Are you sleeping well?  Do you snore?

                                                                                                                                 Are you always tired?

                                                                                            Are you overweight?  Do you have hypertension or diabetes?

                                                                                                               Do you suffer from frequent headaches?

                                               If you answered yes to any of the above, you could suffer from Sleep Disordered Breathing, an often fatal condition!

                                Talk to Dr. Fred Schilling DDS about treatment with Oral Appliances.  Contact Skyway Dental Clinic to schedule your appointment.

If you drive while tired, you could be putting yourself and others in great danger.

*200,000 reported automobile accidents are sleep-related.

*1/3 of all trucking accidents are sleep-related.

 *4 innocent victims die for every commercial trucker who dies

                                                          -Federal Department of Transportation

*37% of drivers admit to falling asleep at the wheel at some point in their driving career.

       That's 103 million people!

*13% of drivers admit to falling asleep at the wheel once a month.

*60% of drivers report falling asleep while driving on a highway driving at speeds of 55MPH or higher.

                                                         -National Highway Traffic Safety Administration & National Safety Council

Don't sleep well?  It's dangerous...

*People who sleep 6-7 hours a night are 2 times as likely to be involved in a crash as those sleeping 8 hours or more.

*People sleeping less than 5 hours increase their risk of a crash by 400% - 500%.

-National Sleep Foundation

Driving while tired is like driving drunk!

Remember, legally drunk is .08 Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

*Being awake for 18 hours is similar to having a BAC of .05.

*Being awake for 24 hours is similar to having a BAC of .10.

                                                       -National Sleep Foundation

If you think you or someone you know might suffer from sleep disordered breathing, call Dr. Fredrick Schilling at (612) 338-4122.

Stay safe on the road!