Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. This interruption in breathing prevents the body for receiving Oxygen. The most common type of sleep apnea is Obstructive Sleep Apnea. This occurs when the throat muscles relax and obstruct the flow of oxygen into one’s lungs.

80% of people with Sleep Apnea go undiagnosed. Oftentimes the problem is under recognized, under diagnosed, and under treated.

Signs and Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea include the following:

• Hight Blood Pressure
• Headache
• Heart Attack
• Fatigue
• Type II Diabetes
• Loud Snoring
• Gasping for air during sleep
• Insomnia
• Drowsiness

Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea can lead to the following:

• Vascular Inflammation
• Clotting tendency
• High Blood Pressure
• Obesity
• Arrhythmias
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Type II
• Loud Snoring
• Glaucoma

Oral Appliance Therapy helps Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients by advancing the mandible forward. This forward placement opens the Upper Respiratory Airway and allows patients to have more restful sleep.