Could Your Sleep Be Affecting Your Health?
Sleep apnea doesn’t always look like waking up gasping for air. Loud snoring, morning headaches, daytime sleepiness, and trouble concentrating can all be signs worth discussing with a healthcare professional. Left untreated, sleep apnea can affect far more than just your rest. Our team offers a complimentary sleep consultation to help you understand your symptoms, explore oral appliance therapy, and take the next step toward better sleep. Not sure where you stand? Take our sleep apnea quiz to think through your symptoms and risk factors.
Healthy Sleep FAQs
Healthy Sleep
FAQs
CPAP uses air pressure to keep your airway open, while an oral appliance is a custom-fit device worn during sleep that repositions the jaw to prevent airway collapse. Oral appliances can be used alone or alongside CPAP.
Common signs include loud snoring, morning headaches, daytime fatigue, and waking up feeling unrested. A sleep study interpreted by a medical provider is needed to confirm a diagnosis.
Sleep apnea is a medical condition, so treatment is often covered by medical insurance rather than dental benefits. We also offer Medicare-approved appliance options and financing for costs not covered.
We don’t stop care once your appliance is delivered. You’ll have a follow-up visit about two months later, along with six-month and yearly telemedicine check-ins to monitor comfort and effectiveness.
Yes. Restrictive tongue and lip ties, as well as certain breathing and muscle patterns, can affect children’s feeding, speech, and sleep. We evaluate and treat patients of all ages.
Retraining the Muscles Behind Healthy Breathing
Healthy breathing depends on more than an open airway — it also relies on how the tongue, lips, and jaw work together. When these muscles fall into unhealthy patterns, they can contribute to snoring, poor sleep, and even affect the success of other airway treatments. Our myofunctional therapy helps children and adults retrain these muscles to support better breathing and oral function over time. This therapy often works hand-in-hand with other treatments, including tongue-tie release and oral appliance therapy, for more complete, lasting results. Learn more about how myofunctional therapy could fit into your care plan.