Snoring Therapy: How Your Dentist Can Solve the Sleep Problem Your Doctor Hasn’t Fixed

Could your partner‘s loud snoring be causing you restless nights? If you find yourself waking up feeling exhausted, despite having a full night‘s sleep, or if your significant other has told you that you are not breathing properly, you are likely suffering from more than a bad sleeping pattern. Is it possible that there is an underlying problem, such as sleep apnea, that is impacting your life? While many consider visiting their dentist for a possible solution, many don’t realize that their dentist can offer one as well.  

Here, we discuss how snoring therapy is helping people enjoy restful sleep and what a visit to your dentist may do to help you.

What Is Snoring and Why Is It Causing the Blocked Nose to Blow?

Snoring occurs when air flows past relaxed throat tissues, causing them to vibrate and produce the familiar sound. This vibration occurs when the airway is partially blocked, often due to relaxed throat muscles, nasal congestion, or the position of your tongue.

Snoring may seem harmless in itself,  but it is often associated with something more serious: obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).  Sleep apnea occurs when the airway becomes completely blocked during sleep, leading to a pause in breathing. Untreated sleep apnea can contribute to other chronic illnesses such as hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes.

How Snoring Therapy Can Help

If you’re dealing with snoring, snoring therapy in Nashua, NH can be achieved with an alternative your dentist might not have mentioned: dental appliances. As a trained professional, your dentist can tailor a device worn in your mouth to reposition the jaw and tongue, keeping the airway unobstructed while you sleep.

Advanced Family Dentistry offers several snoring therapy options to suit your situation. These appliances are worn during sleep and work by bringing the bottom jaw forward, increasing the space behind the tongue to prevent airway collapse and snoring. Time and a little effort go a long way in reducing this problem.

The Advantages of Dental Snoring Therapy

• Non-invasive: Dental devices are non-invasive, while alternatives (such as surgery and CPAP therapy) are invasive. The devices don’t require patients to undergo surgery or even to maintain them.
• Custom Fit: Since every mouth is different, a one-size-fits-all snoring therapy won’t work. A dentist will take impressions of your teeth to ensure the device is comfortable and works properly.
• Ease of use: Once you‘ve got your mask, you simply wear it to bed. It‘s simple to operate and doesn‘t disrupt your normal sleep pattern. Forget all the hassle of using a machine or a mask in the middle of the night!
• Better Sleep for You and Your Partner: Nothing is worse than being exhausted daily because you suffer from restless sleep due to snoring! Snoring therapy will help relieve it so you can enjoy a more restful night’s sleep.
• Affordability: Dental appliances are generally more affordable than CPAP machines and do not require maintenance. It is an inexpensive, long-term solution for snoring and sleep apnea.

When Should You Consider Snoring Therapy?

If you or someone you love snores loudly, regularly wakes in the middle of the night, or has symptoms of sleep apnea such as gasping or choking while asleep. Come in to see us. Sleep apnea therapy can be extremely effective for mild to moderate sleep apnea. Sleep apnea therapy can be used to treat snoring caused by other factors, such as clogged sinuses or poor sleeping posture.

It‘s also advisable to consult with your dentist to exclude other medical factors that may be causing your snoring. Once other medical issues are ruled out, your dentist can determine whether an oral appliance would be an appropriate treatment for you.

A Comprehensive Approach to Better Sleep

Here at Advanced Family Dentistry, we want to be concerned not only about the health of your teeth but also the health of your whole body. We recognize our role in promoting better sleep for better health, which is why, in addition to dental health, our goal is to determine if there’s a problem with your sleep. We are pleased to offer snoring therapy as part of our holistic dental services.

Ready to Enjoy Better Sleep?

If you’re tired of waking up tired or enduring the annoyance of snoring, snoring therapy may be just what you need.  Give us a call to schedule a consultation and learn about the benefits of snoring therapy in Nashua, NH.  Here at Advanced Family Dentistry,  our goal is to make a treatment plan to help you sleep well and wake refreshed!

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