Treating Sleep Apnea With Surgery Part 3
Finally, many people with sleep apnea may require surgery to the lower airways, the area at the back of the tongue, to allow the airway to widen. One such procedure is Genioglossus Advancement, which sees the genioglossus muscle at the back of the tongue pulled forwards by the forward advancement of a small section of [...]
Treating Sleep Apnea With Surgery Part 2
Nasal Surgery – Surgery to the nasal area aims to widen the airway and prevent any airway collapse caused by sleep apnea. Septoplasty is a procedure that widens a deviated and obstructive septum that divides the two nasal passages by straightening the cartilage and bone of the septum. Another procedure, Turbinate Reduction, sees any enlarged [...]
Treating Sleep Apnea With Surgery Part One
Many types of surgery have been suggested in a bid to treat Sleep apnea, although it is often used as a last resort. The following two types of surgery are bypasses of the airway, which closes during bouts of Obstructive Sleep apnea.
Tracheostomy – This bypass aims to widen the airway, hoping to prevent the airway [...]
Treating Sleep Apnea With Airway Pressure
Sleep apnea is a chronic sleeping disorder, common in adults but rare in children. It is characterised by pauses (apneas) or shallow breathing during periods of sleep. Apneas can occur at least 15 times and up to 30 times or more each hour. The disorder is much more prevalent while sleeping rather than when awake, [...]
Three Types of Sleep Apnea Part 2
Central Sleep Apnea: Common in both premature infants and adults with cerebrovascular or heart disease, this type of Sleep apnea is caused by the sleeper’s brain not signalling the body to breathe. Both premature infants and adults with heart disease will have higher levels of carbon dioxide in the blood, causing the brain to slow [...]