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2. Obstructive sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   For those with obstructive sleep apnea unable or unwilling to comply with first line treatment, the surgical intervention has to be adapted to an individual's specific anatomy and physiology, personal preference and disease severity. [112] Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with or without is the most common surgery for patients with obstructive sleep ...

3. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   More than half of people with obstructive sleep apnea have some degree of positional obstructive sleep apnea, meaning that it gets worse when they sleep on their backs. [69] Sleeping on their sides is an effective and cost-effective treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnea. [69]

4. What to Do If You Have Sleep Apnea - AOL

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   Less common than obstructive sleep apnea is another form called central sleep apnea, in which breathing muscles aren’t active enough. For these patients, CPAP may not help as much. For these ...

5. Sleep-related breathing disorder - Wikipedia

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   The most severe of the sleep apneas is obstructive sleep apnea. Apnea is obstructive only when polysomnography reveals a continued inspiratory effort, evidenced by abdominal and thoracic muscle contraction. Sleep apnea is measured by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). An AHI is determined with a sleep study.

6. Respiratory disturbance index - Wikipedia

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   The American Academy of Sleep Medicine uses RDI to determine the severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea according to the following range: 5–14.9 for mild, 15–29.9 for moderate, and 30+ for severe, similar to the one used in the AHI. [6]

7. Opinion: Is your child unable to sleep? It's possible jaw ...

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   How TJM is related to sleep apnea and chronic snoring ... is called pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Unlike relief from TMJ, sleep apnea’s symptoms can often be remedied by sleeping on one’s ...