Archive for January, 2011

January 31st, 2011

Truck driver gets sleep apnea relief!

by Angela

Any truck driver found to have sleep apnea is required to have this disorder managed or they will loose their commercial drivers license. This trucker tried everything but finally found his solution with oral appliance therapy. For more information go to www.nomoresnoring.com.

Source: YouTube

January 27th, 2011

Who is more likely to have sleep apnea

by Angela

 

For help with your snoring or sleep apnea symptoms without invasive surgery or noisy CPAP machines, learn more about oral appliance therapy.

Source: YouTube

January 27th, 2011

Health Reports: Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease Linked

by Angela

Cardiologist Steven Krueger at the BryanLGH Heart Institute discusses the relationship between sleep apnea and heart disease. About half of patients diagnosed with sleep apnea will develop high blood pressure, raising their risk of heart failure and stroke. Kruger says its important to catch and treat sleep apnea early, before it affects the heart.

To get help with your snoring or sleep apnea without invasive surgery or noisy CPAP machines, find out more about our oral appliance therapy – an anti-snoring mouth guard.

Source: YouTube

January 3rd, 2011

Oral Appliance Therapy: the big picture!

by Anna



KEY TERMS:

    Sleep Study: this is an overnight study that is used to measure how many Sleep Apnea episodes you are having (among other things). Essentially, it lets us know how severe your Sleep Apnea is.

    Titration:this simply means that adjust your appliance by moving it slightly forward or backward to maximize your results

    Pulse Oxymeter: a small device that measures the oxygen saturation within you body. We use these to measure a patient’s progress with their oral appliance.