Snore Prevention

Snoring is treatable.

According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology, 45 percent of normal adults snore occasionally and 25 percent snore every night. Spouses and children often complain of being disturbed continuously during their sleep cycles by snoring family members.

A UCLA school of dentistry study determined that the struggle for breath can result in skyrocketing blood pressure, which can damage the carotid artery walls and increase the risk of stroke. Using a device such as the Silent Nite Snore Prevention Device can provide cost-effective relief- for you and your family.

What Causes Snoring?

Modern medical science has discovered that snoring often is related to physical obstructive breathing during sleep. This physical obstruction occurs when the muscles of the palate, the uvula and sometimes the tonsils relax during deep sleep and act as vibrating noise-makers when the air of breathing moves across them. Excessive bulkiness of tissue in the back of the throat as it narrows into the airways also can contribute to snoring, as can a long palate and/or uvula. If the period of asphyxiation lasts longer than 10 seconds, this is called obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep studies also have shown that excess body weight, heavy alcohol consumption and other sedatives can increase the severity of snoring.

Surgical techniques to remove respiration impairing structures have been among the many attempted snoring remedies. But for most snorers, the most affordable, non-invasive, comfortable and effective snoring solution remains a dentist-prescribed oral snoring preventative device such as Silent Nite.

How the Silent Nite device works

Custom fabricated dental devices such as Silent Night help severe snorers by keeping the jaw in the same position during sleep that it is in while the person is awake. This is done with special connectors that are attached to transparent, flexible upper and lower forms. Doing this enables the airway to remain open, which allows easier breathing and prevents snoring.