{"id":3948,"date":"2019-09-17T05:30:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T05:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/?p=3948"},"modified":"2019-11-04T23:30:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T23:30:15","slug":"what-is-a-snore-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/what-is-a-snore-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Snore Guard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3772 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/assets\/uploads\/iStock_000042839920_Large-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Is snoring ruining your quality of sleep? Come to your Naperville family dentist for sleep apnea treatment.\" width=\"471\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/assets\/uploads\/iStock_000042839920_Large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/assets\/uploads\/iStock_000042839920_Large-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no denying that snoring is common! In some cases, it can be serious, yet most of the time it is simply annoying. If you have found that your other half doesn\u2019t want to stay in the same bed as you anymore because of your snoring habits, you should definitely consider talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/dr-bryan-weyneth.html\">Dr. Weyneth<\/a> about getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/sleep-apnea-treatment.html\">custom snore guards<\/a> here at Sherman Oaks Dental.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Common Causes of Snoring<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are more likely to snore if the following applies to you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have sleep apnea, which is when your airway becomes temporarily blocked while sleeping.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are overweight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You smoke.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You drink too much alcohol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You sleep on your back.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Snore Guards &#8211; Effective Way To Stop Snoring<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snore guards are designed to counteract your natural tendency for your tongue to slide back into your mouth and jaw while you are asleep. The effectiveness of these devices is proven. This is because they work to prevent snoring in a number of different ways. Many people believe that snore guards are going to be horrible to wear, making it impossible to fall asleep. That\u2019s not the case, especially if you choose custom snore guards,\u00a0 which have been made to suit you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will push or advance the jaw slightly forward, which will open the airway naturally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will depress your tongue, meaning it will not fall to the back of your throat and block your breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will make certain that the passageway is not impeded by soft palate tissue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a receding jaw, they will help to stabilize this.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Why You Should Come To See Sherman Oaks For Your Snore Guard?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you can purchase a generic snore guard online or at a local store it is not going to be as effective as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/sleep-apnea-treatment.html\">custom snore guard<\/a>. When you have a custom snore guard, created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/dr-bryan-weyneth.html\">Dr. Weyneth<\/a>, it will suit your own particular physiology and address your own individual sleep issues.\u00a0 Not to mention that custom snore guards are not only much more effective in alleviating your snoring, they are also much more comfortable to wear while sleeping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Factors To Consider When Having A Snore Guard Created<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a snore guard is made there are many factors to be considered by Dr. Weyneth which includes the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some jaw movement is allowed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breathing vents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quality of material that is used<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lifespan of the snore guard<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slim design<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjustability\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/request-appointment.html\">make an appointment<\/a> to come in and see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/dr-bryan-weyneth.html\">Dr. Weyneth<\/a> if you have more questions about snore guards. We\u2019ll be happy to address your concerns and consult with you to see if a custom snore guard is the right choice for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no denying that snoring is common! In some cases, it can be serious, yet most of the time it is simply annoying. If you have found that your other half doesn\u2019t want to stay in the same bed as you anymore because of your snoring habits, you should definitely consider talking to Dr. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[808],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3948"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3948"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3957,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3948\/revisions\/3957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}