SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING

Restorative dental care at Stannard, Studt and Tironi dentistry allows patients to achieve beautiful and functional results that look and feel completely natural. With today’s advances in dental techniques and materials as well as our doctors advanced training- RESTORATIVE dentistry is also COSMETIC in nature.

WHAT IS SLEEP APNEA?

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes your breathing to stop while you sleep—often dozens or even hundreds of times per night. When your body stops receiving oxygen, it signals your brain to wake up and resume breathing. You may have no memory of these nighttime interruptions, but they cause health complications that you should not ignore.

Sleep apnea is caused by excessive tissue at the back of the throat, excess body weight, a thick neck, and alcohol and drug use, as well as age. Men over the age of 40 are the most common sufferers of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Unless someone tells you that you snore or stop breathing while you sleep, you may not even realize it.

Some signs you may have a sleep disorder include:

• Waking up not feeling rested

• Daily drowsiness

• Dry mouth

• Sensitive teeth

• Jaw pain

• Headaches

• Mood swings

Failure to seek treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea can lead to:

• High blood pressure

• Heart disease

• Obesity

• Chronic fatigue

• Depression

• Mood swings

• Early death

• Memory loss

• Body aches

Until recently, the only treatment available to treat OSA was a breathing mask worn at night. A CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machine is still the standard for many who suffer from OSA, but for others who do not tolerate the CPAP well or who have mild to moderate OSA, we offer oral appliance therapy.

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