Snoring Treatment and Sleep Apnea

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder that affects one in five adults. "Apnea" literally means "no breathing", and during sleep apnea episodes, the sufferer may experience periods of irregular or paused breathing lasting 10 seconds or more caused by airway blockage. Intervals of non-breathing can last up to a frighteningly long 90-second period. Although the majority of sleep apnea sufferers experience only mild difficulties, in its severe stage, sleep apnea can cause a fatal lack of oxygen to the brain. During sleep apnea cycles, a sleeper can experience as many as 500 instances of paused breathing a night, followed by restarted breathing. Patients who seek out treatment for sleep apnea may complain of feeling unusually tired even after long periods of sleep, fatigue, slow brain function, sexual dysfunction, memory loss, depression, or heavy and frequent snoring. These prolonged episodes of oxygen deprivation have been linked to hypertension, heart problems, stroke, high blood pressure, and dementia.

Thankfully, there are effective treatments for sleep apnea and disturbing snoring. Dr. Wooten is an experienced sleep apnea diagnostician with years of training and sleep apnea treatment education. He will create a personalized treatment plan following detailed sleep studies to analyze your degree of sleep apnea and sleep dysfunctions. An appliance may be recommended to position the lower jaw in a way to help maintain a clear airway throughout the night. Based on your unique sleep apnea behavior, Dr. Wooten will advise you on which methods can best improve your sleep, minimize snoring and reduce the dangers involved with sleep apnea.

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Do something about sleep apnea before it becomes a problem. Call the office of sleep apnea dentist Dr. David R. Wooten in Baytown for effective snoring and sleep apnea treatment.

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