Improve Your Sleep and Overall Health with Snoring and Sleep Apnea Treatment

If you have sleep apnea, you may be fed up waking up feeling groggy despite a whole night’s sleep. Your bed partner may also be tired of your loud snoring when sleeping. No one deserves to live like this. Ridgewood Dentistry offers effective oral appliance therapy (OAT) to overcome obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Our custom-fitted oral device is so effective that Dr. Warren Boardman has helped to treat hundreds of sleep apnea patients in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and the nearby locations. 

How obstructive sleep apnea affects your health

OSA temporarily blocks your airway when the tongue and other issues collapse, cutting off the oxygen supply until the brain arouses the body to wake up just enough to take more oxygen. Then, you drift back to sleep without knowledge of what just happened. If you suffer from severe sleep apnea, this cycle can recur up to a hundred times a night. 

The common symptoms of OSA include:

• Chronic snoring
• Waking up with a sore throat
• Morning headaches
• Feeling tired and sleepy during the day
• Poor daytime concentration
• Mood changes
• Irritability
• Loss of libido

When sleep apnea episodes happen night after night, this strains major body organs, putting you at risk of numerous systematic diseases. Research has shown OSA can lead to heart disease, depression, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and other conditions. If you suspect OSA, don’t delay treatment. Instead, schedule an appointment with an experienced sleep apnea dentist like Dr. Boardman. 

Treating snoring and OSA with oral appliance therapy

Traditionally, OSA has always been treated with a CPAP machine. This device uses a mask placed over the nose and mouth to deliver a steady air supply to the upper airway. This machine prevents the soft tissues in the throat from collapsing, promoting continuous breathing as you sleep. CPAPs work, but many patients don’t like them because they find them uncomfortable, cumbersome, and claustrophobic. 

Instead of using a machine, Dr. Boardman treats OSA using a custom-fitted oral device. This device puts the lower jaw in a more forward position and prevents the soft tissues from collapsing, promoting healthy breathing all night. 

Although our custom-fitted mouthpiece may feel uncomfortable in the first few days, this discomfort is short-lived. After the adjustment period, you simply slip it in your mouth and sleep soundly like a baby. Our oral appliance fits seamlessly into your bedtime routine with no mask or noise.

Benefits of oral appliance therapy

Unlike CPAP therapy, you can expect the benefits below with OAT.

• Discreet treatment
• An OSA mouthpiece is easy to carry and wear
• Comfortable treatment
• Effectiveness
• Easy maintenance
• It doesn’t need electricity to operate

Snoring and sleep apnea solutions near me

Are you losing the battle to OSA? Don’t give up! Consider oral appliance therapy from Ridgewood Dentistry. A sleep apnea mouthpiece from Dr. Boardman will allow you to: 

• Enjoy a more restful night of sleep
• Reduce or eliminate your noisy snoring
• Help you wake up refreshed and energized
• Improve your overall health and vitality

Please call (201) 448-8605 or request an online appointment with Ridgewood Dentistry to enjoy your sleep and life again with sleep apnea treatment.