring disturbs your sleep, such as pauses in breathing or gasping while sleeping. … disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree …
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… are: Used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. Rarely used to treat … may suggest these surgeries to treat sleep apnea if you have swollen tonsils and adenoids … are often the cause of a child's sleep apnea. How Well It Works In children with …
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… from the back of your throat. You will be asleep during surgery. The doctor may remove … 1 to 2 weeks, you can probably go back to work or most of your usual activities. But you … 3 to 6 weeks to fully recover. How Well It Works UPPP surgery may reduce sleep apnea and …
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Surgery Overview Tracheostomy is surgery that is sometimes used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It's used if you have severe sleep apnea, other treatments have failed, and other forms of …
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… Overview Several oral devices have been tested to help treat … that it will collapse when you inhale. Other oral breathing devices supply electrical … the airway from collapsing when you sleep. Oral breathing devices may reduce snoring or …
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… air pressure in your throat to keep your airway open. When you have sleep apnea, this … future health problems. CPAP stands for "continuous positive airway pressure." The CPAP machine …