Sleep Apnea Relief Potomac MD Sleep Apnea Relief Potomac MD 

When a person suffers from sleep apnea, this means that they stop breathing or have very shallow breathing intermittently while they are sleeping. If a person fails to get treatment for sleep apnea, they can suffer health issues triggered by fatigue, interrupted sleep, and lack of focus. In more serious cases, a person can develop depression, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and an increase in the risk of stroke. Anyone suffering from this condition should contact Pain Arthritis Relief Center for sleep apnea relief in Potomac, Maryland.

Symptoms of Sleep Apnea

The most common sign a person has sleep apnea is heavy snoring. While occasional snoring is not really a problem – except for maybe your spouse – chronic snoring can lead to other problems. When a person snores, it can cause the arteries that carry blood to the brain to become thick, which increases the risk of vascular disease.

Chronic snoring can also have a significant impact on a person’s sleep and how they function during waking hours. Snoring is one of the major symptoms of sleep apnea and often indicates an obstruction in the patient’s upper airway, causing the person to stop breathing or shallow breathing. The sleeping person reacts to this inability to breathe with snoring, gasping for air, and/or choking.

Other symptoms of sleep apnea include:

  •       Frequent feeling of fatigue during waking hours
  •       Grinding of teeth at night
  •       Restless sleep
  •       Tossing and turning during the night
  •       Waking up fatigued
  •       Waking up often during the night
  •       Waking up out of breath
  •       Waking up sore throats or dry mouth
  •       Waking up with headaches

These symptoms are a strong indicator that a patient should consider sleep apnea relief from a Potomac MD chiropractor. A chiropractor will determine what is the cause of the patient’s sleep apnea. The most common cause is an obstruction in the patient’s throat. Sleeping makes our muscles relax, but when someone has sleep apnea, the muscles in the throat relax too much and this blocks off the airway. Poor posture can also affect blockages in the airway. In other cases, there may be an obstruction at the patient’s nose and the base of the tongue.

Treatments Providing Sleep Apnea Relief in Potomac MD

When a patient seeks sleep apnea chiropractic treatment, the goal is to improve the position of the patient’s head, jaw, and neck in order to remove or reduce pressure in the airways. The chiropractor will also ensure that there is no misalignment of the spine and neck, which can also result in the patient suffering from sleep apnea.

If you or a loved one is suffering from chronic snoring and other symptoms that indicate sleep apnea, or if you have already been diagnosed with the condition, contact Pain Arthritis Relief Center to find out what options we provide for sleep apnea relief Potomac MD families recommend. Call our office today.