Question by pennypincher: Do sleep apnea treatments help someone if their sleep apnea is caused by chronic phlegm?
My husband says I snore sometimes and don’t sleep sound. Due to allergies, I have phlegm quite frequently and I think that is my problem. Will the c-pap machine do any good if that is the problem?

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Article by John Spencer

If you’re looking for a good sleep apnea treatment, I suggest that you do some research before deciding on anything. In many cases, surgery is the only viable option for permanent relief from sleep apnea. However, following surgery on the mouth or throat, the temporary swelling that occurs can be as bad, if not worse, than the sleep apnea itself. Postoperative swelling can have disastrous effects on the airway, making it difficult, if not impossible, to breathe. Because of this, patients who have had tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies or tongue reductions have to be monitored very carefully.

If having a piece of your throat or mouth removed isn’t your sleep apnea treatment of choice, you may want to consider handing the problem with pharmaceuticals. While there are currently no drugs you can take to cure obstructive the sleep apnea, if the blockage is caused by enlarged tonsils or adenoids due to infectious mononucleosis there are prescriptions that can help you. For example, a regimen of anti inflammatory medicines such as prednisone and other glucocorticoid drugs can drastically reduce the lymphoid tissue. Immediately, you’ll see a drastic reduction in snoring and sleep apnea. These effects will be short term, but since the enlargement is also temporary it will be the perfect solution. If not, perhaps neurostimulation will be the answer to your prayers.

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Article by Marc MacDonald

If you think sleep apnea is not serious, think again. The condition has been to known to be the cause of complications like high blood pressure, heart failure, and fatigue. All of which can be fatal, if left unchecked.

Common Methods Of Sleep Apnea Treatments

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Article by Steve Stewart

When you have been told that you have sleep-disordered breathing, or sleep apnea, you may be a little baffled by the myriad of sleep apnea treatments that are available. If you have medical insurance, your doctor may be quick to prescribe a traditional CPAP (continuous positive airway pressurization) machine and sleep apnea mask, and although they can certainly work in many cases, most people who get them don’t use them for too long. They are uncomfortable, make getting to sleep harder, and they aren’t exactly romantic in the bedroom. There are also alternatives such as ADAM CPAP (airway delivery and management) machines.

The ADAM CPAP machines are very new. Given that this field of study and treatment is developing so rapidly, there will likely be something even better in 6 months! There are many different types of sleep apnea treatments available, and not all of them have to come from your doctor. Sleep apnea is essentially a problem with the way you breathe when you sleep. Many people who have this disorder can go up to a minute, or even longer, without taking a breath while they are sleeping. And, when they do finally take that much-needed breath, they do it with a loud snort that wakes them – and everyone else – up.

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Article by Dhaxel Barqs

Has anyone ever told you that you snore? You might try to deny it but there is a big likelihood that it is true. If it does not bother you, you can just forget about it. But if you think that it is embarrassing, you probably have tried to find ways to minimize snoring during the night. This probably includes sleeping on your back or taking natural remedies. However, if these don’t work, you might want to consider going to a doctor for a more accurate reason why you snore. If you also have headaches when you wake up or you get very sleepy and tired during the day, it is highly likely that you have sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by breathing difficulty during sleep. This happens when the brain mixes up the signals to the muscles that facilitate breathing or when the airway at the back of your throat gets blocked. Symptoms of sleep apnea include snoring, feeling tired and sleepy during the day, and waking up with a headache. If you have one and you don’t seek a sleep apnea treatment right away, your risks of heart attack and high blood pressure increase.

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Article by John Spencer

There are many different sleep apnea treatments to choose from if you find yourself suffering with the sleeping disorder. However, depending on your age, some may be more effective and easier than others. For example, when children are suffering from sleep apnea, quite frequently the treatment of choice is a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy surgery. These surgeries don’t just treat the sleep apnea, they cure it. Before surgery is decided upon, many times the doctor will try prescribing a course of anti-inflammatory steroids (like prednisone or a different kind of glucocorticoid drug). These drugs will provide short term solutions to the short term problem of tonsillar and adenoidal enlargement due to acute infectious mononucleosis.

