Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Sleep Disorders Message Board

bebettersoon · 05-20-2004, 03:36 PM

I have just been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. My doctor is waiting for the full test results before she will advise me of what we do next to treat this disorder. Does anyone else have this disorder? I know about CPAP but is there anything else I can do? Does anyone have a dental appliance they use? Will a Chiropractic pillow help?

sunflower22 · 05-23-2004, 10:15 AM

If you have a dental mouthguard it is for TMJ don't know if would work for this disorder.

hry33 · 05-29-2004, 03:25 PM

were you diagnosed at a sleep lab after an overnight sleep study?
the sleep lab generally suggests what is needed to be done

various antisnoring pillows may help slightly

jeh rpsgt · 05-30-2004, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bebettersoon

I have just been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. My doctor is waiting for the full test results before she will advise me of what we do next to treat this disorder. Does anyone else have this disorder? I know about CPAP but is there anything else I can do? Does anyone have a dental appliance they use? Will a Chiropractic pillow help?

Yes I have OSA and also worked in a sleep lab. Some people with mild sleep apnea are fine just sleeping on their sides vs. their back. There are dental appliances designed to move the jaw and tongue foreward but often do not work. Some people try a surgery called UPPP where the uvula and some of the soft pallatte is removed. It can usually fix snoring, but I've never seen it work for sleep apnea. I've had probably a hundred patients who have come back after that surgery and they still had OSA. CPAP is the most effective treatment, and I highly recommend it.