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noises, some medications, and some illnesses may cause either
partial or full hearing loss, but there are ways to treat hearing
loss. Treatment can include surgical procedures, hearing aids, or
cochlear implants.
Preventive measures can also be taken to protect against
noise-induced hearing loss and to avoid age-related hearing
loss. Be sure to wear protective earmuffs if you work in a loud
environment or are hunting, going to concerts or doing other
loud activities for an extended period of time. It is also important
to have your hearing tested on a regular basis. Early detection is
key to preventing complete hearing loss.
What would
you do?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
When the wife of your best friend comes to you for help with
her husband who snores like a freight train, causing her to sleep in
another bedroom.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
When another friend confides in you that her husband stops
breathing for a short period of time in between his snoring episodes,
only to awaken in the morning feeling even more tired than when he
went to bed.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
When a father approaches you and says, “I’m not wearing my CPAP
and I am becoming non-compliant with my Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(OSA) therapy. I know I am at risk of having a heart attack.”
These types of scenarios occur more often than not in our
profession today. “What would you do?” weighs in the back of my
mind, because my friends, patients and family members are coming to
me looking for answers to their issues pertaining to sleep disordered
breathing.
Now my treatment and therapy has changed due to the forward
thinking of a company named ProSomnus® Sleep Technologies, and
the Las Vegas Institute (LVI) which is a premier state-of-the-art live
patient education and training facility. The terrific partnership of these
two companies has brought the treatment and therapy of snoring
and non-compliant CPAP patients into the modern age of dentistry.
To reference the ProSomnus® Sleep Technologies press release dated
October 3, 2016, “ProSomnus, developer of the MicrO2® Sleep and
Mouth Health
Snore Device, concentrated resources on partnering with LVI dentists
to treat the rapidly growing number of non-compliant CPAP patients
with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a
Sleep Breathing Disorder affecting an estimated 20 million adults in
the United States and has been linked with an increased risk of stroke,
cardiovascular problems, memory loss, and snoring.”
Len Liptak, CEO of ProSomnus® Sleep Technologies, commented,
“ProSomnus® invents and manufactures devices that enable dentists
to treat more patients who are suffering from OSA. Tens of millions
of adults have undiagnosed OSA, millions of adults have abandoned
CPAP, and dentists can help.”
This new MicrO2® device has revolutionized the way I look at my
snoring and non-compliant CPAP patients. Because of its sleek design
and predictable fit, it has solved the tongue space issue found in
older devices. In fact, due to its advanced CAD-CAM design it is able
to be made smaller and stronger than its bulkier and cumbersome
counterparts. The company touts it, the MicrO2®, as being “more
biocompatible and more precise than predicate intraoral sleep apnea
devices, allowing dentists to get patients into therapy faster, and
with greater comfort and convenience.” I fully believe this statement
to be true as evidenced by my patients’ immediate feedback on the
difference between their old sleep appliance and their new MicrO2®
appliance. They comment on the ease of use and their increased
tongue space and the comfort while dozing off to sleep. They
experience very little tooth movement and it causes little to no bite
changes. In short, the MicrO2® series of arch forms are designed to
match the advancement positions that are prescribed by the dentist.
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Your mouth can tell a lot about your overall health. Investing
in your oral health is also investing in your general health. There
are several conditions that are linked to oral health including
endocarditis and cardiovascular disease. When bacteria from
your mouth—or other parts of your body—spread through your
bloodstream, they can attach to your heart, causing an infection
in the inner lining called endocarditis. Research suggests that
poor oral health is linked to clogged arteries and stroke as well.
Keeping tabs on your oral health is critical for warding off bad
breath and poor health. It is important to brush at least twice a
day, floss, eat a healthy
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to four months, and avoid tobacco use to maintain a healthy
mouth. Visiting your dentist for regular cleanings can also ensure
that oral hygiene is at its best.
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