Sleep Apnea

Greetings from Dr. Pasch, Dr. Yam, Dr.Shirzadnia and Dr. Song!


Have you been feeling sleepy during the day, irritable, sad, forgetful, and headachy, there’s a good chance that you have sleep apnea, a sleep-related breathing disorder that affects 20 million of us in the US and over 100 million worldwide!

Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which the flow of air pauses or decreases significantly during breathing while you are asleep because the airway has become narrowed or blocked. A pause in breathing is called an apnea episode.
Sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous disorder with fairly benign symptoms such as loud snoring at night, morning headaches or excessive daytime sleepiness. The cause? Intermittent periods throughout sleep when you actually stop breathing.  

Breathing cessation, or apnea, lasts from seconds to nearly a minute. When breathing resumes, the brain senses lack of oxygen and wakes you up. The snoring is loud, sometimes explosive. In the morning, the build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood causes headaches. And the lack of deep, relaxing sleep can leave one drowsy and usually grouchy, during the day.   One form of treatment that has proven successful is wearing an acrylic appliance during sleep to keep air passages open. It's comfortable and easy to use. Over the years, Dr. Shirzadnia has helped dozens of sleep deprived patients to regain normal sleep function and feel energy pumped for the day!

For more information regarding sleep apnea please call our office at 212-689-0024 or email us at appts@newyorkdenturedental.com today!


Best Regards,

Herald Square Dental
& The Denture Center

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References: www.idanewsletters.com; http://www.rd.com/health/wellness/sleep-apnea-sleep-disorders/
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/sleep-apnea;