Sleep Apnea San Jose CA

Does any of these scenes look familiar to you ?

Does someone in your household snore causing a disturbance? Has someone in your household been prescribed a CPAP (air mask worn over your nose and mouth when you sleep) that is now sitting in the garage or closet? The number one treatment recommended by the medical community for Sleep Apnea is the CPAP. It has good results, but unfortunately, the CPAP has a high rejection rate. So the next best solution, as proposed by the medical community, is a dental appliance designed to keep your airway open. 

The most common symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that you may notice include:

• Excessive Sleepiness during Daytime.
  
• Waking with an unrefreshed feeling after sleep, having problems with memory and
• concentration, feeling tired, and experiencing personality changes.
  
• Morning or night headaches.
  
• Heartburn or a sour taste in the mouth at night.
  
• Swelling of the legs.
  
• Getting up during the night to urinate (nocturia).
  
• Sweating and chest pain while you are sleeping.

Symptoms of sleep apnea that others may notice include:

• Episodes of not breathing (apnea), which may occur as few as 5 times an hour (mild apnea) to more than 50 times an hour (severe apnea). How many episodes you have determines how severe your sleep apnea is.
  
• Loud snoring. Almost all people who have sleep apnea snore, but not all people who snore have sleep apnea.
  
• Restless tossing and turning during sleep.
  
• Night time choking or gasping spells.

Symptoms in children:

• In children younger than 5, symptoms include snoring, mouth breathing, sweating, restlessness, and waking up a lot.
  
• In children 5 years and older, symptoms include snoring, bed wetting, doing poorly in school, and not growing as quickly as they should for their age. These children may also have behavior problems and a short attention span.
  
• Children who have sleep apnea nearly always snore. But they may not appear to be excessively sleepy during the day (a key symptom in adults). The only symptom of sleep apnea in some children may be that they do not grow as quickly as they should for their age.

Treatment with the Dental Oral appliances is covered by most medical insurance plans.  
Experienced staff at Pannu Dental Care uses the Pharyngometer test to screen patients prior to diagnosis. The test is minimally invasive and takes 2-5 minutes to complete. A narrow airway reading on the Pharyngometer correlates to higher Apnea Hypopnea Index's once the person is diagnosed. After diagnosis the pharyngometer helps to show us how the airway changes in repsonse to mandibular advancement.

Pannu Dental Care has four locations- Dublin, Cupertino, Fremont and San Jose. 
Take control of your health, call 1-800-360-9250 to schedule your screening test now. 

You can link here to listen Dr Pannu's radio talk show in Hindi/English language about Dental appliance theray for sleep apnea patients.

Wish you a healthy and sound sleep.

Regards,
Dalvir Pannu DDS.
Member, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
Member, Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Disciplines