Rockford: Patients search for comfortable alternative to CPAP. Sleep Apnea Dentists hold the secret.

Sept. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Sleep apnea is a serious disorder most commonly treated by CPAP.  CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Air Pressure.  It consists of a small compressor or CPAP machine, a mask and a hose.  Sleep Apnea Treatment involves preventing the collapse of the airway during sleep.

Sleep Apnea is basically repetitive episodes of suffocation during the night and can lead to serious problems like heart attacks, strokes, short term memory loss and other disturbing symptoms.


CPAP is very effective at preventing airway collapse and suffocation but the majority of patients reject CPAP for many reasons.  It is vitally important that patients have comfortable alternative to CPAP.

The more common reasons are dry nose, dry mouth, dry eyes, bronchitis, sinus pain, headaches, abdominal gas, feelings of claustrophobia, anxiety, difficulty following sleep and many other problems.

Patient who attempt CPAP are often not told that 60% of all patients abandon CPAP use do the the problems.

Sleep Apnea can also be treated by comfortable oral appliances made by sleep apnea dentists.  This field of medicine is called Dental Sleep Medicine.

Dr Ira L Shapira is a pioneer in the field of Dental Sleep Medicine and one of the best known sleep apnea dentists n the world due to his website http://www.ihatecpap.com

Patients looking for a comfortable alternative to the mask, the hose and the compressor should contact Dr Shapira or visit www.ihatecpap.com.

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I HATE CPAP! LLC provides information on Sleep Apnea, Dental Sleep Medicine and alternative to CPAP for patients who are CPAP intolerant. The website http://www.ihatecpap.com has valuable information on treating sleep apnea utilizing oral appliances.