{"id":88,"date":"2017-07-14T20:25:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T20:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diamonddentalofowingsmills.com\/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:55:09","slug":"see-dr-mattson-sleep-apnea-treatment-owings-mills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamonddentalofowingsmills.com\/blog\/see-dr-mattson-sleep-apnea-treatment-owings-mills\/","title":{"rendered":"See Dr. Mattson for Sleep Apnea Treatment in Owings Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With busy schedules and daily stress, an occasional sleepless night that leads to a sleepy day happens to nearly everyone occasionally. However, if you\u2019re feeling fatigued regularly during the day, then you may not be getting quality sleep during your nights. If this is the case, then you may have sleep apnea<\/a>, a chronic medical condition that pauses breathing while you sleep. For sleep apnea treatment in Owings Mills, Dr. Mattson can prescribe a comfortable oral appliance that you\u2019ll wear nightly to promote easier breathing. Read on to learn more about symptoms, side effects and treatment of sleep apnea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Does Sleep Apnea Happen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two types of sleep apnea: central sleep apnea, which is neurologically based, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which happens when throat tissue relaxes during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is by far the more common condition. With OSA, throat tissue and your tongue relax while you sleep and can fall back to block part of your airway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the Symptoms of Sleep Apnea?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With tissue blocking your airway, sleep apnea\u2019s most common symptom is heard\u2014loud snoring. This happens because the little air you are able to breathe vibrates the relaxed tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other common symptoms of OSA are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n