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How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep in Davie with an OAT Device
OAT Treatment Device – Loud snoring, constant waking through the night, grinding your teeth, and clenching your jaw can disrupt your sleep and leave you feeling tired and achy throughout the day. You may be used to it by now. If all of this has become part of your sleep routine in Davie, it doesn’t have to be! You may be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea and/or bruxism – treatable conditions that can be corrected with an OAT Treatment device from Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics.
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
This common disorder causes a person to stop breathing very briefly, often many times throughout the night. A person’s breathing stops (apnea) due to a narrowing or partial blockage (obstruction) of the airway. This is caused by the positioning of the soft tissue in their mouth and throat when they lie down.
What are the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea?
Snoring loudly is a common symptom. Your spouse or family member may have noticed this. You may or may not remember waking throughout the night gasping for breath. Your sleep might be restless. You may experience changes in your mood or abnormal forgetfulness. You may feel excessively tired throughout the day in Davie, even with eight hours of sleep. That’s because your sleep is not restful. These signs and symptoms can point to sleep apnea.
What is Bruxism?
Sleep bruxism is clenching the jaw and grinding the teeth while asleep. Sleep apnea and bruxism can occur together or separately.
How do I know if I’m grinding or clenching my teeth in my sleep?
You will most likely have pain in your jaw, face, and neck, and your teeth will eventually show wear from the grinding.
If left untreated in Davie, sleep apnea can lead to serious health problems like increased blood pressure, and increased risk of diabetes, weight gain, obesity, and depression. Untreated bruxism can cause daily pain and damage to your teeth that can impair their function.
Why OAT Treatment?
An Oral Appliance Therapy Treatment device keeps the airway open during sleep and prevents jaw clenching and tooth grinding. An OAT device from Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics is:
- Comfortable enough to use every night
- Customized to fit your mouth
- Able to hold its custom-fit shape over time
Unlike a CPAP machine, which can be noisy and embarrassing for some patients in Davie, an OAT device fits securely into your mouth and lets you sleep through the night.
Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics can help you correct your obstructive sleep apnea and bruxism in Davie. Take a virtual tour of our three offices in South Florida, and make an appointment for an OAT Treatment consultation. You can get a great night’s sleep in Davie with an OAT Treatment device from Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics.
Treat Sleep Apnea and Bruxism in Miami with Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT)
You may have sleep apnea and not even know it. This common condition occurs when lying down — sometimes tissue in the throat causes airway obstruction and breathing temporarily stops. Obstructive sleep apnea can cause you to stop breathing hundreds of times in the night. A person with sleep apnea may wake up gasping for air and then quickly fall back to sleep many times each night, often not even remembering waking throughout the night. If you are always tired, even after what you believed to be a full night’s sleep, you may have sleep apnea.
Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT)
So how can you treat obstructive sleep apnea? One treatment that is often prescribed is the use of a CPAP machine. This machine can be effective, but patients often find it to be noisy, uncomfortable, and inconvenient, so they discontinue their CPAP treatment. Once they stop using the machine, their sleep apnea returns and they struggle with sleep that’s not restful and not restorative. But there is another option for treating sleep apnea in Miami – an OAT device from the offices of Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics.
Oral Appliance Therapy uses a customized oral device to keep the airway open during sleep. An OAT device is custom-fit to the mouth of each patient of Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics in Miami, providing a comfortable fit, and effective results. Unlike the CPAP machine, there is no mask to wear or machine required at the bedside – just a discrete device that fits easily and comfortably in the mouth night after night.
Treat Sleep Apnea and Bruxism in Miami
Bruxism
Getting an OAT device that’s made to fit your mouth is also a better choice for treating your sleep apnea than using an over-the-counter device. The custom-made OAT device from Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics is made to fit your mouth, so it won’t cause discomfort or irritation. An oral appliance therapy device is made to hold its shape, so it won’t distort after being cleaned or used over time.
Bruxism may also be affecting your sleep, but you probably will know it. Bruxism (tooth grinding and jaw clenching), while you sleep, can wear your teeth down and cause jaw pain and headaches. You or your dentist may have noticed these signs and symptoms. How can you treat tooth grinding in Miami? With an OAT device! Oral appliance therapy can also be used in Miami to prevent jaw clenching and tooth grinding by wearing the comfortable, customized OAT device at night. Treat Sleep Apnea and Bruxism in Miami.
Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics has three offices in South Florida. We offer convenient financing options for our orthodontic treatments. To make an appointment to be fitted for your OAT device in our Weston, Brickell, or Miami office, contact us today. Get better health through better sleep when you treat your sleep apnea and bruxism with an OAT device from Dr. Maria Yazji Orthodontics!