Latest Sleep Disordered Breathing Posts From Our Blog

If you’re getting the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep each night but still wake up groggy, irritable, or exhausted, something deeper might be affecting your rest. Many patients at Kellerman Dental in Glen Carbon, Illinois, come in with similar concerns, unsure why they’re not feeling refreshed after sleep. Dr. Kevin Kellerman and his […]

People with sleep apnea tend to stop breathing temporarily during sleep. If you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), your breathing may stop due to blocked airways. If you have central sleep apnea, your breathing may stop due to a malfunction in your brain. Lack of air can cause you to wake up suddenly several times […]

Most of us don’t know how well we sleep until we wake up the following day. We don’t realize we stop breathing as we sleep. We are either jerked out of a dead sleep because we aren’t breathing, or someone wakes us up for snoring too loud. Kellerman Dental in Glen Carbon, Illinois, provides residents […]

Getting a good night’s sleep is extremely important and can have a major impact on someone’s ability to enjoy a productive day. Unfortunately, many people struggle with sleep-disordered breathing, which makes it difficult to breathe clearly and sleep during the night. If you feel like you may have breathing issues while sleeping, residents in Glen Carbon […]

If your spouse is tired of your snoring…or you are just plain tired every morning, it might be time to consult with your dentist. Snoring is at best annoying to anyone who is trying to sleep near you, but it could also be a symptom of a dangerous health condition called obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep […]

If you have been told that you snore loudly at night and do not feel as though you have had a restful night’s sleep when you get up in the morning, you may be having problems with sleep apnea. At Kellerman Dental of Glen Carbon, IL, our proficient dentist, Drs. Kevin Kellerman, Jessica Wen, Jesse […]

Sleep apnea occurs when your breathing becomes shallow as you sleep. It may even stop altogether. That repeatedly happens during your sleep cycle, possibly as many as hundreds of times during the night. At Kellerman Dental, among the many valuable services that we offer is sleep apnea dentistry, in which you will be diagnosed, evaluated, […]

Many people are unaware of sleep apnea and its risks, but most are aware of snoring from firsthand experience. Sleep apnea and snoring are categorized as forms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and can be treated similarly. There are multiple treatment options available, and as your dental provider, we can help educate you on your options. […]