Better Sleep Bemidji

Serving Bemidji, Minnesota & Surrounding Areas

Services Offered:

  • Airway Health Screening includes both a physical exam as well as a risk survey and conversation evaluating risk factors. The use of 3D imaging using a CBCT may be used to assess the airway. We are excited to bring this technology to the Bemidji area! Other indicators are bruxism, enlarged tonsils, GERD, size and positioning of tongue.
  • Home Sleep Tests read by a Board Certified Sleep Physician are offered to patients found to be at risk. We know that even those who know they may have issues often refuse an evaluation at an in-clinic sleep center for various reasons, including inconvenience and cost. Our doctors want to break down the barriers. Dr. Schram and Dr. Smith have made the commitment to offer Home Sleep Tests, which are read by a board certified sleep physician, at cost. Simple to use and in the comfort of your own bed and home, we believe a Home Sleep Test is an amazing tool to assess airway health and help people on the road to recovery!
  • Comprehensive Treatment for Primary Snoring can be treated with a mandibular advancement oral appliance. At Better Sleep Bemidji, we do not just create a “snore guard”, as laymen often refer to it. We offer a Comprehensive Treatment Program which includes:
    • Case Initiation, Planning and Consultation
    • Oral Appliance (2 year Warranty)
    • Appliance Adjustment (1 year)
  • Comprehensive Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea can be treated with a mandibular advancement oral appliance. Simply put, treatment does not work if the patient is not compliant. While CPAP compliance rate is only 25% use over 90 days, the compliance rate of a mandibular oral appliance is 85% over 5 years. When receiving treatment at Better Sleep Bemidji, we follow you for up to 2 years with additional sleep tests and adjustments until you are at safe levels. Better Sleep Bemidji’s Comprehensive Treatment Program includes:
    • Case Initiation, Planning and Consultation
    • Oral Appliance (2 year Warranty)
    • Appliance Adjustment (2 years)
    • Titration Visits/Tests)
    • Efficacy Home Sleep Tests
  • Referrals. Severe Airway Health Disorders will be referred to a primary physician along with test results. We also accept referrals from primary care physicians for those who are not compliant or do not tolerate CPAP therapy.