Doctors Say Snoring A Symptom Of Health Problems.
By Aparna Zalani | CBS11 Special Projects Producer | November 21, 2016 9:45 PM DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Annoying and more often than not, disruptive, snoring is the most common problem affecting more than 90 million Americans of both genders and all ages. The National Sleep Foundation says 37 million Americans snore on a regular basis. More than an annoyance, snoring is body’s way of telling you something is wrong, according to doctors. It has many causes and the trick is to find out why you snore, which is difficult. ♦ David and Lori Keller couple, David and Lori …
13 NEWS investigates the dangers of Sleep Apnea.
By Tori Mason | Posted: Sat 10:45 AM, Nov 12, 2016 | Updated: Mon 11:18 AM, Nov 14, 2016 TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) — Your snoring is doing a lot more than putting your partner on the couch. “Just because you think you sleep well at night, doesn’t mean you don’t have Sleep Apnea,” explained Cotton O’Neil APRN Angie Brockmann. Sleep Apnea is when a person’s breathing stops and starts repeatedly while they’re asleep. A few pauses during the night are actually normal, but more than five times an hour is a concern. Brockmann has seen some of the most severe …
Women’s Wellness: Sleep Apnea.
BATON ROUGE, LA (WGMB) According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, more than 12 million Americans have this disorder, and for those 12 million getting a good night’s rest can be a challenge. “I would say it’s very similar to high cholesterol or high blood pressure. It’s not going to kill you today, next week, next month, but it does kind of beat up on the circulation over time. It is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke,” said Dr. Robert Hinkle. In this week’s Women’s Wellness, I’m catching up with Dr. Robert Hinkle, a sleep medicine …
10 Ways to Stop Snoring.
Illustration by Giacomo Bagnara BY JEFF VRABEL November 5, 2016 10:00 am So I have this friend who snores like a psychopath. Enough that people bitch about it from neighboring rooms. Enough that his wife is basically scouting quieter replacement husbands. Enough that his son jokes that he sounds like elephant giving birth inside a metal garbage can. But this friend, see, he knows that it’s hard to make lifestyle adjustments while unconscious. He also sleeps pretty well, so he wouldn’t even worry about it, if not for the complaints from people he likes. So this friend, while awake, went …
9 Alternative Therapies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Published on September 18, 2014 CPAP is the gold standard for obstructive sleep apnea, but what about patients who can’t—or won’t—tolerate it or who need an additional therapy? We profile the spectrum of FDA-approved therapies, including when to try them, considerations for each, and new developments. By Sree Roy DEVICES Oral Appliances Information source: Dr Kathleen Bennett, president, American Academy of Dental Medicine How it works: Oral appliance therapy (OAT) helps prevent the collapse of the tongue and soft tissues in the back of the throat by supporting the jaw in a forward position, keeping the airway open during sleep. …
DentiTrac Oral Appliance System
NEW GOLD STANDARD IN WEARABLE COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT RECEIVES TAP ORAL APPLIANCE FDA CLEARANCE TEST. TREAT. TRAC. ® 25th August 2016: BRAEBON Medical Corporation announces today that the DentiTrac® oral appliance compliance system has passed a substantial regulatory hurdle and is now FDA cleared in the USA for use with the Airway Management TAP® family of oral devices. BRAEBON congratulates Airway Management for achieving this milestone. The DentiTrac® system has been developed by BRAEBON. It is a wearable microrecorder and web cloud portal combination which defines the new gold standard for the objective measurement of oral appliance compliance measurement for sleep …
9 Alternative Therapies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published on September 18, 2014 CPAP is the gold standard for obstructive sleep apnea, but what about patients who can’t—or won’t—tolerate it or who need an additional therapy? We profile the spectrum of FDA-approved therapies, including when to try them, considerations for each, and new developments. By Sree Roy DEVICES Oral Appliances Information source: Dr Kathleen Bennett, president, American Academy of Dental Medicine How it works: Oral appliance therapy (OAT) helps prevent the collapse of the tongue and soft tissues in the back of the throat by supporting the jaw in a forward position, keeping the airway open during sleep. …
YOUR BODY: DEALING WITH A SNORING PARTNER
Notes by Dr. Norman Blumenstock Remember that a sleep test to rule obstructive sleep apnea either in or out should be done first to know what is being treated. BY ABC News Radio | July 15, 2016 By DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Does your partner’s snoring keep you up all night? If so, you’re not alone. According to the National Sleep Foundation, snoring affects about 90 million adults. Snoring can be more than just annoying noise — it can be associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is a serious issue that may need …
Don’t Let Sleep Apnea Take Your Breath Away.
Published on May 25, 2016 There are some moments in life that take your breath away, but if those moments are happening while you’re asleep, it might be time to see a sleep expert, according to a sleep specialist at Baylor College of Medicine. “Sleep apnea is caused by a narrowing or complete collapse of the upper airway that occurs in some people while they are sleeping, and this can affect one’s ability to get oxygen to the body, making the body work harder to breathe,” says Fidaa Shaib, MD, associate professor of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at …
Unlocking the Potential of Combination Therapy.
Published on May 16, 2016 Sleep medicine providers are using oral appliances along with positional therapy to treat a subset of patients. By Cassandra Perez For patients who refuse or fail CPAP, several alternative therapies may be considered. And recently, some providers are treating appropriate candidates with several alternative therapies used simultaneously to achieve better outcomes. The use of positional therapy, a behavioral strategy to prevent patients from sleeping in the supine position when they have a positional component to their obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), along with oral appliance therapy (OAT) is a growing trend among sleep medicine providers and …
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