Phone 877-44-SNORE
All snorers should be evaluated by a physician or sleep disorders
specialist before pursuing treatment, especially if they:
 | Wake unrefreshed in the morning, |
| Fall asleep easily during the daytime at inappropriate times |
| (while watching TV, reading, driving, or in meetings), or |
| Have periodic stoppages of snoring or breathing during sleep, |
| as observed by their bed partner. |
Your doctor's evaluation will probably include:
| A complete medical history and a history of your snoring and |
| related symptoms. It is helpful if your bed partner is present at this |
| evaluation to help answer the doctor's questions. A tape recording of the sounds you make while sleeping |
| may also be helpful to the doctor. |
| A complete physical examination to assess the presence of |
| obstructive sleep apnea or other sleep disorders or health problems. |
| If the doctor suspects that obstructive sleep apnea is present, |
| additional testing of your sleep may be necessary. This testing is |
| done at a sleep disorders center where you are monitored during |
| sleep. Sometimes the physician can do simple screening tests at |
| home with a monitoring unit that can be used while sleeping in your |
| bed. |
Dental Sleep Medicine of New England
1 Wallis Court
Lexington, MA 02421
(877) 44-SNORE
