About This Course
Is CPAP going the way of the dodo? More and more options are becoming available to patients each year to treat sleep apnea but how effective are they? Are they available to everyone? What negative effects come with these forms of treatment. This webcast will review the new trends leaning towards oral appliances, hypoglossal nerve stimulators, and other alternative forms of treatment for sleep apnea and the research that has been completed with these devices.
Presenter
Jessica Schweller MS, RRT-SDS, RN, CNP.
Define sleep apnea and traditional forms of treatment, including PAP therapy.
Define oral appliance therapy and its role in treating sleep apnea.
Define hypoglossal nerve implantation and its role in treating sleep apnea.
Discuss current research being conducted in new therapies for sleep apnea.
Approved CRCE Hours
1.00
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