{"id":366,"date":"2017-01-08T18:30:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T18:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mthollyfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2017-03-21T18:25:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T18:25:01","slug":"sleepy-all-day-check-out-sleep-apnea-therapy-in-mt-holly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mthollyfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/sleepy-all-day-check-out-sleep-apnea-therapy-in-mt-holly\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepy All Day? Check Out Sleep Apnea Therapy in Mt. Holly!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"If<\/a>For months now, you felt like you haven\u2019t gotten a good night\u2019s sleep. You\u2019re on a first name basis with the folks at The Daily Grind and you\u2019ve have reorganized your commute into work to make sure you stop there before heading into the office. One day, when driving home, you were so sleepy that you started to doze off at the wheel on the NJ Turnpike. Clearly, something is wrong. You work with your doctor and she tells you you\u2019ve got sleep apnea. You try the CPAP, but it\u2019s uncomfortable and irritates your face. You can\u2019t bear the thought of falling asleep at the wheel, and your wife is losing sleep because you snore so much \u2013the CPAP isn\u2019t working for you, but what can you do? Thankfully, there are other, more comfortable options available for sleep apnea therapy<\/a> in Mt. Holly with Mt. Holly Family Dentistry.<\/p>\n

What Is Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n

Sleep apnea<\/a> is a common sleep disorder that is most often caused by obstruction to the airway (OSA \u2013 obstructive sleep apnea \u2013 is the most common type of sleep apnea). When you sleep, the tongue and throat muscles relax, and the tongue slides toward the back of your throat, blocking your airway. It stops you from breathing, increases blood pressure, and causes you to wake up to start breathing again.<\/p>\n

Although you probably don\u2019t remember waking up at night, your brain is smart enough to know you\u2019re not getting the oxygen you need, so you have \u201cmicro-arousals\u201d \u2013 you wake up (not consciously) for 1-3 seconds, and don\u2019t even realize you\u2019re waking up. Since micro-arousals can happen 50 or more times a night, this is exactly why you\u2019re so exhausted all day, but can\u2019t figure out why.<\/p>\n

Could I Have Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n

Sleep apnea is remarkably common \u2013 it\u2019s the second most popular sleep-related problem people face, behind insomnia. While snoring is often a primary symptom, people tend to think of this as just an annoyance, rather than a serious medical condition. And, you don\u2019t have to snore to have sleep apnea \u2013 you can be a completely quiet sleeper and still have the condition!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s review some of the common symptoms for sleep apnea:<\/p>\n