How To Effectively Treat Sleep Apnea

Tracheostomy

A tracheostomy is a serious surgical procedure that might be used if other treatments are ineffective, and a patient's sleep apnea symptoms are serious enough to cause life-threatening complications. This procedure creates a new airway to breathe through. The surgeon will create an opening in the neck and insert a plastic or metal tube to keep the opening open, allowing the patient to breathe. For individuals with sleep apnea, the opening will be covered during day-to-day activities. When they go to bed, they uncover the opening so air can pass through their lungs via the opening, bypassing the blockage in their throat.