Watch a featured video of Dr. Sabrina Magid-Katz discussing the impact of Sleep Apnea.

Are you falling asleep during the day even though you thought you got a full night’s sleep? You may have a common disorder known as sleep apnea. With sleep apnea, as you are sleeping you may have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often occur five to 30 times or more an hour. Typically, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a loud snort or choking sound.

Sleep apnea usually is a chronic (ongoing) condition that disrupts your sleep three or more nights each week. You often move out of deep sleep and into light sleep when your breathing pauses or becomes shallow. This results in poor sleep quality that makes you tired during the day. Sleep apnea is one of the leading causes of excessive daytime sleepiness.

Because of the increased daytime sleepiness you are at a greater risk for occupational and automobile accidents. Untreated sleep apnea also leaves you at greater risk for developing high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes or other serious health problems. Watch the whole video…

In the past the recommended treatment for sleep apnea was the CPAP machine, but many patients found it cumbersome and uncomfortable to use and abandoned it. Dental technology now allows us to offer patients suffering from sleep apnea a comfortable, but highly effective treatment. Rather then a noisy, claustrophobic machine we are able to treat sleep apnea and snoring with a comfortable, custom fitted oral appliance. The SomnoMed Oral Appliance holds the lower jaw slightly forward, which tightens the soft tissue and muscles of the upper airway. This allows the airway to stay open and unobstructed so it does not impair your breathing.

If you or a loved one suffers from sleep apnea, don’t lose another night’s sleep! Call today and find out how Dr. Magid-Katz can help you get the restful sleep your body needs. Find out if you have sleep apnea. We also provide assistance for Deaf or Hard of Hearing patients.

Dr. Sabrina Magid-Katz on Sleep Apnea

Dr. Sabrina Magid-Katz, of Advanced Dentistry of Westchester, a lecturer to dental societies and a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, tells us about Snoring and Sleep Apnea.

What Is Sleep Apnea?

Sleep Apnea and CPAP