Does anyone know any other alternative to sleep apnea other than that awful mask?

5 Comments

1. Scarlett says:

   September 4, 2009 at 4:53 am

   There are nose pillows, and also a surgery that places some sort of thing inside your mouth in the back where you cannot truly notice it that can help. Weight loss will help greatly. I have sleep apnea and I know that it can be cumbersome and some poeple cant stand anything on their face. But from day 1 for me I got used to it. I have recently tried to sleep without it and can make it 2 or 3 night without now where I couldnt several months ago. But you do need to use it if you have been diagnosed. Not using it can cause you to have heart problems also and you could stop breathing and never start back up…….check into the sorts of different things you can do to help other than the mask.
2. maria says:

   September 4, 2009 at 4:53 am

   There are medications that can help you sleep better, but with sleep apnea sometimes its still very hard. I’ve heard that you just have to get used to the mask, and eventually it will work wonders. I know some people that say they feel like new peole after using the mask, but on the other side, some people hate it.

   I guess I would talk to a doctor to see what’s best for you.

   Good luck
3. Flaca says:

   September 4, 2009 at 4:53 am

   I suffered from this as a child, according to my mom. I would stop breathing while I was sleeping, which scared her silly.

   I visited an ENT doctor (Ear, Nose and Throat), and he determined that my adenoids and tonsils were getting in the way of normal breathing. He prescribed surgery: a tonsilectomy and adenoidectomy. Both procedures were done at the same time.

   I was released the same day, and this was over two decades ago so it’s probably even quicker now that they use lasers to do surgeries. I haven’t experienced sleep apnea since.

   This may not be an option for you, depending on what your doctor says, but I strongly suggest you see the same type of specialist, because an ENT could find out exactly what is causing the sleep apnea.
4. rdrmn says:

   September 4, 2009 at 4:53 am

   I had Rhinoplasty for sleep apnea about 7 years ago and have not had any problems since.

   Try this site:

   http://www.plasticsurgery.org/patients_consumers/procedures/Rhinoplasty.cfm?CFID=68450790&CFTOKEN=42880102
5. flynchef says:

   September 4, 2009 at 4:53 am

   my wife holds a pillow over my face until i wake up and roll over, Boy dose she love my or what?