How to use a pulse oximeter at night to check if you may have sleep apnea using oxygen desaturation events.
Snoring apps offer are useful ways to track progress with snoring. They can help identify if someone snores and what caused their snoring.
The temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, is a hinge which can cause jaw pain. Generally, a mouthpiece which works with the tongue is best for snoring.
You may think of snoring is just some annoying noise that occurs while sleep but consider that snoring can be a side effect of health problems like sleep apnea.
CPAP may be the most effective treatment for sleep apnea when used as directed but many cannot tolerate wearing the device when compared to a mouthpiece.
Tongue stabilizing devices (TSDs) and mandibular advancement devices (MADs) both can treat snoring, the best choice for you will depend on you.
Tongue Stabilizing Devices (TSDs) are a type of mouthpiece that is used to treat snoring and sleep apnea by pulling the tongue forward, opening up the airway.
Sleep apnea is a disorder in which one or more pauses in breathing, or shallow breaths, occur while you sleep. Sleep apnea can be treated in many ways.
A mandibular advancement device (MAD) is a device designed to hold the lower jaw forward by using the teeth. MADs are used to treat snoring and sleep apnea.
Snoring is a problem which impacts almost half of the adult population. There are many ways of treating snoring from quick fixes to long term lifestyle changes.