Bonnie Craig
At the age of 69 I was looking for a new dental provider and my daughter had a chance meeting with a kind dentist whom I’d heard of in passing. I went to him expecting routine dental work and wanted to correct the crowded appearance of my lower teeth. For decades I also had painful […]
Kevin Zazzera
Snoring has been a problem for me my whole life. I became a dental patient of Victor Avis around 15 years ago. Victor recognized some symptoms of sleep apnea (I would fall asleep in the dental chair and sometimes snore). He would ask me if I had problems sleeping or nodding out during the day […]
Dawn Christie
My name is Dawn Christie. I currently work for Dr Avis for the past 31 years.I’m a Dental Hygienist. I learned nothing about airway in hygiene school.Learning from Dr Avis during our airway journey as an office, I decided to get tested for sleep apnea more out of curiosity than anything. I didn’t really think […]
Annavaun Baril
Starting from when I was a child, I began mouth breathing and having asthma issues, especially due to allergies to pets. I could not run in P.E. because it would cause an asthmatic reaction. Now at 26 years old, I only experience asthma as an allergic response to pet dander, but I still cannot breathe […]
Sydney Avis
Growing up I had severe allergies to our black lab dog, Duke. My allergies caused me to become a mouth breather immediately. As I got older, I had behavior issues, focus issues, asthma, and I was frequently sick. My tonsils were extremely enlarged to the point that they touched. As life continued on, focusing at […]
Jackie Christiansen
Back in 2022 I found out about sleep disordered breathing because I kept questioning what was going on with our beloved daughter who was 2 years old at that time. She had already had T&A surgery but she continued to snore, waking up irritable every morning and the list goes on. Fast forward we are […]
Glenn Chiarello
I have a narrow maxilla and lower anterior crowdingSlight forward head postureCold hands and feetGroup functionAbfraction and recessionRDI of 12-14AHI 1-2Daytime drowsinessLarge airwayMild tongue tieFormer mouth breatherNasal valve stenosis during exerciseBilateral TMDbilateral tinnitus
Emily Hussey
The above information is in regards to my children, ages 7 and 6, who began early expansion at age 3 and 4 with an ALF due the previously checked symptoms. They also received myofunctional therapy. There’s results have been tremendous and we are so thankful for airway orthodontic treatment and myofunctional therapy!
Leslie H Porschen
The appliance helped with my snoring. I wore it every night until my jaw got better- sorry do not know better terminology. Now I will still use the appliance as needed
Dina Ezagui
I need to follow up with an ENT to treat enlarged turbinates and deviated septum. I will also follow up with an oral surgeon to have my frenectomy done.