When is snoring sleep apnea?
Please read about the symptoms of sleep apnea. An overnight sleep study (polysomnogram) done either at a sleep lab or at home will give you the diagnosis. http://www.philly.com/philly/health/20130714_When_is_snoring_sleep_apnea_.html POSTED: July 14, 2013 Q:I snore like a freight train every night, or so says my wife of 50 years. She’s concerned I have sleep apnea. Should I see a doctor about it? A: Snoring occurs on a spectrum. While some people have occasional, quiet snoring, others experience loud, habitual snoring nearly every night or on most nights. In the frequent-snoring group, snoring may be an indication of an underlying sleep disorder called obstructive …
Dental sleep medicine classes reach across the border
Tufts inclusion of dental sleep medicine was almost two decades after the inaugural 1991 meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep medicine. May 29, Sleep apnea The field of dental sleep medicine was barely out of its infancy when Tufts faculty realized the importance of training students to screen, diagnose and treat sleep disorders. In 2009, the school became the first in the U.S. to incorporate dental sleep medicine into its curriculum. But Americans aren’t the only ones whose nights are upended by conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, which not only deprive their sufferers of much-needed rest but …
Helpful Tips for Sleeping Better This Summer
June 27, 2013 By Dr. Mercola If you’re like most Americans, you’re likely not getting enough sleep. Nearly 41 million US adults are sleeping just six hours or less each night, which recent research has linked to an increased risk of chronic inflammation and heart disease in women.1 Over the course of the five-year long study,2 women who slept poorly—quantified as sleeping less than six hours per night—had 2.5 times higher increases in inflammation levels compared to men who slept poorly. As reported by the featured article:3 “Researchers speculated that the gender difference may be due to lower estrogen levels in …
Research Looks at Tonsil Removal for Kids with Sleep Apnea
Research Looks at Tonsil Removal for Kids with Sleep Apnea Does removing the tonsils and adenoids help children with sleep apnea? A recent research showed some interesting results. Published: May. 22, 2013 Visit this link to see the video from Boston.com… http://www.boston.com/multimedia/health-video/research-looks-at-tonsil-removal-kids-wi.html …
There Appears To Be A Connection Between Sleep Apnea and Memory Loss
With sleep apnea, those snores can mean trouble Shary Smith, 67, who has both short-term memory loss and sleep apnea, the common disorder in which people stop breathing while sleeping, is shown in her Weston home on Saturday, May 18, 2013. She uses jigsaw puzzles to keep her mind fresh and CPAP machine to assist in breathing at night. Smith said when she first used the machine she had an uncomfortable feeling like she couldn’t do it, now it’s second nature to her. Max Reed / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD Fullsize Buy Photo previous | next Image 1 of 2 SLEEP APNEA …
Fighting Snoring, and Its Dangers, Together
Dan Hajjar and Anne Marie Jarka-Hajjar before their sleep disorder tests. By LAURA RIVERA Published: February 15, 2007 MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 13 — After canceling a planned romantic dinner, Dan Hajjar and Anne Marie Jarka-Hajjar, who have been married 17 years, spent Valentine’s eve in separate beds, tossing and turning amid a tangle of electrode wires and sensors stuck all over their bodies. Enlarge This Image Aaron Houston for The New York Times Cathy Durkin, left, and Kerry Kelley preparing the couple for their study. In a last-ditch bid for bedtime bliss, the couple checked into the sleep disorder clinic of Morristown …
Forty percent of snoring patients are women
4/5/2013 10:30:00 AM Philippa Lees We can’t point our finger at old, obese men as the only snoring culprits —these days up to 40 percent of patients being treated for snoring are women. A UK study found the number of women seeking treatment was rising, with drinking, smoking and obesity worsening the problem. Dr Sean Tolhurst, a respiratory and sleep physician said weight gain is to blame, plus snoring often worsens around menopause. “Weight gain in the peri- and post-menopausal women is different to weight gain in their pre-menopausal period,” he said. “Post-menopausal women gain weight in a much more …
Is snoring more dangerous to your heart than smoking?
Tuesday, February 05, 2013 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer (NaturalNews) People who snore are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease than smokers, the overweight, or people with high cholesterol, according to a study conducted by researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and presented at the 2013 Combined Sections Meeting of the Triological Society in Scottsdale, Ariz. The study has been submitted for publication to the journal The Laryngoscope. “Snoring is more than a bedtime annoyance and it shouldn’t be ignored,” lead author Robert Deeb said. “Patients need to seek treatment in the same way they would if they had sleep …
Sleep Apnea Awareness Day – April 18th
April 18th is Sleep Apnea Awareness Day. Besides CPAP, there are other new therapies like oral appliances.Read more about Sleep Apnea Awareness Day from the American Sleep Apnea Association by visiting this link… http://www.prleap.com/pr/185998/ …
Aaron Taylor’s Wake-Up Call
Aaron Taylor Aaron Taylor is easily recognizable, even in the most packed of rooms. We see his smiling face and tailored plus-sized designer suits every week of the fall during CBS college football broadcasts, a position through which his 6-foot-4-inch 300-pound frame accumulates more than 100,000 airline miles each year. “I was tired of waking up with bruises on my sides every morning from my wife elbowing me.” Taylor, 39, said laughing. At the time, Taylor was feeling overly tired and struggled finding energy for his day-to-day routine. “I wasn’t feeling rested, and my memory was off. …
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