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I want an alternate medicine for obtructive sleep apnea apart from surgery?

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Dr. Michael Lebowitz answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Dental sleep : A dental sleep appliance repositions the jaw forward resulting in increased airway space. Tis device works very well for mild to moderate sleep apnea.

Answered 12/27/2016

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Dr. Mark Birnbach answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry

Sleep apnea: Options include: avoiding sleeping on one's back.(sew a pocket on the back of a t-shirt and put a tennis ball in it) have an ENT check nasal passages-tonsils, adenoids, deviated septum, polyps . Weight loss wearing a dental device that holds the lower jaw forward thereby increasing airway at back of throat.

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

CPAP, MAD: Most common non-surgical modalities are CPAP machines and mandibular advancement devices.

Answered 11/27/2017

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