Snoring, Sleep Apnea & Sleep Disorders
What is a Sleep Disorder?
Sleep disorders are conditions that change the way you sleep. A sleep disorder can significantly affect your health and quality of life. There are a lot of reasons this can happen, and your dentist can help!
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The 5 most common sleep disorders are:
- Insomnia (most common)
- Sleep Apnea (second most common) – Sleep Apnea is caused by a partial or complete closure of the upper airways during sleep. This prevents enough air from reaching the lungs and getting into the blood.
- Narcolepsy
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder
- Sleep Walking
- Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)
How do I know if I have Sleep Apnea?
You may have sleep apnea if you:
- Snore
- Wake up choking or gasping
- Find out you are holding your breathe in your sleep
- Feel tired throughout the day
- Have difficulty concentrating
- Wake up with headache, no matter how much sleep you get
- Bruxism (clenching)
Having undiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea can increase your risk of developing other medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
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What to do if I have the symptoms?
If you think you suffer from sleep apnea, you may consider having a sleep study done. A home-based sleep study (type 3) is an affordable and convenient test to diagnose sleep apnea.
It is done by using a device to measure your breathing, blood oxygen and body position while you sleep. You will receive a report from your sleep/respiratory physician.
Treatments
Depending on the cause and the severity of your case treatments could be:
- Surgery: due to anatomical obstruction such as large tonsils, uvula or nasal problems
- CPAP (Gold Standard of Snoring Treatment). This is a device splint that opens up your airways while you sleep.
- Snoring Oral Appliance (Mandibular Advanced Splints). For more information about snoring Appliance visit SomnoMed.
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