{"id":4707,"date":"2021-10-16T08:27:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T12:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/blog\/?p=4707"},"modified":"2021-08-18T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T20:44:04","slug":"snoring-and-sleep-apnea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/blog\/snoring-and-sleep-apnea\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s talk about snoring and sleep apnea"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/dentists\/oakville-on\/dr-susy-inoue-cheng-24631316855d\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694.webp 702w, https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694-300x94.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694-370x116.webp 370w, https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694-470x148.webp 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4710 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694.png\" alt=\"Approved by Dr. Inoue-Cheng\" width=\"702\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694.png 702w, https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694-370x116.png 370w, https:\/\/blog-2020.opencare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dental-expert-approved-dr.inoue-cheng-dds-e1618936266694-470x148.png 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\"><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nOur body can go without food for about one to two months, and only three to four days without water. How long can we survive without breathing? Now imagine choking several times an hour, hundreds of times every night, over several years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When did choking in our sleep become normal? Today more than 1 billion people suffer from drowning-like events in their sleep, and 85% of them are unaware of their condition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popping and clicking of the jaw joints, TMJ pain, snoring or waking up gasping for air, mouth breathing, and teeth grinding and\/or clenching are <strong>NOT<\/strong> normal and should never occur. They are signs your body is struggling and fighting to get the air it needs, going into a fight-or-flight mode that affects your overall health.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why is a full night&#8217;s sleep so important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper sleep and breathing is on the forefront of medical research. While there is much more to learn, it is now widely accepted that there are many important biological processes that occur during healthy sleep, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Proper brain function:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Healthy sleep allows neurons to reorganize. When you sleep, your brain\u2019s glymphatic system (water clearance) clears out waste from the central nervous system. It removes toxic byproducts from your brain, which build up throughout the day. This allows your brain to work well when you wake up. Sleep also contributes to memory functions by converting short-term memories into long-term memories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Weight regulation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sleep affects your weight by controlling hunger hormones. Specific hormones including ghrelin, which increases appetite, and leptin, which increases the feeling of being full after eating, are regulated during sleep. Poor sleep elevates the production of ghrelin and suppresses leptin. This imbalance makes you hungrier, which may increase the risk of eating more calories and gaining weight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Proper insulin function:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some studies suggest sleep may protect against insulin resistance. By keeping cells healthy they are able to process glucose more efficiently. The brain also requires less glucose while sleeping, which may help the body regulate overall blood glucose. Insulin is an important hormone that helps your cells convert and use glucose, or sugar, for energy. Insulin resistance causes the cells to fail to respond properly to insulin. Insulin resistance can lead to high blood glucose levels and, eventually, Type 2 diabetes. Some research suggests healthy sleep can protect against insulin resistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Immunity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Your body makes cytokines during sleep. Cytokines are special proteins that fight infection and inflammation. Certain antibodies and immune cells are also created during healthy sleep. These molecules help defend against illness by destroying harmful germs. During sleep, your body produces cytokines, which are important proteins that fight infection and inflammation. That\u2019s why sleep is so important when you\u2019re sick or stressed. During these times, the body needs even more immune cells and proteins. Healthy sleep may promote a strong and healthy immune system enabling your body to fight infections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Heart health:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Interrupted or unhealthy sleep has also been linked to risk factors which impact overall heart health. These include hypertension, overactive sympathetic nervous system activity and elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Emotional wellbeing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Healthy sleep is necessary for emotional health. During sleep, specific regions of the brain are actively regulating emotion while supporting healthy brain function and emotional stability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cellular restoration:<\/strong> Every cell in your body is designed to restore itself. This happens during deep, restful sleep. <\/span>Sleep enables cells to repair and regrow. Many important processes happen during healthy sleep.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Energy conservation<\/strong>: The energy conservation theory reveals how our bodies conserve energy during sleep by enabling our body to reduce our caloric requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"2964\" class=\"elementor elementor-2964\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f73b7d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f73b7d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab6f21\" data-id=\"3ab6f21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ccac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0ccac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Due for a checkup?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87420a cta_text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87420a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Find a top rated dentist near you that takes your insurance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7ac98\" data-id=\"ae7ac98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5290808 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5290808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/?utm_source=organic&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=conversion&#038;utm_term=all_++++_patient+++++&#038;utm_content=valuablecontent__opencare_blog__octg\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h3><b>What happens when we don\u2019t sleep properly?