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There are quite a few options out there to treat Sleep Apnea, depending on what is the real cause.

One of the most popular option is CPAP (pronounced see-PAP) treatment. CPAP is an acronym for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. It is widely used for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. It involves the use of a Flow Generator, together with a face mask, that delivers room air with regulated positive pressure into the airway to hold up the muscle and prevent them from collapsing and disturb the normal airflow.

Some people might be suitable to undergo surgery which removes part of their structure in the airway that causes obstruction. For example, tonsil removal is quite common for patient with large tonsils that impedes breathing.

Recently, the "Pillar implant" treatment option is introduced to the Malaysian Sleep Apnea poplation. It involves the implant of several pillars that are less than one inch long into the soft palate to restore or stiffen the palate so that it would not collapse and block the throat while sleep.

There are also mouth guard that is created by dentists to help snoring problems.

Treatment that works on your friend will not necessarily work on you. Treating Sleep Apnea requires the understanding of one's daytime symptom and severity of the apnea. Some people can be helped by weight lost or changing of sleeping posture, or even a changes in diet can significantly lower the occurance of apnea.

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