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93% of Women Have Sleep Apnoea
Looks like this journalist didn't get his facts right (or quoted a horrible source). Kevin Manner wrote:
Also, the first surgical option he mentions is a tracheostomy,
That really is hardly ever used for OSA.
Interestingly, because we will be offering this soon too, they also mention dental solutions to OSA:
With 93% of women and 80% of men suffering, Wisconsin is the place to be to bump into fellow sufferers.
About 93 percent of women and 80 percent of men have undiagnosed sleep apnea, according to a study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Also, the first surgical option he mentions is a tracheostomy,
where a hole is cut in the neck and a tube with a valve is inserted. At night the valve is opened, so the person can breathe.
Interestingly, because we will be offering this soon too, they also mention dental solutions to OSA:
Another way to treat the problem is oral appliances, which is how Shirazi treats his patients.
Using oral appliances is a less obtrusive way of treating the problem.
He creates a mouthpiece for the patient to wear while asleep, which pushes their lower jaw forward to open the airway.
"It's been great," said Gray Greig, a patient of Shirazi. "It's a breath of life."
Using oral appliances is a less obtrusive way of treating the problem.
He creates a mouthpiece for the patient to wear while asleep, which pushes their lower jaw forward to open the airway.
"It's been great," said Gray Greig, a patient of Shirazi. "It's a breath of life."
That must be one noisy city at night 
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