If you have persistent symptoms of sleep apnea and don t use your cpap you should have a conversation with your sleep doctor to review alternative treatments including potentially using an oral appliance and trying some exercises as long as you do not have severe sleep apnea oral appliances are a good and effective alternative to cpap in treating mild to moderate sleep apnea.
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He had become well versed in the dangers of sleep apnea.
In the past physicians would only recommend these apnea mouthpieces as an alternative or secondary treatment for patients who could not tolerate cpap therapy and they are.
Remember it s not just snoring and disrupted shuteye that are associated with sleep.
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Mouthguards are proving very useful in sleep apnea patients whare diagnosed with mild or moderate sleep apnea.
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A sleep dentist prescribes a sleep apnea dental device frank started getting frustrated that he would never find a way to treat his sleep apnea.
In cases where the patient has pretty severe sleep apnea these devices may be used in conjunction with cpap.
Oral appliances continue to improve as technology and materials advance.
Then he or she will prescribe a device that you can have custom made by a dentist.
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Mouthguards or mouthpieces are used instead of a cpap or surgery.
Oral devices for sleep apnea are often used as a substitute for cpap or sleep apnea surgery as they are more cost expensive and less invasive.
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If you have sleep apnea and would like to explore the idea of a mouthpiece talk to your doctor first.
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He worried the continued exhaustion caused by the apnea might jeopardize his ability to care for his family and live a long healthy life.
Although cpap is the most popular sleep apnea treatment dental appliances are becoming more common as research solidifies their efficacy in treating mild to moderate sleep apnea and snoring.
There are several leading sleep apnea mouthpieces.