Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder during which breathing stops and starts regularly throughout the night. If you’ve been told that you snore and you also are tired after a full night’s sleep, you might have the disorder, and you can contact Dr. Stephen Poss at Sleep Apnea Solutions in Brentwood, TN. for an…
Continuous Positive Air Pressure therapy, commonly called C-PAP, is the most common treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and it’s available at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common form of the condition. The sleeper’s airway closes involuntarily, cutting off the supply of oxygen to the brain….
Your lower jaw is connected to your skull by the two joints on each side of your head. They are complex joints, described by a complex word: temporomandibular. When something goes wrong with these joints it can be painful, but there is treatment available at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. The…
The most common type of sleep apnea is called Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), and its most common symptom is loud snoring. But it isn’t the only symptom. There is help available at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. People with OSA stop breathing during the night. This can happen over and over,…
The two points that connect the lower jaw to your skull are called the temporomandibular joints. They are two of the most complex joints in the human body. Because of their complexity, they are susceptible to painful physical disorders. But these can be successfully treated at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. These…
Sleep apnea can pose a serious threat to your health, but you might not even know you have it. If you have the slightest suspicion you do, it’s important to do something about it. We specialize in treating it, at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. Just how common is sleep apnea?…
What we refer to as “TMJ” or “TMD” is a group of disorders involving the jaw and the muscles that control it. It’s a common and painful condition, but treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. As many as a third of adults report having at least one of the symptoms…
The word “apnea” is derived from Greek, and it literally means “without breath.” Sleep apnea, then, is a condition in which someone’s breathing stops involuntarily as they sleep. It is treatable at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. Sleep apnea is more common than you may realize, affecting more than eighteen million…
Women are far more likely to get temporomandibular disorders, or TMJ, than men are. No one knows why for sure, but the fact that it’s more common in women is by now well-established. TMJ is one of the specialties at Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood TN. We may not know why it’s…
You suspect you have sleep apnea, and have heard that a sleep study is the best way to figure out what’s going on. At Poss Sleep Apnea & TMJ Solutions in Brentwood, we can help. Sleep apnea is a serious condition in which breathing is disrupted during sleep. There are three types: Obstructive Sleep Apnea,…