While many of the words describing sleep apnea treatments are long and hard to pronounce, some are easier to say and understand. Some doctors, for instance, believe that sleep apnea is a neurological condition, caused by the nerves that control the soft palate and tongue failing to stimulate those muscles. These doctors are currently working on neurostimulation trials, checking to see if the use of pacemakers or other similar devices can put a quick and easy end to the sleep apnea. So far, the early trials look promising.

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Article by Jess Moss

Sleep apnea treatment is only really prescribed in severe cases of the disorder. In fact there is no real treatment in the conventional sense for this potentially life threatening sleep disorder simply because no one treatment offers a permanent removal of the problem. Before sleep apnea treatment is prescribed, or lifestyle changes suggested, it is important to understand how and why sleep apnoea happens and the risk factors associated with it.

First of all, sleep apnoea is a sleep disorder, meaning that it only affects the patient as they sleep. It occurs when a lack of muscle tone in the tissue surrounding the windpipe causes the part or full collapse of the windpipe, preventing or restricting air from travelling through to the lungs. Interruptions to the breathing happen several times through the night, each time dragging the sleeping individual into light consciousness and interrupting their much needed sleep.

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Article by LisaWagner

Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder that can be serious. Anyone that is diagnosed with Sleep Apnea goes under a doctor’s routine care. It is a condition that has a variety of treatments available.

Treatment depends on the person and condition. The doctor will determine a treatment for their patient. They will discuss the condition with the patient and learn about the patient’s symptoms. They will even do some testing to learn everything they can about the person’s condition. This will help them provide Sleep Apnea treatment options specifically for them. The doctor works with the patient to find the right treatment and if it needs to be adjusted the doctor will help.

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Article by Steve Stewart

If you have been told that you snore more than the average person, or that you make loud snorting sounds in the middle of the night, it is likely that you have sleep apnea. The only real way to find out is to go to a sleep clinic and have the clinicians diagnose you while you are sleeping. If they notice that you are not breathing in a regular fashion, or if you are holding your breath and then snorting to get a breath, you probably will be looking for sleep apnea treatments.

There are numerous treatments on the market, and one of the most popular is the sleep apnea mask. An ADAM CPAP (airway delivery and management) mask is a very recent development in sleep apnea treatment. The mask (like most others) fits around your nose and mouth and with the help of the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressurization) machine forces you to breathe while you are asleep. As well as it works, it is often difficult to keep in place at first, and no one looks very good when they have it on! If you are looking for a little romance in the bedroom, you will want to wait until the lights are off before putting on your ADAM CPAP, or you might want to find alternative sleep apnea treatments.

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Article by Dr. Jonathan Greenburg

Sleep apnea is a disorder in which there are one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing can stop anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes and this often occurs five to thirty times or more per hour. As your body realizes it is suffocating, it wakens partially, which restores airflow, but disrupts sleep.Sleep apnea is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Many of these people don’t even know they have it! Risk factors include being male, overweight, and over the age of forty, but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form and is caused by a blockage of the airways. This usually occurs when the tissues of the neck and throat collapse during sleep. Obstruction occurs in the passageways at the back of the mouth and the nose, ultimately not allowing the proper flow of air during breathing. What most people do not realize is that the tongue is the most common cause ot the obstruction and the tongue needs to be addressed in any effective treatment protocols. The obstruction occurs in the collapsible part of the airway where the upper throat and the tongue meet the uvula and the soft plate. A new study has linked sleep apnea, also called sleep-disordered breathing, to a significantly greater risk of dying from any cause. Individuals were categorized according to the frequency of recorded respiratory disturbance. Only three participants had severe OSA with an average of 30 or more respiratory disturbances per estimated hour of sleep, while 18 individuals (about 4.7 percent) had moderate to severe OSA with 15 or more respiratory disturbances per hour. Individuals who are poor tend to be obese, a Columbia University profession said in Associated Press report on the CDC study. The researcher said the cheapest foods tend to be higher in calories, and stores offering healthier, more expensive offerings are not always available in poor neighborhoods.There have been many high profile people including NFL Football player Reggie White, who died with a health condition stemming from untreated sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is well overdue for public attention; it is the second leading cause of daytime fatigue, after insomnia. Now, more than ever, it is time to make sure that you or a loved one gets their snoring or sleep apnea treated. It could save your life, or the one of someone you love.For more information about non-surgical treatment of Sleep Apnea go to http://www.apnea-treatment.com Sleep Apnea Treatment -Dr. Jonathan Greenburg DDS

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