Anxiety in Your Brain: What Happens When Anxiety Attacks? Anxiety does evoke the same fight or flight response that stress does, which means, like stress, anxiety will trigger a flood of stress hormones like cortisol designed to enhance your speed, reflexes, heart rate, and circulation.
Mouthpiece, CPAP Prove Best for Sleep Apnea. MedpageToday. WASHINGTON -- Wearing a mouthpiece and using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine are the most effective treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, according to a comparative effectiveness review from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Breathing Devices. CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is the most common treatment for moderate to severe sleep apnea in adults. A CPAP machine uses a mask that fits over your mouth and nose, or just over your nose. The machine gently blows air into your throat.