There isn't a permanent treatment for OSA. There are many treatments for OSA with various indications and various treatment success. CPAP is the most widely applicable with the most consistently positive outcomes. Oral appliances can improve symptoms and in some people normalize their overnight obstructive events, but doesn't have as good long term outcomes as CPAP. Some people may benefit from a surgery where their jaw is moved forward, but it only applies to certain people when their jaw is set very posteriorly. There are also hypoglossal nerve stimulators, but are effective in only certain instances of OSA in which the airway closes in a certain pattern.
What are permanent treatments for sleep apnea? Due to the fact that obstructive sleep apnea is the result of anatomical characteristics, the question of a permanent cure is complicated to answer. You can definitely do a home sleep apnea test to be sure if you have it or not. Ongoing, sleep apnea may be treated by a CPAP machine or an oral appliance. A CPAP is worn nightly and works by opening up the airway with air pressure. CPAP is effective for the treatment of sleep apnea, but many patients find it difficult or impossible to tolerate. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines are machines in which doctors give the nasal mask to the patients that provides continuous air pressure, which opens the blockage in the passage that was causing obstructive sleep apnea. As a result, the patients can easily breathe, and they dont feel any breathing sensation or apnea. Due to this, the patient sleeps well with no snoring, and they wake up fresh in the morning. So this treatment is a very important treatment; however, patients first dont understand this, but once they start using it, they start noticing some changes. They feel active because earlier the sleep, which was not complete or used to be in fragments, you were waking up in between, and you were not aware of it, but now that sleep is complete, the patients feel much better. In addition, if people say that they will ignore it and say they dont need these machines, they will bring complications. Because if you are short of breath and there is less oxygen supply of blood to the organs of the body. There is the possibility of having a heart attack very much; if one has diabetes, then it may get uncontrolled; if someone has BP, then it may get uncontrolled, there is a chance of stroke. Also, the other life-threatening disease may get fatal because of obstructive sleep apnea. So it is very important to identify obstructive sleep apnea, get it diagnosed, get treatment, and, if needed, use a CPAP machine, which is very important for your life. So if you do these things along with lifestyle modification like early dinner. Few exercises can be done, such as walking, working on weight reduction and looking at your health benefits to reduce the use of CPAP machines. In this video, our SimpliHealth expert, Dr. Preeti Sharma Senior consultant Pulmonology and Critical Care at Apollo clinic Chandigarh explains the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GhgspGvrQY