Explore Alternative Dental Appliance Sleep Apnea Treatment

March 3, 2010 - PRLog -- A recent, Wall Street Journal article “The New Face of Sleep Apnea”, by Kris Maher reported that research suggests the number of people with sleep apnea will grow, as the population ages. Do you have sleep apnea and can’t use cpap? Call Dr. Terry Forsberg, in Aptos, California, to explore a dental appliance alternative at (831)685-3300.

“After two years of on-and-off CPAP use, Dave Morton, a 35-year-old co-president of an online car-rental company in New York, switched to a dental appliance. He was tested in a sleep lab with the appliance, and his apnea score dropped sharply. "I'm happier and healthier," he said. ‘I can tell my brain is working better again’.”

Below is Dave Morton's dental appliance testimonial excerpt from Maher’s WSJ.com feature:

“When he started waking in the middle of the night choking, Dave Morton, a 35-year-old co-president of an online car-rental company in New York, sought help. At a sleep lab, he was diagnosed with sleep apnea, and his doctor prescribed a CPAP machine. But exhaling against the device's airflow made him feel disoriented, and he often threw the mask off in his sleep. (Sinus problems may have contributed to his difficulties, he says.) "I was very stressed and couldn't sleep," Mr. Morton recalls. ‘I never woke up feeling refreshed.’ “

“After two years of on-and-off CPAP use, Mr. Morton switched to a dental appliance. He was tested in a sleep lab with the appliance, and his apnea score dropped sharply. "I'm happier and healthier," he said. ‘I can tell my brain is working better again’.”

Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is a disorder in which the tissues at the back of the throat temporarily collapse during sleep, causing repeated stops and starts in breathing during the night. This leads to poor-quality sleep and, often, daytime drowsiness.  It is measured on an apnea-hypopnea index, combining the number of pauses in breathing and instances of excessively shallow breathing, in an hour. An index of 1 to 15 is considered mild, 16 to 30 is moderate, and over 30 is considered severe.

Typically, patients are diagnosed with sleep apnea only if they stop breathing five or more times in an hour. The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that drivers and pilots of commercial buses, trucks, airplanes and ships be screened for the condition, citing several accidents in which undiagnosed sleep apnea was thought to play a role.

If you live in  California near Aptos, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Salinas, and Watsonville, you need to meet Dr. Terry Forsberg. He is improving lives in with custom night-use oral appliances that keep the airway open, ensuring a restful night sleep and lowering his patients’ risk of stroke, heart disease, and sleep-related car accidents.

Oral appliances have become a first-line therapy for the treatment of snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea according to a recent article in Sleepmatters published by the National Sleep Foundation.

The Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine supports the use of lightweight easy to use dental appliances that eliminates the inconvenience of carrying CPAP equipment when traveling and gives rest to those folks who don’t like or want a CPAP.

If you have sleep apnea or disruptive snoring and do not tolerate CPAP, I HATE CPAP wants to help you find answers go to http://www.Montereybay.IHateCPAP.com.

Dr. Forsberg received his training in sleep apnea at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced dental studies (LVI) from Dr. Kent Smith, the co-founder and the co-director for the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea.  Dr. Forsberg focuses on oral appliances for adults and preventative treatment for children, and screens patients for obstructive sleep apnea.  

Contact Dr. Terry W. Forsberg, DDS at: http://www.MontereyBay.IHateCPAP.com or in the find a dentist section of http://www.ihatecpap.com or call (831)685-3300.

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Dr. Forsberg received his training in sleep apnea at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced dental studies (LVI) from Dr. Kent Smith, the co-founder and the co-director for the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea. Dr. Forsberg focuses on oral appliances for adults and preventative treatment for children, and screens patients for obstructive sleep apnea.

Contact Dr. Terry W. Forsberg, DDS at: http://www.MontereyBay.IHateCPAP.com or in the find a dentist section of http://www.ihatecpap.com or call (831)685-3300.