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.
Presented by Jessica Schweller MS, RRT-SDS, RN, CNP
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
Approved for 1.00 CRCE Hours.
SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
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