Disordered breathing that occurs while you sleep can increase your risk for several health problems unless you visit our dentists for sleep apnea treatment. We are happy to help you relieve your snoring symptoms, but if we suspect you suffer from sleep apnea, we will refer you out to a sleep center for further evaluation.
If you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, we will be happy to provide oral appliances at Dr. Kent Stapley & Dr. Nathan Kitchen that allow you to breathe easily and continuously as you sleep. Contact Dr. Stapley and Dr. Kitchen if you want to learn more about our treatment for snoring and sleep apnea in Mesa, Arizona.
Trouble With Snoring?
At our practice, we understand that many people suffer from the nightly irritation of snoring. Whether you are the one with the snoring problem or their partner, snoring can be a disruption of your life and you need a solution.
What Makes Us Snore
Snoring is typically the result of obstruction of your airway, making breathing more difficult. This could be the tissue structure of your throat collapsing, large tonsils or your tongue relaxing into the back of your throat as you sleep. These are common causes as many of the muscles in your airway will relax when you are asleep; this narrows your airway, causing snoring.
Custom Made Snoring Appliances
In order to help you and everyone around you sleep more peacefully, our dentists may recommend the use of a snoring appliance to treat your snoring. Your appliance will be custom made to fit you as comfortably and effectively as possible. When you wear this appliance, your airway will be kept open as it advances the lower jaw and the tongue forward in a position that allows the airway to remain open even when you are relaxed or asleep.
In many cases, snoring appliances can help sleep apnea, but further diagnosis from a sleep physician would be necessary to verify the existence of sleep apnea.
If you are interested in more peaceful nights with snoring appliances, please contact our office today. We will be happy to answer your questions and schedule you an appointment with our dentists.
