What are the treatments for snoring and OSA?
1) Miscellaneous treatments – Try weight loss and muscle toning – Sleep on your side rather than on your back (put 3 tennis balls in a sock and sew it to the back of your pajamas) – Elevate the head of the bed – Avoid smoking – Avoid tranquilizers, sleeping pills or antihistamines before going to bed – Avoid alcohol within 3 hours of bedtime – Avoid heavy meals within 5 hours of going to bed. Going to bed exhausted also increases the chance of snoring. 2) Continuous Nasal Airway Pressure – CPAP. The individual wears a mask over the nose while sleeping. Air under pressure is forced past the obstruction in the airway. 3) Surgery – Some of the nasal passage, throat, or tongue, may have to be removed. Sometimes the jaw or tongue may need to be advanced, or the hyoid bone raised. 4) Oral Appliances – The appliances are designed mainly to advance the jaw or tongue while the individual sleeps. The appliances are much like those worn after orthodontic appliances (braces) are removed. What shou
