Rebis Health

Rebis Health Awaken. Empower. Heal. Multidisciplinary sleep clinic in Colorado for adults and children. Not medical advice book for diagnosis or treatment.

Integrating Sleep Medicine, Airway Dentistry and Functional Medicine for sleep health.

05/10/2026

“I see a curtain of pink tissue. I cannot even find your uvula.”

That is what our airway team said to Adam, our CEO and founder, during his evaluation. 😳

A Mallampati score of 4 is the worst possible rating. It means the soft palate is so low and the airway so obstructed that an anesthesiologist attempting emergency intubation might not be able to pass a tube through at all. In a true emergency, a tracheotomy could be required instead.

This is not a rare finding. It is one of the most common things we see in patients with untreated airway obstruction.

And it is treatable.

At Rebis Health we use the LightScalpel CO2 laser to address exactly this. The CO2 laser precisely tightens and remodels the soft tissue of the palate, reducing the excess tissue that collapses into the airway during sleep and creates obstructions like the one you just saw.

Unlike traditional surgery, the LightScalpel laser vaporizes tissue with a focused beam of light. No mechanical trauma. No crushing or bruising of tissue. The coagulation zone is as narrow as 50 microns, roughly the width of a human hair, which means precision that a scalpel simply cannot match.

The result is a tighter, more open airway. Less obstruction. Better breathing. Better sleep.

If Adam needed this, chances are you might too.

Comment ‘AIRWAY’ and find out if your airway looks like this 🌑

05/08/2026

What if the side effects were actually the best part? 🌑

Jen Kirkham is our VP of Clinical Operations at Rebis Health. She is also a MARPE patient. And the results she experienced are not what most people expect when they think about sleep apnea treatment.

Looking like you are aging backwards. No more CPAP. Ever. Breathing through your nose during an intense workout from start to finish.

Jen eliminated her sleep apnea by understanding the root cause and addressing it structurally through MARPE treatment. Not by managing symptoms. Not by wearing a mask every night. By treating what was actually causing it.

This is what root cause care looks like when it works.

If you have been curious about what MARPE could do for you, Jen says it best. It will be worth it.

Link in bio to explore your options at Rebis Health. ✨

05/06/2026

Your tongue has a job. And most people have no idea it is not doing it. 👅

When your tongue rests on the roof of your mouth, where it belongs, it gently pushes outward on the palate, stimulating the jaw to grow wide, forward, and open.

When it does not, when it sits low or behind the teeth or cannot get there because of a tongue tie, the upper jaw narrows. The nasal airway narrows with it. Breathing becomes harder. Sleep becomes worse. And the face changes.

This is why tongue posture is one of the first things Lisa evaluates in every new airway patient at Rebis Health.

So much of what we treat, narrow palates, sleep apnea, crowded teeth, mouth breathing, starts right here. With where the tongue rests.

Follow Rebis Health for more from Lisa this month. And if you just tried to feel where your tongue is resting and it was not on the roof of your mouth, comment ‘AIRWAY’ to schedule an evaluation. 👇🏼

Most children with airway problems are never diagnosed. And most parents have no idea what to look for. 👶5 signs your ch...
05/05/2026

Most children with airway problems are never diagnosed. And most parents have no idea what to look for. 👶

5 signs your child’s airway may need evaluation:

1. Mouth breathing at rest, day or night
2. Snoring or noisy breathing during sleep
3. Behavioral issues, inattention, or an ADHD diagnosis
4. Crowded or crooked teeth coming in
5. Dark circles and hard mornings

None of these are things to wait and see on. Each one is a signal. Together they are a pattern.

At Rebis Health, early airway evaluation is one of the most important things we do, because the window for intervention is finite.

Save this 📌 and share it with every parent you know.

Comment ‘Kids’ to learn more about our pediatric program.

05/04/2026

“I had no idea what was really happening in my airway until I saw the scan. 🧠

For years I thought I just slept badly. That I was someone who woke up tired. That this was just how I was built.

Then a CBCT scan changed everything.

The imaging showed exactly what my airway looked like during sleep the narrowing, the obstruction, the structural issue that had been quietly affecting my breathing for years. It wasn’t a sleep habit problem. It wasn’t stress. It was anatomy.”

-CEO & Founder, Adam Wertz

And once you can see it, you can treat it.

This is why we use CBCT airway imaging at Rebis Health as a core part of every evaluation. Not as an add-on. As a foundation.

Because you can’t treat what you can’t see.

If you’ve been told your sleep study was ‘normal’ but nothing feels normal, this might be exactly what’s missing.

Comment ‘REBIS’ book your airway evaluation at Rebis Health. 🌑

04/28/2026

Nobody told you the real reason your teeth came in crowded.

And it has nothing to do with genetics.

Teeth crowd when the jaw doesn’t develop to its full potential, and jaw development is driven by function. Specifically, by nasal breathing and tongue posture.

When a child breathes through their mouth, the tongue drops away from the palate. Without that gentle, constant pressure, the upper jaw narrows. The teeth run out of space. They crowd.

A narrowed jaw also narrows the nasal airway directly above it, making the breathing problem worse, which narrows the jaw further.

Extracting teeth treats the symptom. It doesn’t fix the jaw. It doesn’t fix the airway.

