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Sleep Apnea Treatment in Mysore

Sleep Apnea

Sleep Apnea Treatment in Mysore

Breathlessness or sleep apnea is when the patient stops breathing when asleep and resumes shortly after. This can occur due in different forms. 

  • Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the head and neck muscles relax in a way that the air being exhaled out through the windpipe is inhibited. 

  • Central sleep apnea occurs because the brain does not control the muscles that affect breathing. 

  • Mixed sleep apnea occurs when both obstructive apnea and central apnea causes work simultaneously. 

Diagnosis 

Polysomnogram is also called an overnight sleep study diagnosis, where the person is observed overnight in a sleep laboratory. Sensors monitor the heart rate, brain waves, breathing patterns, and oxygen levels in the blood.

The home sleep test allows the test to be carried out from home overnight but without monitoring the brain waves. Consult with our experts at Manipal Hospitals, the best pulmonology hospital in Mysore to have the best treatment.

Treatment 

Sleep apnea treatment is done in different ways, like surgery, oral devices, nerve stimulators, adaptive ventilation, PAP ventilation, etc. 

1. Surgical Options 

  • Tonsillectomy or Adenoidectomy

This is effective when the tonsils and adenoid glands in the throat are the causes of obstruction during breathing at sleep times. The breathing passage is hence widened enough to stop sleep apnea from occurring. This is mostly helpful in children who suffer from an obstructive form of sleep apnea.

  • Somnoplasty

Here, radiofrequency removes any soft tissues that obstruct breathing in the upper tissues around the windpipe.

  • Surgery of the jaws

It is done to alter the positioning of the person’s jaws slightly so that there is no obstruction by soft tissues pushing back on the windpipe. Those patients suffer from sleep apnea because of structural reasons such as micrognathia. 

  • Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)

It involves the removal of the uvula from the throat. The uvula is the tear-shaped tissue present in the soft palate of the throat. The surrounding soft tissues in the soft palate are also removed by this surgery, causing the airway to widen enough for easy air passage. Sleep Apnea Treatment in Mysore is available at Manipal Hospitals, visit today.

  • Septoplasty

It is a type of nasal surgery that helps in levelling the soft tissues within the nasal cavity. This aids in the easy flow of air through the nasal passage.

2. Oral Devices

Here, special devices placed within the mouth on the tongue and jaws can keep the windpipe pressed downwards. This keeps the airways open and releases any pressure on the breathing ability. 

  • Stimulators For Nerves

This involves using nerve stimulators to control the hypoglossal nerve, which controls tongue movements. The stimulator can help push the tongue subtly forward, thus not causing it to interfere with the airflow during breathing. The tongue is no longer in a relaxed state, and during sleep and the apnea is held off.

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