The following story is about my personal experience with orofacial myofunctional disorders; how the symptoms presented themselves throughout my life, how they impacted my overall health and well-being, and how they finally came to be correctly assessed and treated.

According to the Sleep Foundation, sleep-related breathing disorders are conditions of abnormal and difficult respiration during sleep, including chronic snoring and sleep apnea. Some sleep-related breathing disorders have limited health impact, but others can have serious consequences because of their potential effects on sleep and the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.