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FACEFORMER therapy is effective against snoring and sleep apnea
In a controlled study (pilot study), the success of FACEFORMER Therapy in patients with snoring and sleep apnea was evaluated. For a three-month phase, a daily therapy of 4 exercise units was required. One exercise unit comprised 20 repetitions of the basic exercise and 20 repetitions of at least one pull exercise. After approx. 3 weeks, when improved nasal breathing could be felt as a result of training, the FACEFORMER was also applied at night. The goal was to get used to nasal breathing.
Sleep Apnea – Treating causes instead of just symptoms
For obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), positive pressure ventilation using CPAP is the standard treatment method. However, due to side effects, patient acceptance of the method varies widely. In addition, studies show that the therapy method cannot fulfill many of the hopes placed in it for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. CPAP treatment only alleviates symptoms. As a purely symptomatic treatment, however, the method cannot replace a causal therapy that attacks the cause of the health disorder.
Treating snoring and sleep apnea – What you should know about
The main cause of snoring and sleep apnoea is considered to be the slackening of muscles and tissue in the mouth, throat and nose. The flaccid tissue narrows the path of the air we breathe to the lungs. If the air breathed flows through narrowed passages, the tissue is set in vibration, which causes the snoring sound. When the tissue is so slack that the airways are completely blocked, the notorious breathing stops: sleep apnoea threatens.
CPAP ventilation – Real help or eternal crutch therapy?
Devices for positive pressure ventilation quickly conquered the cost hit list of medical technology supplies and the trend is unbroken. CPAP ventilation, BIPAP and ASV are forms of positive pressure ventilation that are considered the gold standard in the therapy of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. But does CPAP and other pressure ventilation really help against heart attack and stroke?