Surgery, oral devices associated with improvement in sleep breathing disorder

Treatment with surgery or an oral appliance that adjusts the jaw is associated with improvements in obstructive sleep apnea, a condition caused by blocked upper airways in which patients periodically stop breathing during sleep, according to two reports in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news161887418.html">Surgery, oral devices associated with improvement in sleep breathing disorder</a></p> <p>Treatment with surgery or an oral appliance that adjusts the jaw is associated with improvements in obstructive sleep apnea, a condition caused by blocked upper airways in which patients periodically stop breathing during sleep, according to two reports in the May issue of <i>Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery</i>.</p>