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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 obstr...

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 sma...

Diagnosing Sleep Apnea: A Priority

Dr. Robert B. Garelick DDS (Dr. Rob B. Garelick D.D.S)  L.I. Dentist 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 is a condition in which one’s breathing pauses or even stops when they’re asleep. These disruptions can occur hundreds of times over the course of a single sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most commonly found form in which the throat muscles collapse while one is asleep, resulting in snoring. Around 22 million Americans are estimated to have sleep apnea, indicating how common it really is. It is often passed on across generations, but can also be caused due to environmental factors like obesity and alcohol addiction. While a person is resting, the...

About Dr. Robert Garelick

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. Robert Garelick has built an enormously successful dental practice based in Lindenhurst, New York. 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. Robert 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 sleep health. For over 32 years as a dentist, Dr. 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 homelik...