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep deprivation can negatively impact every cell and organ system in the body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average adult requires between seven and eight hours of sleep. Interrupted or poor sleep habits can lead to fatigue, poor decision-making and increased risk of accidents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, it is becoming more and more evident that sleep deprivation can lead to a variety of chronic health problems including premature death.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2><b>Warning signs of chronic sleep deprivation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venous pooling (dark circles under the eyes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daytime sleepiness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic pain (specially neck and back)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migraines or persistent headaches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heart diseases<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hypertension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADHD symptoms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erectile dysfunction<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin resistance (leading to diabetes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bed wetting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teeth grinding and\/or clenching<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moodiness and\/or anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of concentration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crooked teeth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mouth breathing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TMJ disorders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dry mouth<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No wonder the most exciting advancements in dentistry are airway-related, and how they can greatly improve your quality of life. Understanding the relationship of our mouth, teeth and airway to the rest of our body is the new frontier of dentistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Why is obstructive sleep apnea so common nowadays?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies show our modern lifestyle is a big factor. Short breastfeeding period, soft foods diet, tongue and lip ties \u2013 these are just a few components that can lead to underdeveloped jaws and narrow palates, which in turn can affect our airways and our breathing and sleep patterns.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orthodontic treatments that extract teeth to create space are also a common cause of airway and breathing problems. They might straighten the teeth, but also reduce the jaw arc, and consequently the space for the tongue muscles, pushing everything to the back, reducing the airway. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today more than<strong> 80% of adults have had an orthopedic intervention<\/strong> to correct crooked or crowded teeth and a large majority have had their wisdom teeth extracted because their jaws fail to properly develop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aging, weight gain, allergies are also factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worth noting is that there are three types of sleep apnea: central, obstructive and mixed (a combination of the two). Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common, in which the airway has become narrowed, blocked or floppy. Central sleep apnea occurs when there\u2019s no blockage of the airway, but the brain doesn\u2019t signal the respiratory muscles to breathe.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Obstructive sleep apnea treatments<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment for OSA has traditionally been the use of CPAP machines, surgery or mandibular advancement appliances, which treat the symptoms but not the root cause \u2013 and can worsen the condition over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Laser therapy<\/strong> is a great new option for many cases, offering a non-invasive, no device and anesthesia-free treatment with immediate results. It decreases snoring and opens the airway by increasing collagen production and shrinking the tissue on the back of the mouth and tongue. It lasts around a year and can be reapplied as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"4496\" class=\"elementor elementor-4496\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-684ccf67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"684ccf67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-751bda7d\" data-id=\"751bda7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42828eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42828eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Still need answers?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c82571b cta_text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c82571b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Book with a top-rated dentist in your city to get the treatment you need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe7aafd\" data-id=\"7fe7aafd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7132a258 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7132a258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencare.com\/?utm_source=organic&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=lead&#038;utm_term=all_++++_practice+++++&#038;utm_content=valuablecontent__opencare_blog__octg\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news is, today we can treat the root cause of OSA in children and adults with new devices and a <strong>multidisciplinary approach<\/strong>, including myofunctional therapists, sleep doctors, ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialists, and chiropractors. By slowly expanding and remodeling the craniofacial structure, we can minimize or eliminate the symptoms of sleep apnea. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is done with a patented appliance. It\u2019s non-invasive, nearly invisible, painless, and most patients feel the benefits of the treatment within the first days or weeks. Better yet, upon completion of treatment, many patients do not require further intervention for OSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are just starting to realize how our breathing affects our health, and what we can do to improve it. The COVID-19 pandemic has just reinforced the need for a whole-body approach to dentistry, leading to a longer and healthier life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being healthy is more important than ever, and your dentist is a powerful ally to achieve it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Think you&#8217;re suffering from sleep apnea? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opencare.com\">See a dentist<\/a> today to help treat and get a better night&#8217;s sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proper sleep and breathing is on the forefront of medical research. 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