![]() ![]() ![]() *I can’t guarantee dance moves like MC Hammer, but I promise to captivate, educate, and entertain your audience. The ProSomnus device has dramatically improved the quality of my sleep and, in turn, my life.Īs the owner of Bullseye Media, I have an opportunity to spread the message that DSM is an alternative when a CPAP machine isn’t the answer. So let’s “pump it up!” Are you looking for a keynote speaker or guest to talk about marketing solutions for dental sleep medicine? When it comes to the proven impact of DSM on good sleep and overall wellness-relying once again on the musical poetry of MC Hammer-“you can’t touch this.” So, why is this number so low? The answer is simple: sleep apnea sufferers don’t know DSM is an option!Īs I explained in my NADSM keynote address, there are steep challenges to getting the word out and competing with other forms of sleep apnea treatment.Įven so, it’s worth the effort. There are incredible advances in the remote monitoring of AHI eventsģ) Getting the word out about DSM is still very hard.Īccording to the Cleveland Clinic: Sleep apnea occurs in approximately 25% of men and nearly 10% of women, but only about 5-8% of patients are being treated via dental sleep medicine.There are tools on the market that make making oral devices easier.Physicians are recognizing DSM as a sleep apnea treatment and C-PAP alternative.Insurance is recognizing DSM as a sleep apnea treatment and C-PAP alternative.There are more devices on the market, which means more choices for patients.2) DSM is easier than it used to be, thanks to five key improvements: I will never go back to being gagged awake by plastic tubes or my own tongue. Here are my three big takeaways from the NADSM Symposium: 1) My oral sleep device is indeed, in the immortal words of MC Hammer, “too legit to quit.” I went from 21 partial or complete obstructions of my airway (what we laymen like to call “not breathing”) to two! Yatros revealed that my AHI had dropped to… My sleep test, before using the new oral device, showed my apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) at 21.Īt the NADSM Symposium, Dr. Ahead of the conference, I used a Night Owl testing device to measure my quality of sleep with the new oral appliance, and the results were sent to Dr. But, the numbers don’t lie.īefore I get ahead of myself, I was asked to deliver a keynote presentation at the North American Dental Sleep Medicine Symposium in Florida on February 11. So am I kissing up to clients? I mean, a little. Gy Yatros at New Concept Sleep (full disclosure, he is a client) fitted me with a ProSomnus device (yes, also a client). In search of a non-CPAP sleep solution, Dr. It killed my vibe, and I woke up tangled in tubes. The doctor prescribed a CPAP, and I hated it. Last year, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I’m what an insurance company calls a "CPAP fail." ![]()
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