The best way to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea is with a CPAP Machine. Even though surgery is available in some cases, the recovery after surgery is long, painful and does not have a 100% success rate. The surgery may only be partially successful and you will still have to use a sleep apnea machine
Factors Determining if a CPAP machine will be successful.
Several factors determine if CPAP Machine therapy will be successful. One of the most important is a comfortable and proper fitting mask. Which includes the headgear to hold the cpap mask in place. If the mask and headgear aren’t comfortable, the best sleep apnea machine in the world is not going to work. There are a myriad of different sleep apnea masks and headgear made in different configurations, sizes and materials to fit almost any face available.
The first time the sleep technician fits your mask – PAY ATTENTION! So you don’t have to keep going back and getting it adjusted. Every headgear stretches over time and has to be readjusted every so often to keep a good fit.