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At Dubuque Medical-Dental Snoring and Sleep Apnea Care, we work closely with primary care physicians, sleep centers, wellness centers and dental professionals to monitor and adjust your best solution to snoring and sleep apnea. We have sophisticated and detailed home sleep study (HST) devices that can allow you to do studies at home in your own bed instead of at a sleep center for the majority of obstructive sleep apnea screening and follow up monitoring studies. This helps us titrate the settings just right for you and your comfort.
We are committed to your health and rest. We are also committed to your sleep partners restful sleep. Many of our patients and their partners report they are dreaming for the first time in many years and have more energy and alertness. Blood pressure risks can be reduced, stroke and heart disease risk have been lowered for many with our treatments, driving alertness is improved and the threat of such diseases as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, depression and diabetes can also be reduced. Night grinding of the teeth, called bruxism, which has often lead to gum disease, broken teeth and broken crowns, worn down teeth and poor looking smiles are many times improved. We also have had reports of enhanced ability to lose weight because of the fact that stress hormones can be reduced when sleep apnea is controlled. Relationships are improved for some. This also often leads to less need to get up to go to the bathroom when sleeping. Some men have discovered that their prostate is not the cause of frequent nighttime trips the the bathroom. In sleep apnea (a"cessation" of air flow) and hypopnea (a "restricted" air flow that does not result in actual stopped breathing), patients can experience aggressiveness and other mood changes, disruption of deep sleep stages, restless movements of the body and restless leg syndrome, night sweating, gasping, coughing or choking episodes in the middle of the night, morning head aches and jaw joint pain, GERD, memory loss, brain fog, and even weight gain. The weight gain can then create a vicious cycle because the extra weight can worsen sleep apnea and hypopnea. Weight also can cause chiropractic adjustments to not hold and forward neck posture. TMJ jaw joint noise and headaches can be made worse. Sometimes this is misdiagnosed as migraine headaches. Wellness programs should screen for sleep apnea signs and symptoms. In children these changes can frequently be misdiagnosed as ADHD. Bed wetting and mouth breathing can also result from breathing disorders. Acting out at school can take place. Poor learning abitilty is sometimes caused by OSA as-well-as weight gain. 
Snoring Can Be Dangerous Too! 
Snoring is common and therefore is often ignored, however, it can be a sign that you suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea caused by blockage of air flow). Some experts have stated that 80 % of those who snore have sleep apnea. It is not the only indicator of sleep apnea, so it is equally wrong to assume you do not have sleep apnea if you do not snore. Even though most people do not concern themselves with snoring, the fact remains that even snoring that is not accompanied by sleep apnea, can be harmful to people because the vibration of the throat can lead to the accumulation of vascular plaques on the carotid arteries in the neck and the increased work of breathing can also lead to other medical problems. Snoring is also associated with a soft palate muscle fiber protein that is missing as compared to other muscle proteins in the body. Let us help your get Started on better sleep results.and help avoid the serious consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). and snoring. Snoring can also be a harmful to your sleep partner. If they cannot sleep because of the noise, an inability to get into REM sleep and other deep stages of sleep not only interferes with dreaming but can degrade their health and ability to function safely throughout the day. Driving may be impaired as well. Other signs and symptoms of sleep apnea can also be ignored, Lack of motivation, depression, irritability, sleepiness, and head aches are often not considered serious and may even seem normal. This can make the condition even more dangerous. Lack of restful sleep can actually impair driving more seriously than drug or alcohol impairment. If you suffer from any of these conditions fill out the form on this page or call us at: 877-722-1537 Thanks Richard D. Downs, DDS, FAGD, FICOI Certified NightLase Gentle Laser Palatal Lift Therapy Member American Sleep and Breathing Academy ASBA |
Even Snoring Can Be Dangerous to You or Your Partner
Sleep Apnea can seriously impair driving 
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