Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by interrupted breathing while you sleep. You may wake up dozens of times during the night gasping for breath, only to drift back to sleep. These disruptions keep you from getting the quality rest you need. Your Centennial, Colorado dentist, Dr. Tiffany Fritz from Piney Creek Family Dentistry, […]

While about 18-30 million Americans live with sleep apnea, approximately 80% of people who have this condition are undiagnosed. The problem with this is that sleep apnea causes many issues that have a profound impact on the lives of people living with this condition. People who live with sleep apnea often turn to uncomfortable solutions […]

Sleep apnea is a chronic respiratory disorder that can disrupt your breathing patterns when you sleep. If you have this condition, your breathing may stop for several seconds or minutes at different intervals during the night. Sleep apnea can keep you from sleeping deeply due to disrupted breathing. At Piney Creek Family Dentistry in Centennial, […]

For millions of American people with sleep apnea, getting a restful night’s sleep is an elusive dream. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience disordered breathing when sleeping, causing sleep disruption, snoring, and excessive fatigue the following day. Worse yet, the condition has been linked to heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and other conditions.  Piney Creek […]

Despite spending hours sleeping, you wake up feeling like you didn’t sleep at all! Sleep apnea could be the culprit if you experience daytime fatigue, poor concentration, and morning headaches. This sleeping disorder causes stoppages in breathing while sleeping, which denies your body a restful sleep and adequate oxygen supply. This is why you wake […]