Don’t Ignore Sleep Apnea Symptoms

ARE YOU GETTING THE SLEEP you need? Restless nights are unpleasant, but we usually put them behind us and move on with business as usual. But for many people, every night is a struggle for sleep.

Do You Experience These Symptoms?

Daytime sleepiness
Loud snoring
Waking throughout the night, sometimes gasping for breath
Waking up NOT feeling refreshed
Waking with a sore or dry throat
Morning headaches

Often, your sleep partner will be the first to notice long pauses in your breathing while you sleep. If you’re seeing these signs, DON’T ignore them.

What Is Sleep Apnea?

Sleep apnea causes you to stop breathing throughout the night. The muscles in your throat relax and collapse, obstructing your airway. When this happens your brain is shocked awake to fix the problem. You’re actually choking yourself awake, often hundreds of times throughout the night.

Long-Term Side Effects Of Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea can put a lot of strain on your body. First, your body keeps releasing stress hormones to wake you up and prevent suffocation. And, you’re missing out on your body’s best way of coping with stress—a good night’s sleep.

Sleep apnea increases your risk of:

Memory loss
Irritability
Weight gain
Depression
Heart problems like hypertension and heart attack
Stroke

Oral Appliance Therapy

Dr. Sadineni at Dublin Metro Dental pioneered the use of oral appliance therapy for the treatment of sleep apnea and sleep related breathing disorders. An oral appliance is a device worn in the mouth only during sleep. The device fits like a sports mouth guard or orthodontic retainer and prevents the airway from collapsing by either holding the tongue or supporting the jaw in a forward position. With an oral appliance, Dr. Sadineni Dublin Ohio dentist can minimize or eliminate the symptoms of sleep apnea in mild to moderate cases.

How Do You Get Started?

Identifying and treating sleep apnea is important to us, because we see the huge difference it makes in our patients’ lives.

If you think you may be suffering from sleep apnea, don’t ignore it! Contact us for an initial consultation and we’ll help you figure out the next step to having a better night’s sleep.