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If you or a family member has a snoring problem, you probably know all too well that it can cause sleep disruption for the whole family. Even mild cases of snoring can keep your partner awake, and can easily disrupt your own sleep. Frequent sleep interruptions can make you feel sluggish and irritable the next day. A snore guard is a device worn while sleeping that can reduce or eliminate snoring altogether.
Snoring is a very common problem, affecting about half of adults at least occasionally. During sleep, the muscles and soft tissues in the throat and mouth relax. The airway becomes smaller, and the air moves past the relaxed tissues during breathing, causing them to vibrate. This causes "noisy breathing" or snoring.
A snore guard works by repositioning the jaw to help decrease or prevent snoring. A custom fitted snore guard is created by taking a mold of your mouth, and designing an appliance that will help position your jaw and lift your soft palate. The snore guard keeps your airway open and reducing vibrations that cause snoring.
A snore guard purchased from a drug store is not designed specifically to fit your mouth, and won't be as effective or comfortable.
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Allyson K. Hurley, DDS
445 Main Street
Bedminster, NJ 07921
(908) 781-7778
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