In today’s episode of the “Get a Gasp” podcast, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello takes a look at the ‘super annoying’ topic of snoring – its causes and effects as well as some treatment options.
Episode Highlights:
- The causes of snoring
- Some studies related to snoring
- Some treatments for it
Quotes:
“Women are underreporting their snoring.”
“Overall, snoring is an extremely, extremely common thing that people will experience.”
“If you sleep with the snorer, you will suffer the effects, possibly, of hearing loss, and, of course, interrupted sleep, and you kind of get a little annoyed about it too.”
“Snoring is a form of obstructed breathing – it is dangerous.”
“That difficulty in breathing, that can cause hypertension.”
“If you know a child…that has any form of sleep problems…whether they snore or not, you definitely should have them seeing a sleep specialist and go for further testing.”
“There are serious health implications for snoring and much, much more that haven’t even been studied yet.”
“There are mouth exercises that are proven to strengthen your airway muscles, reduce snoring and sleep apnea.”
“Hopefully, you are working on everything else for total body health.”
Links:
More Get a Gasp Podcast: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/getagasp/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
