Sleep Therapy
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What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?
Apnea refers to “no breathing”.
Obstructive Apnea is when something blocks your airway preventing you from breathing.
It is one of 4 things: nasal obstruction, soft palate collapse; tongue obstruction or collapse of the airway in your throat.
What are Symptoms of OSA?
- Restless sleep
- Frequent awakening at night
- Needing to use the bathroom at night
- Daytime sleepiness
- Mood disturbances
- Pseudo ADHD in children
- Learning problems
- Snoring
- Periodic leg movement
- Forward head posture
- Chronic pain
What should I do now?
These symptoms can indicate underlying sleep-related disorders, affecting everything from mental alertness and emotional stability to physical posture and chronic pain. If you or your child are experiencing any of these, a comprehensive evaluation might help identify and address the root causes of these disturbances.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
and Sleep Disorder Therapy
Imagine waking up refreshed. We are here to help. TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of Chicago specializes in dental sleep medicine, using oral appliance therapy to manage sleep-related disorders like sleep apnea and snoring in adults, and orthopedic orthodontics for children’s airway development. Our experienced doctors offer comprehensive evaluations of airway and neurological status using advanced 3D technology to understand how breathing disruptions can impact overall health, including brain function, mood, growth, and more.
What is Oral Appliance Therapy?
At the TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre of Chicago, we provide oral appliances to address your specific needs to breathe better at night. We have a variety of different appliances, each with a specific design to fit your specific problem. The unique part of our OSA FDA approved appliances is that they will also help heal or keep your TMJ healthy. We will not cause TMJ problems as many appliances do.
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Services For Adults
Once diagnosed with a sleep condition, treatment options may include lifestyle changes, Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices, or surgery. OAT, which resembles mouthguards but requires custom design and fitting, is particularly effective for snoring and mild to moderate sleep apnea, and also for severe cases where CPAP is intolerable.
Over 100 different FDA-approved appliances exist for treating sleep apnea. The TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre’s skilled doctors leverage advanced technology to customize these appliances, ensuring optimal positioning of the lower jaw and tongue, monitoring treatment efficacy, and requiring regular follow-ups to maintain success.
Services For Adults
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) requires specific treatment distinct from adult therapies like CPAP and Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT), which can hinder skeletal development in children.
At TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centre, the focus is on increasing airway volume through orthodontics, addressing obstructions along the entire airway, not just in the mouth and nose. Techniques include jaw expansion, myofunctional exercises, and lifestyle adjustments.
With proper diagnosis and a collaborative approach between medical and dental providers, Pediatric OSA has a high success rate of being resolved, underlining the critical importance of regular OSA screening in children as emphasized by recent American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines.
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