If you spend a lot of time at a desk or looking down at your phone, you may have noticed your head gradually drifting forward over your shoulders. This common postural shift is called forward head posture, and it can affect far more than just how you look. I’m...
If you wake up with a dry mouth, feel groggy in the morning, or notice your lips are parched throughout the day, you may be breathing through your mouth during sleep — and possibly during the day too. The good news is that you can learn to stop mouth breathing and...
Many of my patients here in Brentwood come to our office with overlapping symptoms that make it hard to know what is really going on. They have facial pressure, trouble breathing at night, headaches, and jaw discomfort. The big question they ask is: Is this a septum...
If you have ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there, you know how frustrating memory lapses can be. Now imagine that happening dozens of times a day — not because of aging or stress, but because your brain is starving for oxygen every single night. At...
Have you ever felt a strange pressure or stuffiness in your ear that just would not go away? You may have visited your doctor, had your hearing checked, and been told everything looked normal. That experience can be confusing and frustrating. As Dr. Farshid Ariz, DMD,...
If you have ever noticed your jaw tightening during a tough day at work, you are not alone. Stress and jaw pain are closely connected, and millions of people experience this link every year. I am Dr. Farshid Ariz, DMD, a periodontist at the TMJ & Sleep Centre of...
