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PR“You have this diagnosis”
“…ok, but what do I do!!??” 🤔
This happened to me and I also see this in my patients almost every week. 🫠😭😳
😫 Why is it that in 2025 we still have no awareness of treatment options for UARS?
‼️UARS (Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome) is a form of sleep disordered breathing. It is very common, and it is on the spectrum of sleep apnea...however, rather than the complete obstructive events, imagine breathing through a straw all night instead of being able to breathe normally. Of course, this would be so much extra effort on your body!
Even though breathing isn’t usually completely blocked, the collapsibility of the airway causes constant micro-arousals, or disruptions to your sleep. ‼️Sleep FRAGMENTATION means you are staying in the more shallow levels of sleep. Not getting deep/quality sleep can have several implications, including but not limited to:
❗️Fatigue (duh!)
❕Brain fog and difficulty concentrating
❗️Memory issues
❕Mood issues/irritability
❗️Anxiety
❕Insomnia
❗️Headaches/migraines
❕Dizziness/lightheadedness
❗️Digestive issues
..and more
So, what can we do?
In my experience personally with this and professionally, here are some options..
🩵 CPAP (can work, but often isn’t tolerated well by people with UARS bc of the hypervigilant state we are all in pre-treatment)…also insurances tend to avoid paying as they don’t even know what UARS is
🩵 Oral appliance therapy - can work very well, but is a crutch and doesn’t necessarily treat the root cause (personally helped me massively, but is not the case for all)
🩵 Orthodontics and expansion - for many people, giving additional space can really help as a more long-term solution
🩵Surgeries - can work, but of course more invasive and totally depends on area of restriction/collapsibility
🩵Nasal breathing improvement - there is so much that can be done here, but this has massive benefits for UARS! (May need ENT eval!)
🩵Myofunctional therapy - again, not curative but can really help!
🩵 Position - try to sleep on your side if you can.
❗️❗️Social media is NEVER individualized or medical advice OF COURSE, but I really want there to be more awareness on this!❗️❗️
@pranawithdrkristen
