If you have chronic snoring, this could be due to a disorder like sleep apnea. Without treatment, you could experience daytime drowsiness and even stress on your memory and heart health. In today’s blog, Rodem Tree Dental talks about sleep apnea treatment in Rowlett, TX!
The Onset of Snoring and Sleep Apnea
When you snore on a nightly basis, this could interrupt your significant other’s ability to sleep well, and leave you feeling tired during the day. Often, this is linked to obstructive sleep apnea. With this disorder, as you rest soft tissues in the back of the mouth and in the throat become too relaxed and collapse, which cuts off airflow. You stop breathing for brief periods until the brain wakes, which interrupts your REM sleep and leaves you feeling exhausted. Snoring occurs when you breathe and air is forced through, vibrating these soft tissues and creating a loud sound. Don’t live with snoring and eventually stress on your immune system and heart health, talk to our team about a solution!
An Oral Appliance
If we find out you have chronic snoring and sleep apnea, we can help with an oral appliance. This is a more convenient alternative to a CPAP machine. Our team will take detailed images and impressions of your bite, which we use in a lab setting to design and craft an oral appliance, which is custom-fitted for your bite. You wear this every night, and it helps reposition your jaw and tongue to keep airways open and free of obstruction, so you breathe without interruption and avoid snoring. The appliance is easy to use and clean, and if you travel it can come with you too.
Other Helpful Tips
Along with an oral appliance, you can also make simple and helpful changes to your routine to improve sleep. First, rest on your side, not your back. Avoid screens in the hour before bed, and avoid exercise, large meals, or excessive alcohol in the two hours before bed. Try to maintain a regular sleep schedule going to bed and waking up at the same time each day. These actions can help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep, and the oral appliance further helps prevent waking episodes and breathing cessation.
If you have any questions about how we diagnose and treat issues like sleep apnea, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you feel refreshed when you start your day!
Schedule an Appointment for Better Sleep With Rodem Tree Dental
Our team wants to help treat your sleep disorder with a comfortable and convenient solution. To find out more about easing snoring and more, call Rodem Tree Dental in Rowlett, TX at 972-475-2321.
