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Obstructive Sleep Apnea
CPAP Intolerance
Snoring
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What do sleep apnea and snoring appliances look like?
Are oral sleep appliances comfortable?
What does all this mean to me as a CPAP intolerant patient?
Does health insurance provide coverage?
What is nasal CPAP, and why do so many users desperately want and need an alternative?
How does the position of the jaw need to be changed to get an adequate airflow?
What Do Sleep Apnea and Snoring Appliances Look Like?
As you can see, they generally look like athletic mouth guards but are precision made to hold the jaws in the best position to allow for maximum breathing while allowing for jaw movements while sleeping.
To the right is an example of one type of appliance. However, the best one for you may appear somewhat different. We are looking forward to seeing you and helping you attain a better quality of life without CPAP or snoring.
Are oral sleep appliances comfortable?
Yes they are comfortable. The vast majority of patients are happy to wear them knowing that they effectively treat snoring and gasping for air (sleep apnea), thereby halting the resulting daytime sleepiness, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes and even death. CSADA™ is our trademarked custom-made oral appliance which is worn while sleeping. It uses the latest technological advances to aid therapeutic positioning.
What does all this mean to me as a CPAP intolerant patient?
This means you have an answer to one of your biggest health worries. The oral appliances which we employ are patented, FDA approved, and state-of-the-art. The Pharyngometer computer helps us to find the optimum jaw position to allow a person to sleep comfortably while allowing for maximum air intake. Your health fears can be eliminated by the fact that enormous benefits brought about by the CPAP can be potentially achieved with an oral appliance. You can live a healthy life without the CPAP!
Does Health Insurance provide coverage?
Most quality health insurance companies provide coverage.
What is Nasal CPAP and why do so many users desperately want and need an alternative?
Nasal CPAP machines deliver pressurized air through a hose to a mask which covers the nose and part of the face. It is typically held in place by straps which surround the head and face. The flow of the air acts like an “air splint” to keep the upper airway open and prevent apnea (i.e. shortness of breath). CPAP machines have 99% efficiency in restoring normal breathing during sleep. They have undergone improvements since an Australian invented the first one using a vacuum cleaner and a length of hose. This is a patient using a CPAP Unfortunately, CPAP can be very noisy and uncomfortable to wear while sleeping. As the severity of the sleep apnea problem increases, the pressure of the air forced into the nose must be raised. Sleep medicine literature reports have shown that as many as 80% of the people who try to wear CPAP cannot tolerate it and stop.
How does the position of the jaw need to be changed to get an adequate airflow?
In the past, the only way to determine the best position for the jaw involved guessing, and trial and error. Having years of experience with treating sleep apnea, we were proud of our high success rate. But this has been eclipsed enormously by the development at Harvard University of an extremely accurate computer called a Pharyngometer. We can now eliminate the guess work and objectively determine the best possible position for the jaw and oral appliance by taking computerized measurements while the patient blows into a specially designed mouthpiece.
ACCEPTING PATIENTS FOR TREATMENT OF:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea • CPAP Intolerance • Snoring
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Ira M. Klemons, D.D.S., Ph.D., Director,
The Center for Sleep Apnea
The Center for Headaches and Facial Pain
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The Center for Head and Facial Movement Disorders
2045 Route 35 South
South Amboy, NJ 08879 U.S.A.
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