More Than a Loss of Sleep
Sleep is such a vital ingredient to proper health and gives your body an opportunity to recuperate from stress and other detrimental effects of the day. However, just because you’re getting sleep doesn’t mean you’re getting quality sleep. If you find yourself suffering from sleep apnea, it goes deeper than snoring and disrupted sleep. The effects of this dangerous condition often cause noticeable problems with your sleep and day-to-day life: loud snoring, chronic fatigue, loss of concentration, memory problems, and even systemic health complications like diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular problems.
What Is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea – a condition in which your breathing stops and restarts many times while sleeping – can prevent your body from not getting enough oxygen. Oftentimes, sleep apnea causes repeated cessations in breathing during sleep, causing your breathing to stop and start again in mind to serve sleep events. While occurring when the tongue and soft tissue blocks the upper airway and halt airflow to the lungs, sleep apnea can decrease oxygen levels, making the brain respond by waking the sleeper to resume airflow. These events can have serious and life-threatening consequences, some that can be long-term. If you feel you’re experiencing sleep apnea symptoms, Dr. Lance Timmerman here in Seattle, WA has customized treatments for you.
Could I Be Experiencing Sleep Apnea?
- Daytime sleepiness
- Waking with a headache
- Waking feeling unrested
- Waking up to urinate
- Nightmares
- Weight gain or inability to lose weight
- Inability to concentrate
- Loss of motivation or interest
- Memory problems
- Sadness or low mood
Healthier Smiles, Healthier Lives
While we specialize in healthy smiles, we want you to live a healthy life to enjoy these lifetime smiles. While snoring poses as the more universal and obvious symptom, sleep apnea may cause you to experience an array of problems. You may have difficulty staying alert and focused while you’re working or attending school. You can keep others who live in your home awake at night. You may even endanger your overall systemic health. Helping you overcome sleep apnea is one of our specialties provided by customized treatment plans provided by oral applications that keeps you from snoring. Without treatment, you have an elevated risk for several health issues and other problems you’d rather avoid.
Potential Dangers of Sleep Apnea
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Decreased libido
- Difficulty concentrating
- Daytime tiredness
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Irritability
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Obesity
Conquer Sleep Apnea With Mouthguard Solutions
Once receiving your diagnosis, we will craft a customized mouthguard right here in Seattle, WA to protect you from any further sleep apnea harm. Similar to mouthguards that may seem familiar from athletic activities, our sleep apnea mouthguards are created from impressions of your teeth to ensure your mouthguard will fit firmly and correctly over your teeth. Once your mouthguard has been created, you can take it home, slip it over your teeth at bedtime, and enjoy a restful night’s sleep in no-time! Our mouthguard solution works by holding your lower jaw slightly forward, preventing soft tissues from blocking your airway and causing you to snore. You can expect to notice the benefits of sleep apnea treatment almost immediately with more energy during the day and quieter, more restful sleep at night!
