Snoring is one of the most common symptoms of sleep apnea. Finding a cure for snoring can be difficult, because changes to the brain can occur as a sleep disorder worsen. One of the most common deficiency that relate to both teeth and sleep, is vitamin D deficiency.
Biological functions vital to our health and well-being occur during the precious hours of sleep. These include various sleep stages to heal, recover, and grow. Without proper sleep your body can experience a buildup of toxins and inflammation. In fact, you would die after 11 days of sleep deprivation.
Society prides itself in functioning on little to no sleep. But research is finding this attitude is detrimental to our health – one study found those who slept between five and seven hours regularly had a 1.7 fold increased risk of mortality. Furthermore, poor sleep has been found to be a significant contributor to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
The old adage, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” is proving to be more like “you’re dead if you don’t sleep.”
Sleep disorders, teeth, and snoring
Dentists are often the first doctor to notice something’s not right in a person with disordered sleep. A small or blocked airway, a scalloped tongue, and a deviated septum are all indicators a person’s sleep is interrupted.
If you suffer any of these sleep apnea symptoms, you should suspect a sleep disorder. I recommend getting checked by a sleep focussed medical or dental professional.
Blocked airways can cause disordered breathing and sleep, what’s less understood is how the brainstem functions in sleep.
In this blog, we’re going to talk about one other VERY important thing you should do. Many people with sleep disorders are vitamin d deficient.
