Sleep Medicine
Sleep Medicine in Long Beach, CA
Do you or a loved one deal with some serious snoring issues? Have you been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? If so, you may be wondering how to treat these issues so that you, and your partner, can start getting better sleep. After all, snoring and sleep apnea can cause serious disruptions to sleep and also severely impact your health.
Here at Orofacial Pain Specialist in Long Beach, Dr. Douglas Wall and his team can provide you with a simple solution to ease both snoring and mild to moderate forms of OSA.
Oral Appliance Therapy
What if we told you that there was a non-invasive and simple way to help you manage your OSA and snoring, get better sleep, wake up feeling refreshed and improve your health? Well, there absolutely is such a treatment option and it’s known as oral appliance therapy.
While we often associate CPAP therapy with OSA treatment, we also know that there are unique cases in which someone doesn’t respond well to CPAP. What then? Many patients come to us when other treatment options just haven’t helped ease those uncomfortable signs of sleep apnea such as extreme morning fatigue and brain fog.
Here at Orofacial Pain Specialist, we create custom dental devices that fit over your teeth like a traditional mouthguard. The key difference is that this device helps to keep airways open while you sleep to prevent obstructions. This device only needs to be worn at night while you sleep. Wearing this dental appliance night after night can help lift those feelings of exhaustion, fatigue and brain fog and help you wake up feeling more alert and refreshed.
How We Can Help
Here at Orofacial Pain Specialist, Dr. Wall and his team specialize in providing patients in and around Long Beach with comprehensive dental sleep medicine. Here at our practice, we focus on providing oral therapy and devices that can help alleviate the symptoms of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
Who Can Benefit?
Oral appliance therapy isn’t for everyone. It may be ideal for those with mild to moderate forms of obstructive sleep apnea, or for patients who deal with loud snoring that isn’t causing by OSA. To find out if you are an ideal candidate for oral appliance therapy, it’s best to visit Dr. Wall and his team for a consultation.