For the people who are looking for another solution to their snoring problem, look no further. It has been widely known these days that snoring has become an alarming issue for people who lack sleep and if they are not carefully, it may even lead to something serious such as potential blockage of air inflow. Apparently when people doze off, muscles tend to relax and if they find themselves in the wrong alignment a lot of connected parts of responsible for air flow may clog and eventually become worse than irritative snoring.

All the soft tissue of the throat is connected, and it’s all connected to the jaw. As the only major articulated bone in the area, the position of the jaw can have a dramatic impact on the positioning of the soft tissue during sleep. For this reason, snoring and sleep apnea can be caused by an improper position of the jaw and can be corrected with a proper position of the jaw. In oral appliance therapy, a device is worn in the mouth to reposition the jaw, and, in so doing, reposition the soft tissues of the throat, making them less prone to collapse.

Somnomed is the manufacturer of the SomnoDent MAS, an oral appliance, also known as a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) because it pushes out (advances) the jaw (mandible). It is worn over the teeth when a person goes to sleep at night.

(Source) Best Syndication

Tags: air flow, mandibular advancement, muscles, oral appliance therapy, Sleep Apnea, Snoring, soft tissue, teeth

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 at 3:09 pm and is filed under Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues, Snoring.
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