How CPAP works

Previously, most sleep doctors would prescribe nightly use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP).  The treatment that involves wearing a facemask connected to a pump that forces air into the air passages at pressures high enough to overcome the obstructions in the airway.

Use f this device requires a sleep study to determine the proper pressure to use.  In this way, when a person sleeps, even if his throat muscles relax, the breathing passage stays open.

CPAP is administered by placing a mask with a good seal over the nose and attaching it to a low-pressure generator.  The higher the pressure, the more uncomfortable the feeling of the device.  This pressure can change over time, therefore retesting should be performed if the effects of the nasal CPAP appear to change.

However, many patients find this treatment uncomfortable or intolerable, make an oral appliance often more attractive option.

Advantages Of Using  SomnoDent™ MAS

• It is the only one to allow normal mouth opening and closing, which means you can talk or drink with the appliance and close your lips.

• It does not impinge on your tongue space and fits wholly inside your mouth, which means it is more comfortable and discreet than other products.

• It is adjustable forward and back, which means it can be adjusted to the optimum position for effective treatment.

• It has been, shown to work in clinical studies.
   

Continuous Airway Positive Pressure (CPAP)

This treatment for OSA is very effective if the patient is willing to use the device.  Unfortunately, due to its somewhat invasive nature, CPAP has a relatively low compliance rate.