Our team wants to help you sleep well, and that means offering a solution to issues like chronic snoring and sleep apnea. Not only will you rest better, but you can safeguard your heart health too! In today’s blog, your Kansas City, MO, dentist talks about how we provide sleep apnea treatment with a custom oral appliance.
The Causes and Warning Signs of Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea means that while you rest at night, soft tissues in the rear of your mouth and in the throat collapse and block airflow. You stop breathing briefly, enough time for the brain to register this and wake you. While you may not remember waking up, this can happen multiple times a night and interrupts your REM sleep, so you feel exhausted during the day. The disorder could be due to issues like large neck circumference, obesity, sinus and allergy issues, sleeping on your back, excessive alcohol consumption, and issues with the growth of your jaw and key oral structures.
Warning signs could include chronic snoring, dry mouth, headaches, irritability, sleepiness during the day, and trouble concentrating on tasks at work or school. You could also have issues with your memory.
The Need for Treatment
When you experience these potential symptoms, we hope you will reach out to our team soon! Otherwise, the symptoms could grow in severity and eventually, the strain on your immune system could leave you vulnerable to illness. The disorder is also linked to stress on your heart health, and the increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and even stroke or heart attack. We want to help you sleep easier and avoid these complications!
Creating a Custom Sleep Apnea Appliance
While a CPAP machine is effective, this is often uncomfortable and loud, and many people find them cumbersome. We can offer an alternative with an oral appliance, one that looks and fits like a mouthguard. The device is custom-fitted to your smile based on detailed digital images and impressions, and will help shift the jaw and tongue forward to prevent the collapse of soft tissues in the throat. You rest easier and avoid symptoms. The appliance is easy to use, and simple to clean and maintain, it can even travel with you as needed!
If you have any questions about how we diagnose and treat sleep apnea to provide relief from snoring and exhaustion, then contact our team today to learn more and get started.
Delightful Dental Care Wants to Help You Rest Easy
To ensure you can sleep with ease again, we can offer a solution to a sleep disorder with a custom oral appliance! To find out more about treating a sleep disorder call Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO at (816) 942-7669.