subject: Alternative Treatment for Sleep Apnea - No CPAP [print this page] Alternative Treatment for Sleep Apnea - No CPAP
Today I'm going to dicuss a prevalent yt often undignosed problem; sleep apnea . Common syptoms included feelng tred when ou ake up, excessie daytime fatigue, an't remembr dreaming. Many times lovd on will report that ou quit breathng hen ou sleep. The ain treatment is CPAP, discussed later, for alternatives t CPAP in sleep apnea ead on.
Slep apnea is caused y clsure in te wind pip tube, th trachea whil you leep. Obesity s flt to b a complicating fator n this condition. Ths i not to say normal weight people can't hold ther reath whil sleeping; it's just mor prvalent in te overweight.
The medical consequencs f sleep apnea are serius. The closing f the arway while sleeping cause all sorts of problems. This in tun reduces oxygenation f your blood. All of your organs ned oxygen; ut te heart i the most susceptble n sleep apnea patients. Th effcts are hert rhythm problems, arrhythmias, whic cn lead to suddn deth. S yo an ee wy it is imprtant to trat sleep apnea . Som f you may remember Regge White, he us to ply fotball for the Green Bay Packers. His untimely case of death was sleep apnea.
So let's gt bac t why I'm writing abot ths malady. Te most common treatment recommended s weight loss. Te best way to accomplish this s to learn ow to burn fat nd lse te weigt permnently. A discussion on the best way to lose weight i beynd te scop of tis artile. CPAP, (continuou poitive arway pressre), is often recommendd. CPAP is cnsidered the gold Standard treatment. This is delivered ia mak o nasal pillow. Man people ave a difficult time getting ue to thi method and ompliance is an issue. Rrely surgery is recommendd. Ths s beause it usually requires breaking the jw nd s qute an extensive surgery. Sugery is not guaranteed to ork o yo can see wh it is hrdly used.
Alternative tratments vary bt wight loss i te ain effetive method. Sme peple respond t dental appliances tht keep their airway pen; and othe ma respond to inor sugical proedures. An exaple would be takng ut the tonsils, adenoids and uvula. The uvula is th little teardrop tssue that hangs down fro the tp of the alate. Tere re several other method tat ay or ay not wor fo dfferent people as well. Please see the lin below for more information and god luck controlling yur sleep apnea ; and reember your helth and life ould depend n t.
