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solutions to sleep apnea
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Navdeep Virk answered
20 years experience Cosmetic Dentistry
Severity: Depends on whether central or obstructive
how severe it is CPAP machine or oral appliance or combination, surgery
there are a lot of options.
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Dr. Mark Birnbach answered
48 years experience Cosmetic Dentistry
Sleep apnea: This depends upon the severity of the apnea.
For mild to moderate apnea, a dental device has been approved as a method of treatment.
Patients find t ... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
Stopping breathing: Sleep apnea happens when a person is asleep. Apnea is not breathing (no effort is made to take a breath), or the inabilitiy to breath due to an obstru ... Read More
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Dr. Aaron Milstone answered
27 years experience Pulmonology
Closed airway: Sleep apnea is the closure of the airway or significant narrowing of the airway during sleep. Risk factors include being male, being overweight, havi ... Read More
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Dr. Mike Deldar answered
24 years experience Cosmetic Dentistry
Stop breathing: Waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air, snoring, being tired all the time.
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edward Neilsen answered
19 years experience Family Medicine
Not breathing: Apnea is breath-holding, or not breathing. Some people have periods of time they don't breath while they are asleep. Sometimes it is related to body ... Read More
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Dr. Carlo Hatem answered
25 years experience Pulmonary Critical Care
Choking: There are two types of sleep apnea, both leading to cessation of airflow to the lungs. Central apnea is the less common one and is due to brain contro ... Read More
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Dr. Ravi Chand answered
26 years experience Psychiatry
Sleep Apnea: If you have symptoms such as
insomnia
snoring
hypersomnia
excessive daytime sleepiness
obesity
asian race
cognitive deficits
mood disorders
h ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Bahman Omrani answered
17 years experience Pain Management
Proven : Yes proven. Treat it and live longer and happier.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Jarvis answered
37 years experience Dentistry
Yes: It has been published that it affects 4% of men and 2% of women, but personally, i think it is much higher. Unfortunately, it has been given lower pr ... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Saurabh Bajpai answered
9 years experience Emergency Medicine
Insomia: High blood pressure, fatigue and insomnia are one of the most common symptoms associated with sleep apnea. With severe conditions you can be deprived ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brijesh Chandwani answered
11 years experience Pain Management
Gasping for air: Sleep apnea is defined as complete (apnea) or partial obstruction (hypopnia) of the airway during sleep. Typical signs and symptoms are snoring, wake ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michelle Zetoony answered
18 years experience Sleep Medicine
Anyone: Anyway can have sleep apnea. Young/old, male/female, obese/underweight, healthy/multiple medical problems. There are a lot of risk factors you would ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shalabh Bansal answered
13 years experience Pediatrics
Sleep apnea: Sleep apnea is stoppage in expiratory breathing. It is usually obstructive in nature and results in increased lung pressures as one breathes out at ni ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Just another term: For sleep apnea. There are several types: obstructive, where the air is blocked from getting to your lungs by collapse of your upper airways during sl ... Read More
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