Snoring and Snoring
Appliances
Snoring
is the partial obstruction of your airway caused by muscle
relaxation as you sleep. It can create stress and
embarrassment at home as spouse or family members find their sleep
disrupted. As many as 60% or men and 40% of women may snore as they
reach middle age, some so severely that they end up sleeping alone.
Snoring
not only affects your relationships, it may affect your health.
When partial obstruction becomes complete, a pattern of recurring
sleep apnea or no breathing forces you to wake up to breathe, in
some cases as often as 60-80 times an hour. People with sleep apnea
may be more prone to driving and workplace accidents as they are
sleep deprived, and may be more prone to medical problems such as
heart attacks.
There are
3 current treatments for this condition.
1.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
(CPAC)
The most
common first response by the medical profession is a facemask and
air pump that you wear at night. The air pressure forces air past
the obstruction and into your lungs. Many find the appliances
annoying and invasive , and even with OHIP, the ongoing costs can
be considerable. People with severe apnea should be using this
approach.
2.
Surgery
Laser or
conventional surgery reduces the back of the soft
palate
3. Dental
Snoring Appliances
Snoring and
sleep apnea can be reduced or eliminated with a dental appliance if
you have an adequate number of teeth remaining to hold an appliance
.The appliance is designed to keep your jaw and tongue from
relaxing back against your throat and closing off your air supply.
Dental
Appliances for snoring and sleep apnea are now recognized as a
treatment of choice for moderate sleep apnea. This approach is
quieter and less intrusive than a CPAC machine.
Ask us which
style of appliance may work for you.
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web site www.tapintosleep.com
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