{"id":232,"date":"2021-05-07T15:20:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2021-06-07T16:21:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:21:28","slug":"how-sleep-apnea-treatment-can-reduce-the-risk-for-common-health-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/how-sleep-apnea-treatment-can-reduce-the-risk-for-common-health-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sleep Apnea Treatment Can Reduce the Risk for Common Health Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AdobeStock_121735930__1623072396_98374.jpg\" alt=\"A younger man asleep in bed with his mouth open and suffering from sleep apnea in Frisco\" class=\"wp-image-233\" width=\"301\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AdobeStock_121735930__1623072396_98374.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AdobeStock_121735930__1623072396_98374-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AdobeStock_121735930__1623072396_98374-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When patients arrive in your office, they may or may not\nrealize they have sleep apnea. Even once they learn their symptoms, they may\nchoose to forgo treatment and assume it will \u201cgo away on its own.\u201d As a\ndentist, it is your goal to help individuals embrace and achieve a better\nquality of life; however, this can be difficult if you and your staff are too\nbusy keeping up with the administrative and financial side of operations. Discover\nhow a medical billing company can better assist your practice so that you can\noffer more timely care to patients who are at risk for serious health conditions.\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Sleep Apnea Can Affect Overall Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep apnea might seem like a nuisance that causes sleep\ndeprivation; however, it is far more dangerous than that. Being unable to\nachieve adequate rest can leave a patient feeling tired, but it can also make\nit more difficult for them to function at work, thus, reducing productivity and\nputting their professional career at risk. Not to mention the hazards of\ndriving while fatigued. But exhaustion isn\u2019t the only consequence of sleep\napnea. Other, more serious issues that can develop include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>High blood pressure: <\/strong>The continuous\nwaking throughout the night because of ceased breathing will cause the body to\ngo into \u201cpanic mode\u201d and raise a patient\u2019s blood pressure. Depending on how\nmany times each night this happens, they might need medications to improve their\ncondition. <\/li><li><strong>Heart disease: <\/strong>When a lack of oxygen\noccurs because of sleep apnea, an individual may be at risk for a heart attack,\nstroke, and atrial fibrillation. <\/li><li><strong>Diabetes: <\/strong>Inadequate sleep can\npotentially cause the body to not use insulin correctly, resulting in the\ndevelopment of diabetes.<\/li><li><strong>Weight gain\/obesity: <\/strong>If a patient is\noverweight and fat deposits form around the neck, it can make it harder for\nthem to breathe at night. Plus, if they\u2019re tired, they\u2019ll be less likely to\nexercise and maintain a healthy weight.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other potential problems include asthma and acid reflux,\nboth of which can be reduced with the help of sleep apnea treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How You Can Help <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a dentist choosing to provide sleep apnea services to\npatients in your area, you\u2019re already a step ahead of your competition.\nHowever, if you want to make sure you\u2019re offering the most successful\nsolutions, you\u2019ll need to make sure that you and your staff are devoting the\nnecessary time and effort to your patients. Remember, many of the individuals\nwho come to see you may not realize they have sleep apnea or take it seriously.\nIt is your job to help them understand the potential consequences of avoiding\ntreatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this effectively, it\u2019s best to seek the help of a\ntrusted third-party billing company to handle all the aspects of medical\nbilling, so you and your patients can get the approval needed to move forward\nwith treatment. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Brady Billing<br><\/strong>Want to make the billing process easier on you and your staff? At <a href=\"v\">Brady Billing<\/a>, we specialize in dental offices that provide sleep medicine services and offer billing services for dentist offices throughout the country. By offering a range of billing services, we can assist in answering your questions and providing a complimentary consultation to discuss available services. To find out how we can help you, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/contact-us.html\">website<\/a> or call <strong>(844) 424-5548<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When patients arrive in your office, they may or may not realize they have sleep apnea. Even once they learn their symptoms, they may choose to forgo treatment and assume it will \u201cgo away on its own.\u201d As a dentist, it is your goal to help individuals embrace and achieve a better quality of life; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sleep Apnea | Health Consequences for Untreated Cases | Brady Billing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to provide sleep apnea therapy? 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