At Rebis Health, we treat the root cause both structurally and functionally.

Save this 📌 and share it with someone who was told they need extractions before they’ve had an airway evaluation.

04/26/2026

Most people think tongue-tie is just a feeding issue.

It’s not.

The tongue is meant to rest on the roof of the mouth.

From infancy, it helps shape the palate, support proper facial development, and guide how we breathe.

When that doesn’t happen, the effects don’t just stay in the mouth.

We begin to see:
• Narrow, vaulted palates
• Mouth breathing
• Sleep disordered breathing
• Behavioral and developmental challenges in children

And what many don’t realize is this often starts early.

When the tongue cannot reach the palate, children will try to compensate. Habits like thumb sucking can develop as the body attempts to create the stimulation needed for growth, but this can further alter development over time.

Early evaluation matters.

In some countries, like Brazil, early tongue-tie release is prioritized at birth, reflecting how important this connection is to long-term development.

But so does doing it correctly.

A tongue-tie release is not a standalone solution. Without proper preparation and follow-up, including myofunctional therapy, the long-term outcome is limited.

We look at the full picture
Airway, function, development, and long-term health

Because this is not just about a small piece of tissue

It is about how a child grows, breathes, and sleeps

Save this to revisit later and share with a parent who may have never been told to look here

Comment “AIRWAY” and we will help you get started on your journey to easy breathing and restorative sleep.

Educational content only. Not medical advice.

04/22/2026

Not all sleep apnea care should begin and end with CPAP.

The more important question is often left unasked:

Why is this person experiencing sleep apnea in the first place?

CPAP can be a valuable and necessary tool for many patients. But for others, it may only be addressing the symptom, not the root cause.

At Rebis Health, we believe patients deserve a deeper level of understanding
• What is driving the airway dysfunction?
• Are there structural, functional, or metabolic contributors?
• What other treatment pathways should be considered?

When patients are educated on all of their options, they are empowered to make decisions that truly support long-term health and healing.

This clip is from Adam Wertz’s recent feature on The Dr. Terri Show Podcast, where he discusses the importance of asking better questions and delivering more comprehensive sleep care.

If you are navigating sleep apnea or supporting patients who are, this conversation matters.

04/21/2026

Most sleep clinics treat your sleep. Rebis treats YOU. 🌙

Adam Wertz, CEO & Founder of Rebis, just joined Dr. Terri DeNeui to reveal what the sleep industry has been missing and it might explain why you still don’t feel better.

Here’s what no one was saying:
→ Sleep issues and metabolic disease are connected.
→ Sleep issues and cardiovascular disease are connected.
→ Sleep issues and diabetes, hormonal imbalances, autoimmune disorders. ALL connected.

Chronic sleep disruption doesn’t just make you tired. Over years and decades, it pushes your entire system out of homeostasis. And a CPAP alone won’t fix that.

That’s why Rebis is built differently. We integrate sleep specialists, airway dentists, and functional medicine providers under one roof because healing your sleep is the first step to healing your health.

🎙️ Catch the full episode on the Dr. Terri Show Podcast, link in bio.

What health issue have you struggled with alongside poor sleep? Tell us in the comments.

If your child breathes through their mouth, their face is trying to tell you something. ⭐️Chronic mouth breathing in chi...
04/19/2026

If your child breathes through their mouth, their face is trying to tell you something. ⭐️

Chronic mouth breathing in children isn't just a habit. It's a sign of an underdeveloped airway, and left unaddressed, it quietly reshapes the developing face, jaw, and bite.

Signs of mouth breathing in your child:
→ Long, narrow face
→ Crowded or crooked teeth
→ Recessed chin or jaw
→ Dark circles under the eyes
→ Forward head posture

It also disrupts sleep quality, oxygen delivery, and brain development — contributing to behavioral and academic challenges that often get misattributed to ADHD or anxiety.

The good news? When caught early, this is largely treatable.

At Rebis Health, our airway-focused dentistry team uses palatal expansion, myofunctional therapy, and functional airway assessments to support healthy development, before the window closes.

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Comment 'KIDS' below and we'll DM you how to book a pediatric airway evaluation at Rebis Health.

Educational content only. Not medical advice.

It’s Friday… but your sleep still pays the price. Here are 3 evidence-based things to do differently this weekend for be...
04/17/2026

It’s Friday… but your sleep still pays the price.

Here are 3 evidence-based things to do differently this weekend for better sleep:

1 | No screens 60 minutes before bed.

Blue light from phones and TVs suppresses melatonin production by up to 50% (Harvard Medical School). Even dim light matters.

2 | Set your thermostat to 65–68°F.

Core body temperature dropping is the biological signal for deep sleep. A cool room accelerates this process.

3 | Same wake time. Every day.

Your circadian clock doesn't know it's the weekend. Sleeping in on Saturday disrupts your rhythm for the entire week ahead.

Small changes. Real results.

⊹ Save this post for tonight and share it with someone who struggles to sleep on weekends.

And if you consistently do all of this and STILL wake up exhausted, that's a sign to dig deeper. Comment 'REBIS' and we'll help you figure out what's really going on.

Educational content only. Not medical advice.

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