Unlike a fixed-rate CPAP machine that delivers air at a constant pressure, a bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machine pushes out air at different rates, depending on whether a sleeper is breathing in or breathing out. Generally, the rate of airflow is higher as a person inhales and lower as a person exhales.

If these methods don’t help, we’ll determine if a surgical option is best to address your sleep apnea. Who is a candidate for sleep apnea surgery?

Some masks can cause irritation. Your healthcare provider can help you find ways to relieve these symptoms and adjust to using your CPAP machine.

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If you have sleep apnea, you may need a CPAP machine to allow you to breathe continuously while you sleep.

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is a machine that uses mild air pressure to keep breathing airways open while you sleep.

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Our physicians also will want to know how loudly and often you snore or make gasping or choking sounds here during sleep. Often you’re not aware of such symptoms and must ask a family member or bed partner to report them.

However, it is comparatively invasive. Maxillomandibular advancement comes with more risks and can impact a person’s appearance.

TMJ dysfunction is a joint disorder that prevents jaw movements. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a point of articulation at the base of the skull where the lower jaw meets the skull. This joint allows for both opening and closing movements, or in other words, up and down movement as well as the side-to-side movement of your lower jaw with respect to your upper jaw.

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Following a sleep study, our technicians carefully compile the results of all evaluations and provide them to sleep specialists who evaluate them and make treatment recommendations. All information is forwarded promptly to the patient’s own physician for follow-up and additional treatment.

. If you are diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing and your doctor or sleep specialist wants you to try CPAP therapy, they will likely prescribe the best CPAP machine for you. Of course, you can ask questions and give feedback if you feel the machine they choose is not a good fit.

Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation: The phrenic nerve is closely involved in breathing, as it connects with the lungs and diaphragm. Electrically stimulating this nerve using a surgical implant has shown promising results as a CSA treatment.