Treatment Options for Snoring & Obstructive Sleep Apnea may include Oral Appliance Therapy, a bulky CPAP medical unit that sits beside you during sleep, delivering continuous positive air pressure through a facemask or nasal tube attached to a pump, Surgery as a last resort. The CPAP requires a lifetime commitment and proper adjustment to achieve maximum clinical benefits and minimal side effects.

Oral Appliance Therapy - Dr. Segal's preferred and proven method for treating sleep apnea - utilizes a device specially designed to reposition the jaw and tongue forward during sleep, thus expanding the airway for easier flow.

Dr. Segal's approach is a much safer and easier method of treating Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In fact, many of his sleep apnea patients come in search of solution to the CPAP.

Dr. Segal's alternative to the CPAP is a clinically validated appliance that permits the user to open and close their mouth normally. Dr. Segal custom-designs this appliance for every sleep apnea patient.

Dr. Segal's approach to Oral Appliance Therapy eliminates the need for the CPAP, which is cumbersome for the sleep apnea patient and annoying for a spouse or significant other.

Left untreated, snoring & sleep apnea may cause or increase: the risk of heart attack, stroke or pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease; depression, anxiety or memory problems, migraine headaches and weight gain, impotency and sexual dysfunction, motor vehicle accidents, job impairment and hyperactivity in children.