Sleep Apnea Can Be Managed

Did you know you don’t have to suffer with sleep apnea? Night after night you may toss and turn or go through your days drinking large amounts of coffee only to feel tired the next day. You may snore, or wake up your partner in the middle of the night because you stop breathing. You don’t have live with these symptoms. You can stand up to sleep apnea and say no more. Dr. Judy Strutz, a San Bernardino prosthodontist and sleep apnea dentist says, one of the first things patients say to her is that they didn’t know they could get help.

This procedure begins like other dental visits with Dr.Strutz, she’ll complete a comprehensive exam that evaluates whether you suffer from airway challenges and then will recommend a home sleep test. Once it is determined that you would benefit from a dental sleep apnea appliance, Dr. Strutz will determine what type of dental device is best for you. Now Dr.Strutz and her team can customize an appliance to fit your mouth and open up the airway. This will allow you to breathe in the air you need during the night, thus preventing you from waking up.

Sleep apnea can impact your ability to reach rem sleep. The longer you go without this level of sleep the more damage that it causes. You may fall asleep while driving, lose your job and reach a deep depression where you see no way out. Being overly tired can cause hallucinations and problems with focus and attention.

Don’t waste one more minute on sleep apnea, call Dr. Judy Strutz and her team today.

Sleep Apnea & How It Impacts You

Most of us don’t think about visiting our dentist when we have sleep apnea, but Dr. Judith Strutz is just the prosthodontist to visit. Sleep apnea can be very dangerous and often goes untreated. During the sleep cycle, an individual may stop and start breathing again over one hundred times a night, because they are constantly waking up to get air. When this happens, you can easily become sleep deprived.

Sleep deprivation has multiple side effects including falling asleep during inopportune times, moodiness, and/or poor concentration. The longer your body goes without the quality sleep it requires, the more symptoms you can be impacted by on a daily basis. If left untreated you will have a higher risk of problems to body organs, which could lead to job loss or even death if you quit breathing long enough.  Heart disease and high blood pressure can also occur in individuals with sleep apnea.

 Symptoms of sleep apnea can include:

·      Gasping for breath that wakes you up

·      Chronic fatigue

·      Morning headaches

·      Difficulty paying attention.

If you are concerned you may have sleep apnea, call or visit the office of Dr. Judy Strutz for more information.

Your body thrives on the proper amount of oxygen to the brain and a deep restful sleep. Sleep apnea unfortunately impacts both of these needs.