012 Get a Gasp with Gina Pepitone-Mattiello

 

In today’s episode of the “Get a Gasp” podcast, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello takes an in-depth look at obstructive sleep apnea.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• How Gina describes obstructive sleep apnea to her patients
• The 3 types of apnea
• Definitions of apnea-related terms
• Levels of sleep apnea
• The potential effects of obstructive sleep apnea

 

Quotes:

 

“All of a sudden, that suction creates airway collapse…you no longer are absorbing oxygen.”

 

“Luckily, your brain loves you.”

 

“A lot of people will wake up gasping, choking and trying to recover their breath again, but most of the time, people have no idea that this is happening.”

 

“It slowly takes a toll on your body.”

 

“It’s like somebody is choking you night after night, constantly.”

 

“There’s a lot more going on in sleep than we realize.”

 

“Almost every condition that you can develop in your lifetime can be traced back to poor sleep and inflammation in the body.”

 

“The way I look at it, if you’re having an argument with somebody, you can just blame it on poor sleep so you don’t have to get in trouble.”

 

Links:

 

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

 http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

 

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429