Do you often wake up feeling weary after a full night’s sleep? Have you been told frequently that you snore very loudly while sleeping? Do you feel lethargic and sleepy through out the day? If the answer is yes to all of them, then, maybe you are suffering from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder wherein breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. The word apnea literally means without breath.
Do you know polysomnogram is the name of the test which is conducted to diagnose sleep apnea? It is very important to undergo this test, because, in severe and prolonged cases of sleep apnea people may suffer from heart failure.
According to Dr. Brian Schroder,
as people fall asleep, their muscle tone decreases, their jaw may fall open, and it may drop back a little bit. When it does, the tongue and all the soft tissue tends to impinge or close the airway, which causes the snoring sounds.
Don’t panic, various treatments are available for sleep apnea. The Thornton Adjustable Positioner (TAP®) is one of them. TAP® is a custom adjustable oral appliance that is worn while sleeping. This appliance prevents snoring and sleep apnea, by holding the lower jaw forward and thus avoids the tongue and the soft tissue of the throat from collapsing into the airway.
Let the price tag of about $1,800 to $2,000 for the Thornton Adjustable Positioner, not dishearten you. The TAP® is covered by insurance. So, when you file for insurance to cover the price for TAP®, do so under medical insurance and not under dental insurance. This is because, oral appliances, are in the same category as durable medical equipment and prostheses.
Stop suffering anymore from sleep-disordered breathing. Go ahead, and improve your health and lifestyle by having the Thornton Adjustable Positioner fitted into your mouth by a qualified dentist.
via: cbs13, amisleep
