Snoring when you sleep not only negatively affects your partner’s sleep quality, it might be a sign of an underlying medical condition. If you experience routine snoring at night, highly skilled pulmonologist Andrew R. Freedman, MD, Gichel Watson, RPAC, and the team offer solutions. They diagnose and treat snoring and its cause at Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC, from two offices in Monroe, New Jersey, and Evanston, Wyoming. Call the office to schedule an appointment, or use the online booking tool today. Telemedicine services are also available.
Snoring is a sound that occurs when your breathing gets obstructed during sleep. It results from tissues in your airways that vibrate. Snoring is quite common, as about half of people occasionally snore.
Treatment can help to improve your breathing so you can sleep soundly. Snoring might also indicate that you have a sleep disorder called sleep apnea, which can be dangerous if left untreated.
Anybody can snore from time to time, but the following factors increase your risk of suffering from it:
Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC can help if snoring negatively affects your or your partner's sleep. The team works with you to determine what’s causing your snoring and creates an appropriate treatment plan.
If the following signs or symptoms accompany nighttime snoring, it could indicate sleep apnea:
A telltale sign of sleep apnea is loud snoring followed by periods when you stop breathing and snort loudly or gasp.
If you snore regularly and it affects your sleep, or you have sleep apnea, the team at Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC reviews your symptoms and medical history. They might use a sleep study or imaging tests, such as X-rays, MRIs, or CT scans, to diagnose the condition.
Your personalized treatment plan may include one or more of the following solutions:
Making lifestyle changes may help improve your sleep quality and reduce snoring. Examples include losing weight if you carry excess weight, avoiding alcohol, getting at least seven hours of sleep each night, changing your sleeping position, and raising the head of your bed.
Using breathing devices while you sleep often reduces or eliminates snoring and problems associated with sleep apnea. Examples include oral appliances, nasal strips, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) that directs pressurized air from a pump into your airway to keep it open.
In severe cases, the team might recommend surgery to widen narrowed airways and improve airflow during your sleep.
Don’t let snoring or sleep apnea negatively affect your sleep and quality of life. Schedule an appointment with Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Group, LLC over the phone or by booking online today.