Dr. Mogell Dental Blog

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Do You Snore?

Often our society makes a comedic act out of snoring; and does a great job of making us laugh at ourselves.
Funny as it may seem snoring is a very serious issue that we need to pay much more attention to.
Frequently snoring is related to a Sleep Apnea. This is when during sleep an individual literally stops breathing for a short period of time, maybe 10 seconds.
Snoring is factually a partial obstruction of your airway!

Today 17% of adults in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). For every person who receives treatment for OSA, there are 20 who are undiagnosed. Frighteningly, 24% of OSA patients have reported falling asleep while driving at least once a week.

As a dentist, our role is to help screen our patients and make them aware of the potential consequences of not being diagnosed and treated. If you have been diagnosed, GREAT! If you are not able to wear a CPAP, oral appliances are available to treat your sleep disorder.
Please give us a call to schedule an appointment for screening Obstructive Sleep Apnea. We can be reached at 561-394-9000.

Kenneth A. Mogell, D.M.D.