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How Can a Sleep Apnea Mouthpiece Improve the Quality of Your Life?

How Can a Sleep Apnea Mouthpiece Improve the Quality of Your Life?

Dental mouthpieces are often used to treat sleep apnea. Often, when someone cannot tolerate or use a CPAP device, a mouthpiece provides an effective alternative. When sleep apnea goes untreated, it can lead to serious health issues such as heart disease or stroke. A sleep apnea mouthpiece is custom-made. Dr. Bogrow takes an impression of the teeth and mouth. From this mold, an oral mouthpiece is made to help prevent snoring and treat sleep apnea. When used properly and consistently, a sleep apnea mouthpiece can improve your quality of sleep and the quality of your life.

 Mood-Boosting Sleep

An oral appliance helps you get more sleep and better sleep. These provide a great boost for your overall emotional state. When you get adequate sleep, your mind is able to process your emotions. When you suffer from a lack of sleep, you are more likely to have more negative emotional reactions and not as many positive ones. Inadequate sleep can also lead to an increased risk for developing mood disorders. A sleep apnea mouthpiece helps you get the sleep you need so you can have an improved outlook on life, be more balanced emotionally, and be better prepared to meet the challenges of each day.

Better Brain Function

When you do not get enough sleep, you may have trouble recalling details. This can add frustration on and off the job. Sleep plays a huge role in your ability to learn and remember things. Without enough sleep, focusing becomes difficult, making it more difficult to take in new information. Your brain doesn’t have the ability to properly store memories so you can recall them later. Sleep helps your brain keep up with your active lifestyle, enhances your school and job performance, and helps you stay alert when you need to.

Increased Energy

Life can become frustrating when you don’t have the energy to do the things you need and want to do. If you enjoy sports that require a quick burst of energy like weightlifting, you may be able to get by with less sleep temporarily. But if you want to hike, bike, swim, or run, lack of sleep can deprive you of the energy needed to do the things you enjoy. Getting too little sleep not only robs you of energy, but it also hinders proper muscle repair. You may not be able to perform like you desire. Physical and mental challenges will be much harder to endure. However, when you use a sleep apnea mouthpiece and get enough sleep, your muscles can rebuild like they need to, and you’ll have better endurance to face all life’s challenges, physical and emotional. Your quality of life will greatly improve as you set yourself up for your best performance.

Ward Off Illnesses

Your immune system works to identify viruses and harmful bacteria in your body and then destroy them. This helps you stay healthy and feeling well. Ongoing lack of sleep affects how your immune system works. Your immune system reboots while you sleep. If you are not getting enough sleep, it may not be able to attack as quickly, which may mean you get sick more often. A sleep apnea mouthpiece helps you get enough sleep, so your immune system can perform up to par. Good sleep helps the immune system fight off disease and illness, so you spend more days working and playing and fewer days lying in bed trying to recover.

Contact Michigan Sleep Center

Do you suffer from sleep apnea? Does your snoring wake you up multiple times during the night? Contact Dr. Bogrow and Michigan Sleep Center to learn if you are a good candidate for a sleep apnea mouthpiece. Take our free sleep apnea assessment to see if you are at risk. Call our offices with your questions and concerns. Let us help you get a better night’s sleep and improve your quality of life.

Testimonials

“Dr. Bogrow and his staff helped me deal with sleep apnea in a painless, non-invasive way without a C-PAP machine. Prior to using the dental appliance, my sleep study measured nine interruptions an hour. After getting used to, and wearing the appliance for over a year, my follow-up sleep study measured just TWO interruptions per hour. I don’t notice these interruptions at all and I am waking up feeling wonderfully well-rested! Dr. Bogrow’s been so kind and very patient with me, because getting the best results requires fine-tuning and patience as the appliance is adjusted. Dr. Bogrow takes time to listen to answer any questions I have. I truly appreciate the service he provides and would recommend this option to anyone with mild sleep apnea, before starting on a CPAP machine. As they say, “There’s nothing like a great night’s sleep!”

Lisa W.
“I am writing this review with the most sincere thank you for what you have done for me. As you know I was diagnosed with mild to moderate sleep apnea in January of 2020. I was prescribed a CPAP machine and dutifully used it for the following 18 months.

It was a period of misery. In the course of using the CPAP I averaged 3-5 hours of sleep a night, had to get up 3-5 times a night to go to the bathroom, was unable to sleep on my side which I have done all of my life due to the mask leak from each of the numerous styles that I had tried. Additionally, each time I went to bed or was awakened it took 20-30 minutes to fall asleep. When I woke up in the morning I was exhausted. Use of the variety of masks I used accentuated feelings of claustrophobia. It very quickly got to the point that I absolutely dreaded going to bed. Simply put I was miserable.

I decided to explore options for treating my Sleep Apnea problem. Thankfully, it did not take long to find Dr. Bogrow. Reading about his credentials, experience and most notably his successes convinced me that he was the one I wanted to see. From the first visit I knew I had made the right choice.

I received my Prosomnus oral appliance on 6/9/2021 making it 5 months of extraordinary results. I now average 7-8 hours of sleep a night, I get up 1-3 times a night, two times is the number 95% of the time, I now can sleep on my side enabling me to sleep peacefully, it takes on average 5-10 minutes to fall asleep whenever I am awakened and there are no feelings of claustrophobia.

This has changed my life dramatically, I no longer dread going to bed and I wake up feeling at least 30-40% more rested than when using the CPAP device. My experience makes me think of the song “What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life”.

I have Dr Bogrow and Barb to thank for my new life. If a person meets the criteria for the use of these oral appliances for treatment of their Sleep Apnea it is with my strongest and most sincere recommendation for them to contact Dr Bogrow’s office. Barb is a wonderful person to work with, always kind and understanding as well as competent and helpful. Do yourself a favor, get in touch with them and explore your options.”

Satisfied Patient
“Dr. Bogrow is a wonderful doctor and person! He is compassionate and expert in helping me, and I’m sure many other patients, get needed and healthy sleep! I appreciate all that he and his kind staff members have done for me over the past 5-plus years. Thank you.”
Darla F.
“When I first came to see Dr. Bogrow I was always so tired. I felt like I didn’t get a wink of sleep. That was definitely not the case because I could sleep anywhere at any time. I had a cpap machine in my closet for over two years and couldn’t bring myself to continue to use it.

I asked my doctor if a mouthpiece could possibly help me. He recommended that I speak with Dr. Bogrow, so I made my appointment and our journey began. I was fitted with my appliance and after just a few adjustments it was working beautifully! Amazingly I now sleep knowing that when I wake up in the morning I will feel new and refreshed to take on the day! I thank God for Dr. Bogrow, Barb and the entire staff for their excellent care, expertise, and how they genuinely care about me and how I feel! So if you suffer from sleep apnea please don’t hesitate to talk with Dr. Bogrow. I know he will do everything he can to help you feel good again!”

Janice L.
“Dr Bogrows successfully modified a temporary oral appliance for sleep apnea in pursuit of a permanent appliance for me. Dr Bogros considers my case “challenging” and I appreciate his acceptance of the challenge. Everyone I have had contact with in the office (Barbara, Sarah, Amy) have been pleasant, professional and efficient.”
Doug French
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