Oral appliance therapy (OAT) treats sleep disorders such as snoring and sleep apnea. OAT uses a small resin or acrylic guard that’s fitted to your mouth to open your airway. At Crosspointe Sleep Solutions, we address the root cause of your sleep problems using OAT....
Maybe you have heard about oral appliance therapy. Maybe you have just been diagnosed with sleep apnea. Maybe your sleep partner is tired of hearing you snore all night. Regardless of the reason, you are here to learn more about oral appliance therapy and whether...
Oral Appliance Therapy, or OAT, as it is sometimes called, is a treatment for sleep apnea and snoring that does not involve a CPAP machine. Instead, a small device is inserted into the mouth to keep the airway clear. Before you decide whether OAT is right...
Orthodontists are dental specialists in malocclusions, which is a dental term which means problems with how your teeth fit together. If your teeth don’t fit together correctly, it can cause health problems. Often, orthodontic issues like jaw problems, dental arch issues, or tooth misalignments can cause...
Struggling to get a good night's sleep? Certain medications, stress, sleep disorders, and other illnesses such as sleep apnea can cause problems sleeping. Most people are unaware that their jaw could be the reason they have sleepless nights. Sleep apnea and bruxism are two jaw-related issues...
Sleep Apnea is a severe sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts throughout the cycle of sleep. There are three different forms of sleep apnea, but the most common one is obstructive sleep apnea. This typically happens when the airways become partially obstructed or...
If you live with sleep apnea, you’re probably familiar with or have even been prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machine. CPAP can be noisy, disruptive and uncomfortable, so it’s no surprise that many patients abandon their therapy after just a few months. However,...
In June 2021, Philips, a maker of many CPAP machine models, announced a voluntary recall of millions of their products. The company reported that the foam used in the machines might deteriorate, resulting in the potential inhalation of toxic particles. This could cause injury or...
Is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device considered to be the gold standard in sleep apnea treatment? Yes. Do so many patients get fed up with their CPAPs that they abandon treatment entirely? Also yes. Fortunately, there is a CPAP alternative that is a...
Sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that causes patients to stop breathing for brief periods while they sleep, deprives your body of oxygen, which affects your health and wellbeing. Some of the health effects of untreated sleep apnea are serious, even life-threatening. Fortunately, you don’t have to...