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Snore Guards & the Dangers of Snoring
It is estimated that more than 90 million North Americans snore. Taking into account the snorer’s spouse and children, as many as 160 million people are negatively affected by snoring. And snoring doesn’t merely interrupt your sleep cycle. The struggle for breath can result in snoring blood pressure, which can damage the walls of the carotid arteries and increase the risk of stroke. At certain levels of severity, complete blockage of the airway space by the soft tissues and the tongue can occur. If this period of asphyxiation lasts longer than 10 seconds, it is called obstructive sleep Apnea (OSA), a medical condition with serious long-term effects.
What causes snoring?
During sleep, muscles and soft tissues in the throat and mouth relax, shrinking the airway. This increases the velocity of airflow during breathing. As the velocity of required air is increased, soft tissues like the soft plate and uvula vibrates. The vibrations of these tissues result in “noisy breathing” or snoring.
Surgical techniques used to remove respiration- impairing structures have shown only moderate success rates (20 to 40 percent). Additionally, many people have been prescribed C-Pap devices and have difficulty tolerating them. For the majority of snorers the most affordable, noninvasive, comfortable and effective snoring solution remains a dentist-prescribed snore prevention device, such as Silent Nite Snore Guard.
How can I prevent snoring?
Silent Nite Snore Guard is a custom-fabricated dental device that moves the lower jaw into a forward position, increasing space in the airway tube and reducing air velocity and soft tissues vibration. Special Slide-Link connectors are attached to transparent flexible upper and lower splints. The splints are custom laminated with heat and pressure to the dentist’s model of the mouth. The fit is excellent and comfortable, permitting small movements of the jaw (TMJ) and allowing uninhibited oral breathing.
More restful sleep may be in your future.
Your dentist has a simple checklist that will help determine the exact design of your Silent Night Snore Guard. Your dentist will also be able to advise you whether this device could help you or your loved ones obtain better, more healthful and restful sleep.