Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Jackson Family Dentistry Has a Solution
What Is Sleep Apnea?
Snoring and chronic sleepiness often indicate a problem with how they breathe when they sleep, such as an obstructed airway. Snoring comes from air pressure within the body being forced through a narrow passageway. It’s a sign of a potentially dangerous sleep disorder called sleep apnea.
How Can Jackson Family Dentistry Help?
Here at Jackson Family Dentistry, we treat sleep apnea. Sleep apnea requires careful attention and treatment because it’s potentially a life-threatening condition. If an air passage collapses during sleep, it can cause complete blockage or partial blockage of the airway. This will interrupt sleep patterns. Symptoms of sleep apnea can include drowsiness during the day, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, and depression. If sleep apnea is left untreated, it can result in high blood pressure, heart failure, heart attack, and possibly stroke. Other conditions that can arise from sleep apnea are eye problems like glaucoma, complications with medications and surgery, morning headaches, mood swings, memory problems, and nocturia (the need to urinate frequently at night).
Don’t be alarmed if you have found sleep apnea to be a problem for you. This condition affects millions of Americans. Here at Jackson Family Dentistry, it’s our goal to be able to treat every patient that is troubled by this condition. Dr. Jackson focuses on non-invasive procedures that can solve the condition before suggesting surgery.
The first step in treating sleep apnea is to contact us at (630) 963-6750 or send us an email. We’ll schedule a consultation and find a solution for you.