On the one hand, there have been patients who have responded very well to the oxygen-based sleep apnea treatment, but on the other, special conditions and particularities have made the overall outcome of the intervention impossible to predict.

Personal response differs from one case to another; hence, even after a certain course of medical action has been established, the efficiency of the selected treatment needs to be carefully monitored. One form of sleep apnea treatment includes behavioral therapy, thus the patients are advised to avoid consuming alcohol, smoking or taking sleeping pills since such substances cause the airways to collapse during sleep.

For overweight people, the sleep apnea treatment that relies on behavioral therapy requires a weight loss of at least ten percent. Studies have revealed that a weight closer to the average value diminishes significantly the number of apneic episodes per hour. Moreover, for such cases people are encouraged to use anatomically designed pillows that enable them to assume a comfortable side posture during sleep. The success of the therapy is noticeable in the level of morning freshness and the overall sensation of well being that usually results from good night's rest. Experts claim that behavioral therapy is efficient in superficial to moderate sleep apnea cases, since the more advanced conditions require intensive medical care.

The most effective sleep apnea treatment that has shown great results even in the most serious of conditions is the nasal continuous positive airway pressure or CPAP. The procedure requires the use of a mask through which air is forced in the airways and the lungs so that apnea episodes are prevented. The air pressure is adjusted to a level that prevents the collapse of the throat muscles during sleep; hence, when you turn to such a sleep apnea treatment it is good to check the continuity and consistency of the air pressure before actually buying the device.