Sentences with phrase «apnea patients open»

A number of surgical interventions are available to help obstructive sleep apnea patients open up the airway, by removing the tonsils or excess tissue at the back of the throat, or destroying tissue at the base of the tongue with radiofrequency waves.

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Sleep studies of patients with obstructive sleep apnea often show an increase in breathing muscle activity when muscles try to open an obstructed upper airway.

These masks are worn by sleep apnea patients at night to help keep airways open and to assist breathing, which provides more restful sleep.