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YeYo82

2y ago

Alternatives to CPAP for Sleep Apnea?

Hello. new on this media. What are any other alternatives for sleep apnea than tje CPAP?

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NOLA_Musician

2y ago

It depends on what’s the main cause of your apnea, but aside from CPAP therapy, the options are surgery to correct the source of the airway blockage, other types of smaller hardware like what LukeAM mentioned, and then there is another newer alternative called Inspire which is a small device implant done through outpatient procedure. Check it out at inspiresleep.com
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YeYo82

2y ago

You have it already?
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LukeAM

2y ago

I know that my father used some kind of mouthpiece.

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