17 Sep Does Snoring Mean We Need Treatment?
When you suffer from chronic snoring, this can mean both you and your significant other lose sleep. But this could also be linked to a serious disorder, one that can threaten your overall health and quality of life! At our Mansfield, TX sleep center, we can offer relief from snoring and sleep apnea with a custom oral appliance.
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
When we snore, this is because airways have been partially blocked, so as air is forced through, this vibrates soft tissues to create a loud sound. With sleep apnea, soft tissues completely block airflow so you actually stop breathing multiple times a night, interrupting your sleep cycle. Snoring is often a warning sign of sleep apnea, along with waking in the night choking or gasping for air, headaches, dry mouth, daytime drowsiness, and moodiness. Don’t ignore these potential symptoms, instead contact our team to schedule a consultation for a diagnosis, so we can see if you benefit from sleep apnea treatment.
Diagnosing Your Disorder
Our team will start with a sleep assessment, asking you questions about potential symptoms and risk factors to gauge your risk. We could then offer an at-home sleep test, a small device you wear during the night to record episodes of sleep apnea. A board-certified sleep physician will then interpret these results and decide on the best course of treatment. While a CPAP machine can help, many find the device to be cumbersome, loud, and uncomfortable. And may simply stop using it. Which is why we offer an alternative that is comfortable and convenient, helping you obtain a better night’s rest again.
Creating a Custom Solution
Our team will take detailed impressions and images of your smile from multiple angles, and then use them in a lab setting to design and craft the oral appliance. The device will look much like a mouthguard and is worn as you sleep, fitting like one too. However, this device actually repositions the jaw and tongue, moving them forward to keep airways from being blocked by the collapse of soft tissue. Since you breathe without interruption, you feel more rested and alert the next day. The device is easy to use and clean, and can travel with you too. We want you to enjoy a better quality of life again!
If you have any questions about how we treat snoring and sleep apnea with an oral appliance, contact our team today.
Enjoy a Better Night’s Rest With Our Mansfield, TX Dental Team
We want to help you sleep without complication again, so you feel more rested and alert during waking hours. To find out more about receiving care to enjoy better rest, talk to your Mansfield, TX, dental team at (817) 592-8475 today!