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What does Major League Baseball’s World Series have to do with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

What does Major League Baseball’s World Series have to do with Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

 

 

The awareness of sleep apnea and sleep apnea treatment (such as CPAP) continues to skyrocket throughout North America. Aside from the news and social media awareness. one case of Sleep Apnea case has emerged over the years from Major League Baseball.

 

 

A particular player who is a star of the Cleveland Indians (a contender in the 2016 MLB World Series),  is currently battling sleep issues related to Sleep Apnea. His name is Mike Napoli. Let’s learn about his struggle, treatment plan and see what he did to combat Sleep Apnea and win back his life, great sleep and bring new energy into his athletic career in professional baseball.

 

During an interview from 2015, Mike expressed his battle with sleep apnea since his early 20’s. And he further explains the treatment plan he underwent was multi-faceted. He detailed how he tried a dental piece, a treatment which displaces his jaw to life the jaw and tongue upward during sleep. Without the mouth piece, the jaw would fall back and close off his airway.

 

 

 

When this option could only take his results so far, he turned to PAP devices. Mike involved himself with a CPAP machine, the preferred source of sleep apnea treatment.

“I’ve been dealing with sleep apnea for a long time, my whole career,” Napoli told WEEI.com.

Napoli admits working with CPAP machines and respective masks, although he didn’t detail what exactly he tried. It can safely be said CPAP played a role in helping Mike determine the best treatment plan.

 

 

He went on to explain sleep “medicines” were also important in his approach to proper treatment.

 

 

NAPOLI’S ADVANCED OPTIONS

Ultimately, after repeated professional assessments, it was determined Mike required jaw surgery, a drastic measure which affects a small portion of those afflicted with sleep apnea. Invariably, this type of intensive surgery meant his jaw had to be deconstructed and reconstructed to ease the intensity of Sleep Apnea.

 

Please note

Not all people resort to this extreme form of treatment, but for Napoli, surgery proved to be the answer. And he added in the same interview, “I’ve tried numerous things and none of them worked. Dental mouth piece, CPAP machine, medicines and it’s just gotten to the point where I have to get this done.”

The procedure Napoli ultimately required is called bimaxillary advancement surgery. This procedure separated the front portions of the lower and upper jaw to move them forward and allow more room behind the tongue. Moreover, the objective of this doctor directed procedure reduces the likelihood of the airway being obstructed during sleep.

 

 

 

After recovering from this surgery, Mike explains, “I used to wake up 50 or a hundred times a night. Now I’m actually sleeping. I’m not tired all the time.”

 

 

 

As a result from reading this far, some may ask the inevitable question,” Will I require drastic measures like Mike just to get some sleep?” While the answer to this question is rather complex, please keep in mind that Mike Napoli’s treatment approach was specific to him.

A great start in the quest for your healthier sleep includes a visit to your General Practitioner.  Consequently, he or she can help you decide the best course of action. And use this quick start guide to help

Questions?

Call 1.877.430.2727 for help.

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