In need of quiet and quality sleep?

In all the years of treating snoring patients, it amazes me to see how many snoring husbands do not deal with snoring and get their snoring “under control” for their wives and vice versa. These individuals usually say that they are sleeping very well and don’t need to get help. Meanwhile their spouses are struggling with frequent awakenings, elbow jabs and some major sleep deprivation.

A modern day diva realizes that if her husband doesn’t deal with snoring, she doesn’t sleep well. And if she doesn’t sleep well, the whole family suffers. She refuses to “fix” sleeplessness by guiding her husband to the spare bedroom.

Here are a few ways that today’s diva can “quiet” her spouse or seek medical intervention to deal with snoring:

• She might make an appointment for her husband and drag him to a surprise medical destination.
• She may beg her family physician to get her husband to take action.
• She may shove a pillow over her spouse’s head. (We don’t’ recommend this one).
• She may withhold amorous affections.
• She may show him the facts. Snoring is often the sign of a life threatening disorder called sleep apnea, which can greatly increase the risk of strokes, heart attack, impotence and even death!
• She may say, “I love you, and I want you to be safe, healthy and QUIET!”
• She may use a special “split” bed that raises the angle of her husband.
• If all else fails, she may stop cooking for him.

Whatever she decides to do, today’s modern day diva needs good quality sleep to operate at her peak. How will you help your husband deal with snoring?

Can you get snoring treated and paid for with medical insurance? The quick answer – it depends.

You have options to get snoring treated and paid for

Snoring is often a sign of a more serious condition called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).  During obstructive sleep apnea, pauses or stoppages in breathing during sleep lead to oxygen starvation to vital organs. Treatments for OSA are most often covered under medical insurance guideline for reimbursements.  Some insurances may have a “minimum” amount of severity that they will begin coverage.

We have also seen (although far less common) some medical carriers have benefit coverage for upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) or primary snoring depending on the severity of symptoms. These symptoms may include excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). UARS and primary snoring are conditions that during a sleep evaluation patients did not “score” enough to reach the mild diagnosis range.  These patients may still in fact have apnea events (stoppages or pauses in breathing), just not enough to reach that number which classifies them as “mild” OSA.

Our practice has over 17 years of experience in workup with snoring and apnea patients.  We would be more than happy to screen your oral cavity, discuss possible treatment options and refer you to appropriate medical providers as needed to get your snoring resolved.

Dental Sleep and TMD Center of Illinois, a premiere snoring and apnea treatment center in Naperville, has been providing the CPAP alternative treatment of oral appliance therapy for over 17 years successfully.  We are extremely passionate in helping individuals that have been struggling with CPAP therapy in Naperville, Lisle, Aurora, Bolingbrook and surrounding Chicago suburbs.  For more information on this physician-recommended treatment option. visit www.TiredOfSnoring.com or call us at (630) 369-5508.