Sleep Apnea Treatment Alternatives to Cpap
If you’ve been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), characterized by stoppages in breathing as you sleep, one of the treatments you may be offered is CPAP. The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure treatment is usually the first choice prescribed by many OSA specialists. While it is a successful way to treat OSA, many people have [...]
Types and causes of sleep apnea
There are three types of Sleep Apnea: – Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) – Mixed Sleep Apnea Obstructive Sleep Apnea This is the most common type of sleep apnea and occurs when your airway collapses during sleep and becomes blocked by your tonsils, tongue, uvula (the hanging tissue at the back of [...]