Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital

Sleep apnea, is it that you can’t breathe halfway through sleep?
Don’t worry, it is treatable…

• The causes of snoring and “obstructive sleep apnea” are complex, and are common in the nose and oropharyngeal tissues that cause obstruction
• Methods to therapy of the “obstructive sleep apnea”:
• Lose weight
  Exercise and diet control can achieve the best results.
• Continuous positive pressure breathing apparatus
  Ensure that the airway does not collapse during sleep, solve snoring and sleep apnea.
• Surgery
  The nose has Nasal Polyp, Nasal septum, and Turbinectomy; the oropharynx has Tonsils, Adenoids, Soft palate, and Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; there is also surgery to remove the tongue base and facial bones.
• Intraoral device
  It can be roughly divided into two categories: tongue advancement and mandibular advancement devices.
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