J. Sabo - January 2020
Highland Springs HERALD
January 2020
701 Highland Springs Avenue, Suite 12, Beaumont, CA 92223 www.tmjandsleepapnea.com babylaser.com 951.769.1616
Welcome 2020!
Growing Into the New Decade With Your Support
H appy New Year! I hope you and I can’t help but be in awe of how much has changed in the past 10 years. In 2010, our kiddos were just 1 and 4 years old. My husband and I were keeping a lot of balls in the air between raising young kids, my practice, and his job. We were blessed when our children were little that my husband could work part-time and that I could work fewer hours at the practice. This allowed us to be home with our kids. It was a godsend to be able to do that, and I’m grateful we had this time together. That year was also a milestone year for my practice. They say that if your practice can survive three years, then you’re more likely to survive in the long-run, and I had just hit four years as an owner. Hitting that four-year mark was a sigh of relief, but I knew I wasn’t done learning and growing! I saw a need for diagnosing and treating sleep-disordered breathing conditions. The opportunities I’ve taken for continued education may have started out as a little self- serving as I searched for solutions for my family members. But as a self-described education junkie, I’ve developed a passion for this field and care. I have also seen the tremendous impact it can have on patients. Just a few weeks ago, I was treating a 35-year-old woman who had experienced pain in her jaw joint since she was 12 years old. We were able to successfully eliminate this pain and help this woman start a new chapter in her life — one where jaw pain wasn’t a constant issue. your family had a wonderful holiday season. As we celebrate the start of a new decade, I want to thank you for trusting my team and me in 2019. You make every day a dream come true. We would not be here without you!
As we begin another year, I look forward to helping you sleep easier, breathe better, and smile brighter this year. I cannot wait to continue growing with you.
In the past decade, I’ve been able to go from working in the practice to working on the practice. It’s been fun to shift my focus in this way. As we start our next chapter, I’m still developing my plans and goals for 2020 and beyond. My team and I plan to sit down and hash out our goals together. I know we would love to move to a bigger space and help more patients than ever.
As we begin another year, I look forward to helping you sleep easier, breathe better, and smile brighter this year. I cannot wait to continue growing with you.
–Dr. Jessica Sabo
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Medical Miracle or Health Hoax?
3 Red Flags to Watch Out For
The new year is a great time to make your health a priority again, and there are a bunch of workouts and diet plans to choose from. Too many, some might say. It can be difficult to determine exactly which health plan will help you reach your goals, but there are some pretty obvious red flags that you’ll want to avoid. BEWARE THE DREADED ‘DETOX’ Plenty of diets, supplements, and products claim to “purify” your body by removing unspecified “toxins.” These “detoxes” conveniently forget that your kidneys and liver are already removing substances your body doesn’t need! The human body has been capable of cleansing itself for thousands of years. It doesn’t need a special smoothie or footpads to get the job done.
did before you started using them. Unless you have been diagnosed with a disease that would impair your liver or kidneys, you don’t need to spend extra money to keep your insides clean. A healthy diet is enough. CELLULITE ISN’T REAL In 1968, Vogue magazine introduced American women to the word “cellulite,” warning them of a terrible “diagnosed” condition women suffered from. They encouraged the use of a special rolling pin to banish the little lumps of fat on women’s thighs and buttocks. Since then, cellulite has been used as shorthand to mean “bad body fat you need to remove.” But cellulite is not an indication of poor health. Furthermore, there’s no cure for cellulite because it’s not a disease. It would be like using a special lotion that claims it can remove the wrinkled skin on your knuckles! Most people, especially women, have cellulite. It’s perfectly natural!
If you want to get in shape this year, avoid diets or products that claim to melt cellulite. This is a clear indication these treatments aren’t based on real medical science.
Most detox products are nothing but snake oil, and some of them can leave you feeling worse than you
CURE-ALLS CURE NOTHING A “cure-all” is any product, treatment, or diet that claims to cure a bunch of unrelated medical problems. Cure-alls have been a problem for centuries, claiming to help with weight loss, migraines, heart disease, anxiety, depression, and even baldness! This isn’t how medicine or the human body works. One change cannot magically fix many different, sometimes unrelated, problems.
A good way to determine if something is a cure-all is to check if it claims to help treat, prevent, or cure cancer. That’s a big red flag you want to avoid.
Stanford Team Develops Exciting News for Sleep Apnea Sufferers Struggling to Sleep?
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are the gold standard for the maintenance of the airway in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Many patients are interested in a more long-term solution to their continued sleep troubles, health concerns, and frustrated bed partners. A study by Tomonori Iwasaki, Audrey Yoon, Christian Guilleminault, Youichi Yamasaki, and Stanley Yung Liu at Stanford University just may have found a solution that could work wonders for these adult sufferers. Their findings were published in December 2019. The foundation for these findings starts with kiddos. OSA is common among kids with maxillofacial hypoplasia. The jaw’s shape and position alter the position of the tongue and constricts the nasal airway. A common treatment option for kids is rapid maxillary expansion (RME), following tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies as needed. RME involves a series of palatal expanders that widen the upper jaw.
