Do You Have Sleep Apnea?
Do you sometimes wake up feeling as if you didn’t sleep the night before? Do you often feel tired during the day, and your partner complains about your snoring? If so, you could have sleep apnea, which is one of the sleep disorders that affect approximately 22 million Americans.
Fortunately, our dentist at All Smiles Dental Care in Hazlet, NJ, may have a solution to help conquer this disorder.
A formal diagnosis by sleep medicine doctor will be required to conduct sleep study and conclude sleep apnea. Once ruling out the need for sleep apnea appliance and/or CPAP intolerance patient is referred to us for proper fabrication of sleep apnea appliance.
Sleep Apnea should not be ignored. Proper treatment is neccessary for avoiding lot of unforseen consequences like sleeping while driving. Other side effects of sleep apnea are also very dangerous.
Medical insurance may pay for this treatment. Please contact us for details.
The symptoms are:
Snoring
Waking up choking or gasping for air
A sore throat or dry mouth in the morning
Being sleepy during the day
Depression or mood swings
How sleep apnea diagnosed?
Sleep apnea is diagnosed using a sleep study. While the patient sleeps, they’ll be hooked with equipment that monitors their lung, heart, brain, limb movements, and breathing patterns. The level of oxygen in the blood is also monitored. If the criteria of sleep apnea are present, the patient will be diagnosed.
Various treatment options?
There are various treatment options for sleep apnea
CPAP: is one of the most recommeded treatments but treatment can be enhanced by combining with dental treatment.
Dental oral appliances:
These are appliances that are worn before a person goes to sleep. They’re custom-made so they’ll fit you perfectly and won’t bother you while you sleep. They work by keeping the tongue and jaw in their places and preventing them from closing the airway.
To find out if you have Sleep Apnea please click the button:
Sleep Apnea Form