Dental Appliance for Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea treatment: dental appliance for sleep apnea

Dental appliance for sleep apnea is one of the tools that will be recommended by doctors for therapy in order to reduce sleep apnea disorder. Obstructive sleep apnea disorder is a condition in which one of the muscles in the mouth (usually around the tongue to the throat) did not work properly and caused the existing body tissues in the throat obstructs the airflow leading to the lungs when you sleep at night.

There are several treatments and therapies that can be done by patients with sleep apnea disorder but before you choose one of the, it would be better if you discuss it with the doctor at first place. Those two treatments are often recommended by doctors such as CPAP (Continues Positive Airway Pressure) and oral device or mouth guards. Below we will explain in detail these two things. So if you are one of the people with sleep apnea disorder, it is great to read this article till the last word.

Continues Positive Airways Pressure treatment

Besides dental appliance for sleep apnea, there is CPAP therapy which will be assisted by a CPAP machine. This therapy is touted as the most effective treatments to overcome the obstructive sleep apnea disorder especially it is worse. So this machine will blow and flow the air to the area of your throat when you sleep at night. This needs to be done so that the path for air into your throat remains open and not obstructed even when you are sleeping. CPAP machine consists of three parts. You will be wearing some kind of mask over the nose (there are also some that cover the nose and mouth). Then there is a machine that supports the supply of air and it will be blown into your throat while you sleep. And the last, there is a large tube called. The tube connects the mask to the machine.

There are several benefits you will get by using this machine. It will improve the quality of night sleep. You will be easier to snore. You do not need to sleep at daytime anymore because your night sleep is really good. And it is also lowering the blood pressure. This stuff is lightweight so if you are going to travelling, you carry these all and do not need to worry to sleep at night.

But there are a few side effects by using CPAP machine. And these will happen if you are too frequently using the machine. Some people will experience dry mouth and thrush. You will be experiencing bloat in the stomach because there are too much air entering your body and nosebleeds. But those all just happened in minor case.

If you are preferred to use dental appliance for sleep apnea, it will be great if the sleep apnea is in lower levels. This option is good as well if you are not feeling helped by the CPAP machine. Some people also cannot tolerate the machine so the oral device might be the better treatment plan.