Tratamiento de la apnea del sueño en Los Ángeles
AOS o apnea obstructiva del sueño can cause low levels of oxygen in the blood, therefore increase your heart rate in which causes you to have increased breathing effort. Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders affect one in five adults in the United States, in which most of the population is not even aware of that risk, and more than 85% of the people who have sleep apnea, have never been diagnosed by the physicians. Sleep apnea treatment can help you get a good nights sleep and potentially prevent serious life-threatening issues. Schedule a consultation with Los Angeles cosmetic dentist Dr. Anthony Mobasser to learn more about sleep apnea treatment.
¿Corre riesgo de padecer apnea del sueño?
Sleep Apnea and Sleepiness can cause people to be tired during the whole day, even if the person had nine hours of sleep. Not all people who Snore have Obstructive Sleep apnea, but usually all people who have OSA, they Snore.
Partners or bed partners usually can hear People with Osa gasping for air, or holding their breath. It is common for a patient diagnosed with OSA to have HIGH Blood Pressure. Possibility of OSA exists in overweight individuals or patients with a larger tongue.
Una persona con AOS no suele ser consciente del problema. Un compañero de cama puede oír los ronquidos y, en ocasiones, la persona jadea. La apnea del sueño se produce cuando las vías respiratorias están parcial o totalmente obstruidas y el aire no puede entrar en los pulmones, lo que puede ocurrir muchas veces durante el sueño; esta obstrucción puede producirse desde 5 hasta más de 100 veces en una hora, sin que la persona sea consciente de ello.
La AOS puede estar relacionada con otros riesgos graves, entre los que se incluyen los siguientes :
Insuficiencia cardiaca, hipertensión arterial, diabetes, derrame cerebral, diabetes, accidentes de tráfico, acidez estomacal excesiva y reflujo ácido, disfunción eréctil, obesidad, cansancio excesivo y aumento de peso.
¿Quién debe tratar la apnea obstructiva del sueño (AOS)?
Many Sleep doctors make OSA a priority in their practice.
The Dentists who treat sleep apnea or snoring are
especialmente qualified, since during the dental treatment, they are aware of large tongues obstructing air way, when the patient is in supine position, or observe breathing patterns while doing dental treatment to suspect possible OSA.
These dentist are also qualified to deliver sleep apnea , or anti snoring devices , in which are special appliances to move the jaw forward, hence opening the airway for the patient.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine in conjunction with American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine have created particular guidelines, that Dentists such as Dr Mobasser will follow when treating OSA.
Please be aware that stop snoring or OSA appliances sold on TV or the commercials, rarely works and can cause serious problems. It is of vital importance to see a Health care professional regarding both snoring, or treatment.
El estudio del sueño
This a must to find the diagnosis, and the Category one is in. Sleep study can be done in sleep centers, hospitals , or sleep lab, in which the person is hooked up to many sensors , and a technician will monitor the patient all night long, many patients have found that uncomfortable due to the number of sensors hooked on, in addition to using a bed which is not your own.
Fortunately today there are tests that can be done in your own bed, with much less uncomfortable sensors, in which the patient wears the device for a couple of nights, and the results will be interpreted by a team of experts, including a Board Certified Physician in Sleep Medicine will determine if you are experiencing Sleep Apnea during sleep.
Opciones de tratamiento de la más invasiva a la menos invasiva:
1-Cirugía: Uvulopalatofaringoplastia (UPPP), o Traqueostomía, o Avance Maxilomandibular.
2-Terapia Pap/BiPap
3- Terapia con aparatos bucales: These sleep apnea and snoring devices, are the appliances that your Sleep apnea dentist can deliver and adjust for the patient, of course after the initial diagnosis and recommendation from the Board Certified Sleep Doctor.
Per Dr. Mobasser the Diagnosis of Board-certified Sleep Doctor is a
MUST, antes de que cualquier dentista comienza a fabricar anti-ronquidos, o ronquidos dispositivo dental, en el que el paciente debe conocer los pros y los contras de cada tratamiento y las recomendaciones dadas por el especialista médico del sueño. El Dr. Mobasser evaluará qué aparato se adapta mejor a sus necesidades.
4-Higiene del sueño: in which the patient must avoid sleeping on their back, lose weight, limit alcohol intake, and do not take sleeping pills.
If you are at all wondering and concerned, regarding Snoring, or Sleep Apnea discuss and have a consultation with
Dr. Anthony Mobasser, en la que sirve a Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood área en su práctica dental privada.
