{"id":867,"date":"2022-08-31T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/?p=867"},"modified":"2022-09-02T10:08:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T17:08:34","slug":"sleep-apnea-will-ruin-your-sleep-indianapolis-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/sleep-apnea-will-ruin-your-sleep-indianapolis-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Apnea Will Ruin Your Sleep | Indianapolis Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-content\/uploads\/475251725-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263\" width=\"512\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-content\/uploads\/475251725-1024x706.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-content\/uploads\/475251725-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-content\/uploads\/475251725-435x300.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting a good night\u2019s sleep is very important to all of us. Not only does it refresh our outlook on the day ahead, but it\u2019s also our bodies time to heal itself in order to be able to handle another day. And while it\u2019s common to have a bad night every so often, there are some that have a difficult time to get that well-needed sleep. The interesting thing is, we generally don\u2019t realize we have a sleep issue \u2013 we just feel sleepy the next morning. It\u2019s our significant others that notice our sleep issues because they\u2019re likely affected by your sleep patterns. If you find that this is becoming more of an issue in your life, it\u2019s time to make a dental appointment because you may have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/sleep-apnea-indianapolis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sleep apnea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder where you have one or more pauses when breathing or shallow breaths while you\u2019re asleep. The pauses in breathing can last from a few seconds to minutes and can occur thirty times or more an hour. While this occurs, your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthline.com\/human-body-maps\/diaphragm#:~:text=The%20diaphragm%20is%20a%20thin,is%20pushed%20out%20of%20lungs.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diaphragm<\/a> and chest muscles are working hard to try to open your obstructed airway and pull oxygen into your lungs. Sleep apnea can be dangerous due to the decrease in oxygen flow to your vital organs and can cause irregular heart rhythms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to properly diagnosed sleep apnea, your doctors will have to perform a physical exam and take your medical and sleep history. Here are a few of the signs of sleep apnea to look out for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Headaches when you wake up<\/li><li>Trouble keeping focused<\/li><li>Feeling depressed, irritable or having mood swings<\/li><li>Waking up frequently to go to the restroom<\/li><li>Dry mouth or sore throat when you wake up<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit Dr. Kirtley today and schedule an appointment to maintain a healthy smile.&nbsp; Call 317-841-1111 or&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.smilesbygeorge.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. George Kirtley proudly serves Indianapolis and all surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a good night\u2019s sleep is very important to all of us. Not only does it refresh our outlook on the day ahead, but it\u2019s also our bodies time to heal itself in order to be able to handle another day. And while it\u2019s common to have a bad night every so often, there are &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/sleep-apnea-will-ruin-your-sleep-indianapolis-dentist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sleep Apnea Will Ruin Your Sleep | Indianapolis Dentist<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[54,67,137,78,61,62],"tags":[190,141,193,202,29,27,88,351,317,192,316,32,93,35,96,26,97,146,102,252,352,350,349],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":868,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smilesbygeorge.com\/smiles-by-george\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}