So you think you are only a snorer and not compromised by Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). You may be right! You can now learn whether you have any health risk and how a new and improved Oral Airway Dilator can enable you to eliminate the social stigma of snoring.

Snoring management is now much easier, more cost and time effective, and certainly confidential.

Patients repeatedly tell me about how snoring compromises their social relationships and embarrasses them. It's often a fear of falling asleep in busses, autos, airplanes, and when traveling with groups. Snoring has even ended very personal relationships. And then there are comments from the friends and relatives of snorers that range from annoyance to outright fear for their health.

Snoring management is increasingly being grouped with cosmetic dentistry, plastic/cosmetic surgery, clothing, and activities that enhance health and appearance. The dramatic and emotional stories I hear when people stop snoring are like those from significant weight loss and other major successes!

Statistically, snorers are more likely to have OSA just as wine lovers may more likely have alcohol problems. However, the harmless level does not necessarily become the harmful level. Screening for a health risk associated with your snoring can range from a data based questionnaire to a take-home over-night monitor. They are both simple and economical with your time and money.

New design Oral Airway Dilators (OAD) are very user-friendly and can simultaneously solve both the snoring and airway problem for mild-moderate sleep apneacs whose upper airway architecture, dentition, and health history are favorable for such a device. The OADs are now more adaptable for individual situations and the "temporary" category devices are more durable.

In the grand scheme of medicine, Obstructive Sleep Apnea is an infant. It is now directly connected to serious and sometimes fatal medical conditions that were once associated with other causes.

Determining whether a snorer had some level of OSA has traditionally been a complex, time consuming and costly overnight procedure in a hospital-like facility. That protocol still remains the most comprehensive and provides further options for those that are concerned about other related problems.

Today, 80% of those who can be helped can benefit from new simpler screening tools and more user-friendly solutions. This dramatically favors the snorer with minimal or no other problems

The complicating barriers to eliminate snoring and related undesirables are now gone. Screening for health risk and OAD use is simple, convenient, non-invasive, non-surgical, and very compatible with an active lifestyle.

Robert L. Horchover, D.D.S.