Comments on: Is there any other way to treat sleep apnea than using the mask?

By: Kitty

Kitty — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:32:01 +0000

oral appliances like retaner looking things and stuff, surgeries and such but the cpap is most effective.

You may need a new mask. Did you get a fitted properly for the mask, there are a ton so just a pick of small medium large doesn’t cover it sometimes, as for the tubing and rolling over My respratory therapist puts a hook above her bed for the tube.

By: enchanted

enchanted — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:32:01 +0000

Suggestion: call your doctor and tell him/her what you’ve told us and ask for his/her suggestions. I’m not about to give advise to someone who could die as a result of it. sorry

By: David V

David V — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:32:01 +0000

Without trying to be deaming or funny. Try and loose weight, that is what I did and because of that have no more apnea and no longer have to use the CPAP machine

By: Jessica loves soccer

Jessica loves soccer — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:32:01 +0000

I have never had sleep apnea but my mom has. There are SO many ways to fix it. She had a surgery on her nose because she had a deviated septum (spell) and that was supposed to work but did nothing. Just a few weeks ago she went to the doctors where they basically zapped the back of her tongue so it would shrink. This has helped her a lot.

My advise is to talk to your doctor because there are plenty of ways to fix your sleep apnea. Everyone is different and these things may not work for you

I hope you can fix it!

By: steveangela1

steveangela1 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:32:01 +0000

loosing weight, tonsilectomy if your tonsils are large, there are parts of the back of your throat that can be cut out if its obstructive sleep apnea…