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The Drawbacks of Tracheostomy

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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One of the main drawbacks of tracheostomy, and one reason it has fallen out of favor so quickly with the advent of CPAP, is the impact that it has on day-to-day lifestyle.
Most people need several weeks to months to learn to deal with the frustrations of tracheostomy hygiene and to adjust to their new image [...]

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Who Can Be Helped by a Tracheostomy ?

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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Anyone with obstructive or mixed sleep apnea can be helped by a tracheostomy. Nowadays the people chosen for tracheostomy usually have severe apnea with severe complications, including excessive daytime drowsiness, such that they are completely disabled. They may have tried other treatments and found them unsuccessful. They may have significant cardiac arrhythmias or other serious [...]

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Tracheostomy for sleep apnea treatment

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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Tracheostomy used to be a standard treatment for sleep apnea, but it has become much less common since the advent of CPAP. Today it is performed primarily on two types of patients: people who are very sick from the effects of sleep apnea and who need immediate (sometimes emergency) treatment to save their lives, and [...]

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Who Can Be Helped by Jaw Surgery and Other Maxillofacial Surgeries?

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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It is not yet possible to predict precisely who will be helped by these surgeries. More experience is needed with this type of surgery as a treatment for sleep apnea before such predictions can be made with assurance. Many factors may influence the outcome, including not only the structure of the skull and soft tissue, [...]

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Sleep Apnea Treatment, Jaw Surgery And Other Maxillofacial Surgeries

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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Maxillofacial surgery is surgery on the mandible (lower jaw) and the other bones and tissue of the face. Head and neck surgery involves the other parts of the head, face, and airway, and is performed by otolaryngologists, or ENTs. These surgeries are not new, but they have a fairly short history of use as a [...]