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What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Sleep Apnea is a sleeping disorder that happens when your breathing stops and resumes while you sleep. Without proper treatment, it can cause something as small as loud snoring or as life-threatening as heart disease.

Most cases of sleep apnea are non-life-threatening and can be solved by a special device recommended by your dentist or your medical healthcare provider.

 

Woman using sleeping sleep apnea
Illustration showing airway during obstructive sleep apnea
Symptoms

9 Signs You May Suffer from Sleep Apnea

The signs and symptoms of different sleep apnea include:

  • Loud snoring
  • Your breathing stops while you sleep
  • Gasping for air during sleep
  • Awakening with a dry mouth
  • Morning headache
  • Difficulty staying asleep (insomnia)
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia)
  • Difficulty paying attention while awake
  • Irritability
Treatment

How Can My Dentist Help Me with Sleep Apnea?

Dental sleep medicine focuses on the use of oral appliances to treat snoring and mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is when the muscles at the back of your throat relax which allows other tissues to block your airway. 

Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) involves wearing a removable, custom-made oral device designed to move your jaw forward while you sleep, keeping your airway open so you can sleep comfortably throughout the night.  

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Patient Benefits

Advantages of Oral Appliance Therapy

Oral appliance therapy is an effective, non-invasive treatment that fits easily into your lifestyle. Patients like oral appliance therapy because it is:

Comfortable

Easy to use

Quiet

Portable

Easy to care for

Options

Support

At Wolter Advanced Dental Care, we can help you determine which oral appliance might be right to treat your sleep apnea. 

For more information, please call or visit our office, or request a FREE report from our Patient Guides.

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