Sleep Apnea Test, Diagnosis & Treatment Using CPAP Machine
Sleep Apnea Test, Diagnosis & Treatment Using CPAP Machine. Dr. Daneshrad is a board-certified ENT and cosmetic surgeon in the Santa Monica, CA area. Visit us online at http://bit.ly/2KIs9ZhDrDaneshrad or call 310.453.6500
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To determine whether or not a patient has sleep apnea we'll get a sleep study to see whether or not there's a problem with oxygenation. If a patient has sleep apnea, we'll try treatment with a CPAP device, which is simply a machine that allows them to get more air in while they're sleeping. The beauty is when you have more energy you can exercise more. When you get exercise more, you can actually lose some of the weight that may have contributed to the sleep apnea. So CPAP machine may just be the beginning of treatment for sleep apnea. If a patient can't tolerate a CPAP machine or can't breathe with it or has other medical conditions that prevent that, then we will talk about potential surgical treatments for sleep apnea.
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