Alternatives to CPAP













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CPAP or Continuous Positive Air Pressure is a method of treatment used for Sleep Apnea which uses a mask that you wear when you sleep. The mask is attached to a machine that feeds it air that forces it down your airway, the effect being that your airway doesn’t collapse and it becomes easier to breathe. This method of treatment is often found uncomfortable by its wearers which is okay because there are other treatments that can be used and people who have sleep apnea can pick which one they find most comfortable or most suited to their needs as well as which one is most effective.



Other sleep apnea treatment methods other than CPAP are EPAP, surgery, oral appliances which is what the Sleep Apnea Treatment St Louis​  Missouri “The Snoring and Sleep Apnea Dental Treatment Center” specializes in, and the lifestyle change treatment.



EPAP or Expiratory positive airway pressure is one of the most recent treatments to sleep apnea, they use small devices that are placed over your nose before you go to sleep. Unlike the CPAP which is a mask, the EPAP is just an two attachable devices that go on each nostril, it basically does the same thing which is to allow air to flow freely so you can breathe better but it provides more comfort compared to CPAP.



You can also go for surgery if the other treatments are doing you no good, the goal of surgery in treating sleep apnea is widening the air passage so the flow of air becomes more freely and you won’t have trouble breathing anymore which eliminates the problem of waking up in the middle of the night to breathe again. Tissue removal is one example of surgery as treatment for sleep apnea, your doctor basically removes tissues from the back of your mouth to free the airway passage, this might not be as effective for sleep apnea treatment because there might still be tissues by the airway passage that might still cause obstruction but is very effective for snoring. If the cause of the sleep apnea is the bone structure, then jaw repositioning could be done which can free up obstruction that the restricted space that was once there can be made wider. 



Adaptive servo-ventilation or ASV is another recent treatment for sleep apnea which is more of a high-tech kind of treatment. The device memorizes your breathing patterns and after doing so, stores it inside a built-in computer. The data collected generates a certain pressure while you sleep which does the job of preventing the collapse of your airways. This has proven to be very effective.

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The treatment for St Louis Sleep Apnea Doctor​ can come from the Snoring Treatment In St Louis or sleep apnea dentists. Sleep apnea doctors could administer surgery or other treatments such as lifestyle changes and the sleep apnea dentists of St. Louis can provide oral appliance therapy which is also an effective and safe way to prevent sleep apnea, the preference is still on the side of the patient, whichever treatment he chooses as long as the condition is contained and no further harm can be caused to the individual.