Snoring affects millions of people of all ages, both male and female. Oral appliance therapy is the most common treatment for the most severe snoring problems. Treatment procedures range from changing your sleep patterns to utilizing orthodontic-related appliances that help open the airways during sleep.
Apnea Risk Evaluation System for Sleep Apnea
Ross Dental Group now has the new Apnea Risk Evaluation System (ARES), Model 610 which is used in the diagnostic evaluation by a physician to determine if our patients have possible sleep apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea can lead to hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, daytime sleepiness, depression and premature mortality. The ARES can record and score respiratory events during sleep (e.g., apneas, hypopneas, mixed apneas and flow limiting events). The device is designed for presciption use in home diagnosis of adults with possible sleep related breathing disorders. The ARES has a simple patient set-up, acquires 11 signals and measurements of sleep data, distinguished total recorded time from actual sleep time, voice prompted instructions and alerts and has been validated in 23 peer reviewed publications.
What makes the sound of snoring?
Snoring is caused by the vibrations of your soft and/or hard tissue palates; these vibrations occur because of increasingly narrow air passages. When air passes through these passages, a “flapping” sound occurs because the tissue is soft in nature. Surgery (to alleviate the snoring) is not always successful, however, because the sound may not originate from the soft palate; the snoring sometimes originates from tissues in the upper airway.
Loud snorers may have a more serious case of blocked air passages, known as apnea.
Common causes for snoring:
- Smoking
- Alcohol
- Health Problems
- Obesity
- Obstructed Nasal Passages - Deviated Septum
- Poor Muscle Tone of the Tongue
- Daytime Fatigue
- Sleep Apnea
- Hypothyroidism
- Allergies
Medical Therapies for Sleep Disorders/Pain
With all medical procedures we are a fee-for-service practice and request payment at the time services are rendered. We are out-of-network for medical insurance plans, but our staff will thoroughly review and coordinate with insurance issues and support insurance claim filings.
We offer a 5% discount for cash/check payments. We also accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express as well as financing options through Citibank and CareCredit.
Please talk to our staff if you have any questions concerning financing or what payment options are available to you.