Miami Dental

Friday, December 1, 2017

Diabetes and Sleep Apnea

We take care of more than just teeth at the dental offices of Ressler, Hirschl, and Lelchuk. Our doctors are members of the staff at Mount Sinai Medical Center and help to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OAS). To help combat this serious health threat, we want our patients to understand how OAS is related to diabetes.


People who have OAS are often also diabetic. It may not be that one directly causes the other; diabetes, a metabolic disorder, is common among obese people, whose soft tissue is more likely to press down on their airways when they lie down. It is believed that OAS may worsen diabetes. The stress from waking up or nearly waking up during the night releases hormones which signal to the body to release glucose. It is also believed that people’s sleep is disrupted by the pain or unpleasant feeling of peripheral neuropathy, which is a result of the damage diabetes does to the nervous system.


We can help some OAS patients by providing them with removable oral devices to help their breathing at night. Our hospital access also allows us to refer  for surgery to remove obstructions, if necessary. Regardless, the dentist is an important part of a diabetic patient’s care team.


Dr. Allen Ressler, Dr. Andrew Hirschl, and Dr. Ira Lelchuk operate from two locations. To schedule an appointment at the location at Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Suite 1190, Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, call 305-532-1444. To schedule an appointment at Intracoastal Mall, 3909 NE 163rdSt, Suite 310, North Miami Beach, Florida, 33160, call 305-949-2630. They can also be reached on their website, Miami-Dental.com, through a contact form.


 

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