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		<title>Surgery, oral devices may help after failed CPAP use</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[CPAP alternative]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mandibular advancement device]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[moving the lower jaw forward]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treatment with surgery or an oral appliance that adjusts the jaw is associated with improvements in obstructive sleep apnea, a condition caused by blocked upper airways in which patients periodically stop breathing during sleep, according to two reports in the May 2009 issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head &#038; Neck Surgery.

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