How Do Sleep Apnea Dentists Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Agnesbright22 Jun, 2022Health

A shortage of air going through to the lungs during sleep causes sleep apnea, defined as an episode lasting more than 10 seconds. This lack of oxygen causes a drop in blood oxygen saturation, resulting in oxygen deprivation of the brain and other physiological tissues, a condition known as Hypoxia. The brain instructs a micro waking and commands the body to reopen the airways to restore normal blood oxygen levels. The person briefly wakes up and begins breathing, generally loudly, before falling back to sleep.