Snoring can greatly reduce the ability to sleep well. In addition, excessive daytime sleepiness can be frustrating and lead to poor performance at school or at work. Loud snoring can be a sign of upper airway resistance syndrome or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a potentially life -threatening disease that causes you to stop breathing many times during sleep. Sleep Apnea can place you at high risk for high blood pressure, heart attack, or stroke.

Our Work in Snoring and Sleep Apnea
We work with physicians at the Sleep Disorders Center in the Swedish American Health System to jointly manage sleep-related breathing disorders (Swedish American Sleep Disorders Center ) If indicated, we can fabricate an oral appliance that maintains proper jaw alignment for safe and healthful sleep. This mouthpiece, similar to a sports mouthpiece, allows the patient to breathe through either the nose or mouth. Oral appliances can be used alone or in conjunction with other therapies such as diet and exercise, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), psychotherapy, and surgery.