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Sleep Apnea & Snoring How W Dentistry Can Help

Think you may be suffering from sleep apnea? Are you tired all the time even though you think you’re getting an adequate amount of sleep? Does your partner complain about your snoring? Do you wake up during the night gasping for air?

You may be suffering from sleep apnea. The field of dental sleep medicine has grown significantly in the last twenty years, and at W Dentistry, we’re here to help you sleep better and feel more rested.

What is Sleep Apnea?

Sleep apnea is a common medical condition where a person stops breathing for short period of time throughout the night every night due to an airway blockage. When this happens, C02 builds up, your blood pressure rises, and your body startles you awake to restart proper breathing. This condition can be hazardous and can affect your quality of life and overall health. Severe cases of sleep apnea can reduce your life expectancy by up to ten years! About 20 million people in the US suffer from sleep apnea, but many don’t know it!

The most common risk factors are:

• Men 40+ years old
• Overweight
• Smokers
• People with a family history of sleep apnea

If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms, contact our dental office right away for a sleep apnea consultation:

• Insomnia
• Difficulty sleeping through the night
• Shortness of breath after waking
• Choking or snorting sounds
• Morning headaches
• Drowsiness even during the day
• Loud snoring
• Grinding your teeth
• Forgetfulness or foggy thinking

How Our Dental Office in LBK Treats Sleep Apnea

At W Dentistry, we are here to help improve your quality of life, and our sleep apnea treatments can help you feel more rested, breathe easier, and feel better. Treating sleep apnea requires a medical diagnosis from your primary care provider or a sleep apnea specialist. The CPAP machine is still the gold standard of care for severe sleep apnea, but if you cannot tolerate this appliance for some reason or if you have mild to moderate sleep apnea that does not require a CPAP machine, we may be able to make you an mouthguard-like appliance that can reposition your lower jaw while you sleep to open your airway and give you relief.

How to Get Help With W Dentistry

1. The first step to a more restful, happier, and healthy life is to call and make an appointment today with W Dentistry so our amazing dental team can provide the sleep apnea support and treatment you need. If you don’t already have confirmation of sleep apnea from your physician or sleep specialist, that will be required for the initial appointment. We can assist with a referral if necessary.
2. After we confirm the severity of sleep apnea, we’ll begin to explore how we might make lifestyle changes that could help alleviate the symptoms.
3. We will then decide on which dental therapy may be right for you, and in more advanced cases, we may make a referral to your primary care physician to discuss other options to help your sleep apnea condition better. If you don’t have sleep apnea but want relief from snoring, we can also discuss a similar treatment option for that.

You’ve waited long enough, and it’s time to get your quality of life back and better than ever. If left untreated, sleep apnea is a severe condition and can lead to other health problems like heart disease, diabetes, depression, anxiety, and obesity. The great news is that our dental office at W Dentistry is here to help, so give us a call today to request a dentist appointment to take back your overall health!