SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT IN SACRAMENTO, CA

The most common type of sleep apnea is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA occurs when your throat tissue collapses, blocking your airway. If left untreated, OSA can cause severe complications, including high blood pressure as well as increased risk of stroke heart attack, and diabetes.

obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes your brain to suffer from a chronic lack of oxygen, which makes you feel foggy-headed and exhausted. If left untreated, it can lead to chronic headaches, dangerous daytime sleepiness behind the wheel, and even depression.

Over half of OSA patients are overweight. Extra tissue around your throat can cause it to collapse and block your airway during sleep. You may also have OSA if you:

• Are 65 or older (one in ten people over 65 have sleep apnea)

• Have a family history of sleep apnea

• Smoke

• Have high blood pressure

• Are male (middle-aged men are twice as likely to have sleep apnea than middle-aged women)

Have been told you snore louder than a freight train? Do you wake up exhausted, despite getting a solid eight hours of sleep every night? If so, you might be experiencing sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea occurs when your breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. This interruption prevents your body from entering the proper sleep cycles, leaving you and anyone who sleeps in the same room as you left feeling exhausted the next morning.

While a diagnosis of sleep apnea can be alarming, it is a treatable condition. There are many steps you can take on your own to help. However, they should not replace medical evaluation and treatment. So, contact us immediately if you spot the warning signs.

Dr. Monica Crooks can work with your sleep physician to alleviate your obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and reduce your daytime fatigue. Sleep apnea is most commonly treated with a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine. Unfortunately, CPAP machines limit your sleeping positions and can cause a dry nose and throat. The good news is that CPAP is not the only effective way to treat OSA.

Dr. Crooks may be able to build you an oral appliance that you wear at night to keep your airway open. Our CPAP oral appliances are custom-made to fit you comfortably. No more interrupted sleep or groggy days; you’ll be, well-rested, and alert!

If you are currently suffering from daytime fatigue, call our office at (916) 922-2027 today! Let us help you get the proper rest so you can get the most out of life.

Oral Appliance Information – SonoMed.com
Oral Appliance Therapy – aadsm.org