Combination therapy may be indicated for sleep apnea that does not respond to oral appliance therapy alone.
This may include one or more of the following to achieve optimum results:
• Nasal treatment or oral surgery (breathing from your nose is important)
• Chin strap (your jaw should be closed when you sleep)
• Back bumper (to prevent sleeping on your back)
• Weight loss (patients who are overweight are more at risk)
• Combination therapy with CPAP (especially in severe sleep apnea)
Some patients have such a severe blockage that oral appliance therapy alone is not enough. For this group the use of a CPAP hose and mask machine combined with the oral appliance gets a better result than either CPAP alone or the oral appliance alone.
Combination Therapy:
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Positional Therapy
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Weight Loss
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