Sleep apnea is a widespread disorder, one that leaves people exhausted and causes chronic snoring. To bring relief, we can offer a solution without the need for oral surgery. In today’s blog, your Greenville, TX, sleep experts talk about how we treat sleep apnea with a custom and comfortable oral appliance.
The Signs of Sleep Apnea
How do you know if you suffer from chronic sleep disorder like sleep apnea? Sufferers often experience loud and chronic snoring at night, and could wake up feeling exhausted and fight drowsiness during the day, despite assuming they slept well. The disorder could lead to headaches, dry mouth, moodiness, and difficulty concentrating. Even issues with memory could occur! Over time, this could also strain both your immune system and your heart health, so if you experience any of these potential troubles, please see us right away for a diagnosis.
Your Assessment and Diagnosis
Our team can first conduct a sleep assessment, asking a few questions to look at your sleep routine, your daily habits, and possible symptoms. We can also conduct an at-home sleep test, in which we send home a small device that takes records of your blood-oxygen levels, and sleep interruptions throughout the night, providing an accurate record of how well (or not) you rest. If we find sleep apnea, we can often provide relief with an oral appliance known as a mandibular advancement device.
Help with a Mandibular Advancement Device
The appliance will be custom-fitted for your smile to ensure comfort and care with precision. When worn at night, this essentially shifts your tongue and jaw forward to keep airways open and free of blockage. You don’t experience the snoring and breathing cessation that accompanies sleep apnea, so you can rest without interruption and feel more alert during the day. Along with an oral appliance, we could discuss advanced treatment with lasers, which allows us to make modifications with precision to the soft tissues in the back of your throat and your mouth, so you avoid airways blockage at night.
If you have any questions about how we diagnose and treat issues like a sleep disorder, then please reach out to our team today to learn more. You deserve a good night’s rest, and good heart health too, and we want to help with treatments like oral appliance therapy and even advanced laser systems.
Dental Sleep Solutions Provides Custom Mandibular Advancement Device
Our team wants to provide a mandibular advancement device to address your poor sleep, a comfortable and effective alternative to oral surgery. To find out more about how we treat your disorder with a custom oral appliance, call Dental Sleep Solutions of McKinney and Greenville today at 903-455-0516. A good night’s rest and better quality of life is possible, so reach out to us today to get started.