Snoring and Night Apnoea
Night snoring is a particular acoustic phenomenon characterized by a noise, of variable intensity, generated along the respiratory tract by mobile and vibrating structures caused by the obstruction of the airways.
It can have as a cause a reduced vertical dimension of the mouth in association with a retruded mandible and a tongue with a low posture and also retruded in complete opposition with the posterior wall of the pharynx which prevents the passage of air from the oral and nasal cavity. If the obstruction is complete, the passage of air is temporarily interrupted and apnoea occur.
Sleep apnoea can be a health problem, it can cause:
- restless sleep
- drowsiness
- headache
- poor concentration
- easy irritability
- feeling of suffocation
- cough
- inspiratory gasps
- awakening in the morning with a sense of fatigue
- feeling that you have not slept enough
- tachycardia
- obesity
In the long term, it can also lead to major health problems, such as heart disease and stroke.
In order for an ideal nasal breathing pattern to be established, the presence of an adequate craniomandibular conformation is necessary, obtainable through the use of the Elasto Osas device which allows mandibular advancement in association with a correct posture of the tongue and vertical dimension of the mouth, all for the recovery of better breathing.