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Dr. Robert Garelick :Sleep Apnea specialist

Dr. Robert B. Garelick, DDS is an accomplished award winning, highly decorated dentist whose practice extends all over long island - Nassau and Suffolk counties as well as parts of Queens and Manhattan. Dr. Robert Garelick D.D.S. has over 30 years of experience in the field of dentistry including exciting Sleep Apnea treatments. Call 516-506-0000 for immediate assistance. Sleep apnea can become very serious if not diagnosed and treated properly. If you are having difficulty falling asleep, come talk to Lindenhurst dentist Dr. Robert Garelick. For over 32 years as a dentist, Robert B. Garelick D.D.S. has been providing comprehensive dental services to patients of all ages in Lindenhurst, Copiague, Babylon and Amityville, NY. As you enter our office, we hope that our homelike atmosphere will make you feel welcomed. Dr. Garelick and his staff keep themselves updated on any changes occurring in the world of dentistry in order to provide the highest quality of services. Having worked in

How Risky is Undiagnosed Sleep Apnea

Dr. Robert Garelick graduated in 1980 from New York University with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery Degree. He completed his residency at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in 1981. Over the last thirty six years Dr. Garelick has built an enormously successful dental practice based in Lindenhurst, NY. The practice has thrived, resting on a foundation of clinical excellence and a profound commitment to the care and overall wellbeing of patients. One of the hallmarks of Dr. Garelick’s career and practice has been his vision of dentistry and its expansive role in promoting a patients quality of life and general health. This career long vision and commitment provided the impetus for his growing focus on dental and sleep health. If you’re suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, Robert B Garelick, DDS may be able to help you treat your symptoms. Dr. Garelick will evaluate your specific symptoms and then will select the most appropriate oral appliance to correct the airway obstruction and

Tackling Sleep Apnea

Often misconstrued as snoring, sleep apnea can be a much bigger problem. A person suffering from obstructive sleep apnea is at the risk of asphyxiation during sleep. If you are having difficulty falling asleep or experience fatigue even after a seemingly good night’s sleep visit Lindenhurst dentist, Dr. Robert Garelick for queries regarding the same. Obstructive sleep apnea is diagnosed using a polysomnogram - also known as a “sleep study.” During a polysomnogram, sleep physicians monitor sleep functioning as a patient rests overnight. In order to diagnose sleep disorders and related medical issues like OSA, the sleep physician evaluates the data collected during the study.  Sleep Apnea can be treated using an Oral appliance therapy or a CPAP machine. CPAP Created in 1981 by the Australian pulmonary specialist Colin Sullivan and his colleagues, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or CPAP is the most widely used treatment for moderate to severe sleep apnea. It includes a small m