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Sleep apnea treatments: Helping patients explore options


 

References

If you’re looking for a resource to provide to your patients with sleep apnea, you may want to consider this one from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “How Is Sleep Apnea Treated?” discusses lifestyle changes, mouthpieces, breathing devices, and surgery, and explains which work options work best for which patients. The resource can be found at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sleepapnea/treatment.

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