Sleep Apnea and Snoring
Serving Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township and surrounding areas of Michigan
The Dangers of Snoring
Most likely, you’ve always considered snoring to be a mere inconvenience in your life. Perhaps you’ve been kept awake night after night by your partner’s thunderous snoring. You might even have suffered some embarrassment due to all of the stories told about your snoring issues.
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But snoring is much more problematic than you might think. Believe it or not, this minor inconvenience plaguing you while you sleep each night is actually quite hazardous to your health.
The Facts About Snoring
Snoring is caused by an obstruction to your air path.
Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea obstructs your sleep cycles by causing pauses in your breathing.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause you to stop breathing dozens of times a night for at least ten seconds at a time. It occurs when there is an obstruction blocking your airway. These blockages are caused by the soft tissue at the back of the throat or your tongue, or the tonsils or adenoids. This blockage stops your breathing, which then deprives your body of oxygen. This can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. It can also affect your waking hours by causing you to be fatigued. Fatigue has been linked to a host of physical and psychological ailments.We Can Help
That’s right. Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Haddad and Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Doolin can help correct your snoring and sleep apnea issues. There are many sleep appliances (make this a hyperlink to another page with pics and explanations of appliances) that can help remedy this issue so that you can prevent all of the dangers that go along with sleep breathing disorders..
If you live in the Rochester and Oakland Township areas of Michigan and suffer from snoring or sleep apnea, please contact our sleep apnea dentists of Rochester Advanced Dentistry today. Our experienced sleep apnea staff can help you start sleeping through the night once again.
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