While this is a great option for children, RME is not as reliable for adults with a similar jaw and airway composition. Instead, the distraction osteogenesis maxillary expansion (DOME) treatment method mimics the results of RME. With DOME, three surgical separations and mini implants assist the palatal expander. This is much less invasive than previous LeFort alternatives. For the past five years, the Stanford team studied the success of DOME and how this treatment effectively treats OSA in adults. The team assembled 20 participants, each one presenting similar characteristics to maxillofacial hypoplasia and intolerance to CPAP- machine usage. From 2014–2016, the participants underwent DOME treatments, and through modeling procedures, the researchers determined why these treatments were so successful. Previous schools of thought linked a smaller throat with OSA severity and risk, but using “computational fluid dynamics” and measurements, the team showed the significance of the nasal passageway. The nasal airway expanded through DOME and RME treatments, which decreased the velocity of the air. This subsequently improved OSA symptoms and severity, resulting in a positive treatment option for patients with OSA. This is very exciting news for adults struggling with OSA. If you want to explore your options, Dr. Sabo’s team would be glad to help. Learn more about your treatment options for OSA by calling 951-769-1616.
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Have you ever experienced that good burn when you’re lifting weights? Now, imagine how you would feel if you did bicep curls all night!
Sounds crazy, right?
But that’s exactly what the muscles in your jaw, head, neck, and throat experience when you clench or grind your teeth! Sleep experts have known for quite some time that there is a correlation between jaw parafunction — such as bruxism, commonly called teeth grinding — and sleep-disordered breathing. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition where the soft tissue of the mouth and throat may fall into the airway during sleep, which decreases airflow and oxygen to the lungs. Our brain wants the oxygen it needs and will trigger the muscles in this area to reposition the head and neck to allow for a clearer airway. In addition, the body may continually move as a way to get in a better position for airflow. Unfortunately, our teeth sometimes get in the way of this reposturing, leading to chipped teeth — unless you use a protective measure like a nightguard. Deep-sea free divers experience a potentially similar phenomenon. These adrenalin junkies train to hold their breath for beyond 4 minutes at a time. They report severe
What does deep-sea diving have to do with clenching your teeth? They may be more similar than you think!
clenching of the jaws when the diaphragm contracts in an involuntary attempt to pull in air. In fact, many competitive divers use occlusal mouth guards to protect against these movements so their teeth don’t suffer. If you are a deep-sea free diver or a deep sleep obstructer, we can offer relief from the compounding effects of oxygen deprivation. Dr. Sabo’s team will walk you through the many options available for sleep apnea and jaw pain treatment, including therapies, CPAP machines, mouth guards, and more. Our goal is to find the treatment option that works best for you and your lifestyle while getting you the sleep you deserve. Learn more by calling 951-769-1616.
Disjointed Sleep The Connection Between Jaw Clenching and Sleep- Disordered Breathing
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Inside This Issue Thank You for Helping Us Grow! These Health Hoaxes Will Sink Your Resolution Exciting News in Adult Sleep Apnea Treatment
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Meet the World’s First Airport Therapy Pig
Meet the World’s First Airport Therapy Pig
How Lilou and Animals Like Her Calm Stressed-Out Travelers
Imagine you’re navigating a vast airport on a busy Saturday, shouldering your way through crowds and struggling to hear the PA system over the clatter of 1,000 wheeled suitcases. Suddenly, you see a pig wearing a hot pink sweater waddling toward you on a leash. Do you stop in your tracks? Does your stress level drop? Do you laugh out loud when you see its pink nail polish?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then you can sympathize with the passengers, pilots, flight attendants, and staff at the San Francisco International Airport. They get to enjoy visits from Lilou, the world’s first airport therapy pig, on a regular basis! As part of the Wag Brigade, the airport’s cadre of (mostly canine) therapy animals, Lilou wanders the airport with her humans, bringing joy, peace, and calm to everyone she meets. Lilou may be the only pig of her kind, but airport therapy animals have been a growing trend for the last few years. According to NPR, as of 2017, more than 30 airports across the U.S. employed therapy dogs, and these days, estimates land closer to 60. The San Jose and Denver airports have therapy cats, and the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport even offers passengers the chance to play with miniature horses before boarding their flights. Therapy dogs started appearing in U.S. airports after the 9/11 terror attacks, which changed American attitudes about flying. They did so well at helping passengers calm down that airports began implementing permanent programs. Some have pets on hand 24/7 to assist passengers, while others host animal visits every few weeks or months. These days, regular travelers have fallen hard for their local therapy animals, many of whom even have their own Instagram accounts and hashtags.
So, the next time you’re traveling, keep an eye out for a friendly pup, cat, pig, or horse to pet. A bit of love from an animal just might improve your trip!
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