June is Men’s Health Month. Eat more fruits and veggies.

June is Men’s Health month. Bring better health into your life this month.  Improve strength, energy and stamina. You can make your health a priority and stay ahead of your health by adding just a few steps to improve your life now.

Here are four steps to start improving your health with today:

• toss away your smoking habit
• exercise more
• eat more fruits and veggies
• get plenty of sleep

Please click the link below and read more about making new changes in your life this month.

http://www.cdc.gov/men/nmhw/index.htm

Dental Sleep and TMD Center of Illinois is a premiere snoring and sleep apnea treatment center in Naperville. We have been providing the CPAP alternative treatment of Oral Appliance Therapy successfully for over 15 years. For more information on this physician-recommended treatment option, visit www.TiredOfSnoring.com, or give us a call at (630)369-5508. 

…but, you don’t want to spend a night taking a sleep test?

That’s a common reaction. Most people do not want to take the time or be inconvenienced by spending a night at a sleep center.  We recently treated a 41 year old marathon runner that thought he was a “light” snorer.  His wife insisted he woke her up several times each night.  She had enough! She was waking up with headaches, irritable all day and basically at her wit’s end!  Her husband went in for a sleep test, received his results and found he had moderate to severe apnea.

Top 3 Reasons to Schedule a Sleep Test

1. Determine the severity of your snoring and/or apnea.
2. Develop a treatment plan to help you and your bed partner sleep.
3. Stop the detrimental effects that untreated apnea causes, including strokes, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, weight gain and heart attacks.

Your first step in scheduling a sleep test is to visit your primary care physician to discuss your concerns.  Next, follow-up with a sleep test at a certified sleep center.  Finally, request a copy of your sleep test to discuss and review with a knowledgeable medical professional trained in sleep disorders.  Contact our office, we would be happy to refer you to a MD in the area that will help you determine the best treatment option for both your sleep condition and lifestyle. The options that should be presented to you?  Positional therapy, CPAP-therapy and Oral Appliance Therapy.  All of these treatment options may not work for you, however, know they are available.  Be an advocate for yourself, know your options!!

Please call us if you have any further questions. 630/369-5508

I work with patients with snoring and apnea problems. Today’s sleep tip involves what to do AFTER your sleep test that evaluated your snoring has been completed. If it is found that you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a very serious health condition that needs to be treated, there is a very high chance that you will be recommended to use a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) device. This is an air pressure machine that helps keep your airway open at night and prevent apnea. This type of therapy is very effective. Unfortunately, many patients have a very hard time getting used to the CPAP therapy because of the hoses and facial attachments of the device. If this happens to you, it is important to know that you do have other options. Oral appliance therapy is a great alternative to the CPAP therapy. Oral appliance therapy is an area that we work with for our patients. For a lot of information on CPAP alternatives with mouth retainers or devices, we urge you to visit www.tiredofsnoring.com to find out how oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea can change your life. Thank you.