Millions of Americans are affected by temporomandibular disorders, sometimes called TMD or TMJ disorders. It’s a painful and surprisingly mysterious condition with a range of symptoms. Its cause can be hard to identify, but it is treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. The most common TMD sympteoms include jaw pain,…
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What Does My Sleep Study Say?
If you have undergone a sleep study to see whether you have a sleep disorder, the next step is to go over the results. At Poss Sleep Apnea and TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN, we can guide you every step of the way. The physician who ordered the sleep study will schedule the follow-up with…
Treating TMJ/TMD
Categories: Jaw pain, TMJ/TMD Treatment
At Sleep Apnea and TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN, providing relief to people with TMJ/TMD is one of our most important functions. Temporomandibular Disorders – TMD – are a wide range of problems that often overlap. They are generally associated with pain in the jaw joint, and in the muscles surrounding that joint. Most of…
Home Sleep Studies: Convenient and Comfortable
Categories: Sleep Apnea Treatment, Sleep study
Before sleep apnea can be treated, there must be an accurate diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is in hand, it can be treated very effectively by Poss Sleep Apnea and TMJ Solutions in Brentewood TN. Sleep apnea is more common than you might think: more than twenty million Americans cope with it every day – or…
Jaws
Categories: Jaw pain, TMJ/TMD Treatment
The human jaw is a framework of bones that form the mouth. The upper and lower portions are connected by the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ. It’s a hinge joint that allows the two portions to move in opposition to each other, which is how we bite and chew. Problems in this joint can be very…
CPAP: A Sleep Apnea Blessing
One of the most common treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the CPAP, which stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. It’s a device that does just what its name says: it blows a steady stream of air into its user’s airway through a mask. At Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN, the…
TMD: In The Short Term
Categories: Jaw pain, TMJ/TMD Treatment
One of the maddening things about temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) is that their exact cause (or causes) still hasn’t been identified. If we knew its cause we just might be halfway to finding the best prevention. In the meantime, there is effective treatment for TMD at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN, and…
Sleep Studies: What To Expect
Before your treatment for sleep apnea begins at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN, you may be asked to undergo a sleep study. Sleep studies are usually done at a sleep laboratory, which are part of a hospital or sleep clinic. It can sound a little strange: sleeping in an unfamiliar place,…
TMD: Diagnosis and Treatment
Just pronouncing it can be a challenge: temporomandibular joint, for which we can use the convenient shorthand TMJ. A disorder of the TMJ is, by extension, referred to as TMD. It’s a painful and complicated condition, but is treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. There are many possible causes of…
Sleep Apnea Risks
For those who have it, and for those who love those who have it, sleep apnea is a serious problem. Sleep apnea is a disorder in which the throat muscles relax during sleep, resulting in a blocked airway. There is help: Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN specializes in treating sleep apnea. One…
