Sleep apnea is a disease that occurs for many reasons. Therefore, treatment should be directed towards the cause.
In children, the cause is usually enlarged tonsils.
However, sleep apnea that occurs in advanced ages is usually the result of airway stenosis that occurs due to genetic reasons. The narrow respiratory tract degenerates and desensitizes the respiratory tract muscles and nerves over the years.
The first thing we encounter in the degenerate and insensitive respiratory tract is the uvula. Interventions performed on the uvula (uvula) in the past are no longer applied because the uvula is the result rather than the cause in this disease.
Weight loss treatment, which we frequently encounter in sleep apnea, should not be insisted on if weight cannot be lost. It is a method. Because today it is well known that sleep apnea causes weight gain.
CPAP treatment, popularly known as mask therapy, is the only treatment that gives 100% results in this disease. The key to CPAP treatment is to apply it correctly to the appropriate patient. Following the titration night at the sleep center, monitoring the patient and ensuring compliance with the device is very important in the sustainability of the treatment in the long term.
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