Snoring can interfere with marriages everywhere.
Snoring, lack of romance blamed for Saudi Arabia divorce rates Marriage contractor reveals what most women in Saudi Arabia complain about By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Published: 12:31 August 20, 2013 Manama: Up to 80 per cent of the divorce cases in Saudi Arabia are initiated by women, mostly within one year of marriage. “The women start the procedures and insist on the divorce often for trivial issues,” a marriage contractor said, quoted by local daily Al Youm. “These are mainly snoring, the look of the husband inside the house and the lack of romance as a result of the …
Divorce Reasons: Couple Splits Due To Husband’s Incessant Snoring
Posted: 08/15/2013 3:21 pm EDT | Updated: 08/15/2013 3:30 pm EDT Weird divorce stories are nothing new, but this may be one of the strangest we’ve ever heard. According to China.org, one man’s snoring was so disruptive it prompted his wife to file for divorce. In the filing, she claimed that she hasn’t gotten a full night’s sleep since they married. She also mentioned that the man’s heavy snoring made her ill and caused her to lose a significant amount of weight. The divorce was granted and the judge asked the man to pay his ex a settlement of 5,000 yuan, or $806.45. Sure, …
Common sleep disorders in children
Posted on: 6:44 am, August 5, 2013, by Web Staff, updated on: 11:22am, August 5, 2013 See the video at this link… http://myfox8.com/2013/08/05/common-sleep-disorders-in-children/ Snoring is the number one sign of a sleep problem in children. A child may be snoring due to a number of causes such as oversized tonsils and/or adenoids, anatomical issues such as a small jaw or airway diameter, and allergies or asthma that cause swelling of the linings of the airway. If your child is snoring, it is important to seek medical advice quickly, as it can also be a sign of a more serious sleep problem in children …
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 …
A child’s snoring is nothing to joke about
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 2013 04:51 WRITTEN BY JENNIFER RICH If your child snores, tell your pediatrician. Snoring may be a symptom of an underlying condition that can have serious health consequences later in life. Even though snoring in children is frequently trivialized and even joked about by family members, it can be a sign of a serious medical problem or condition. Many parents will casually report that their son or daughter snores so loudly that they “sound like grandpa” or even “wake the entire house up.” But these casual reports just reinforce the need for practitioners to screen all children …
Snoring Isn’t Sexy Member, Norman Blumenstock, DDS Presents Lecture on Snoring and Sleep Apnea to New York 3rd District Dental Society Meeting
Norman Blumenstock, DDS whose dental practice is located in Monroe Township, NJ, presented a lecture entitled “It’s Not Just Snoring or Obstructive Sleep Apnea” to members of the Third District Dental Society of New York and their staff. Dr. Blumentsock’s lecture emphasized dentistry’s role in the recognition and management of sleep breathing disorders. Snoring Isn’t Sexy Teaching dentists about sleep apnea is important because dentists are in a position to screen for this serious disease. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 07, 2012 Norman Blumenstock, DDS whose dental practice is located in Monroe Township, NJ, presented a lecture entitled “It’s Not …
Sleep Apnea Treatment May Lower Heart Risks
Study: CPAP Can Lower Many Risk Factors for Heart Disease, StrokeBy Salynn BoylesWebMD Health NewsDec. 15, 2011 — In addition to improving sleep, an effective treatment for sleep apnea can also improve blood pressure and other risk factors for heart attack, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Continuous positive airway pressure therapy, or CPAP, helps patients with sleep apnea breathe better during sleep by pushing air into the nose through a mask to keep airways open. The treatment has been shown to improve daytime sleepiness and reduce blood pressure, but its impact on heart disease, stroke, and diabetes …
Medicare Coverage is available for Sleep Apnea Oral Appliance Treatment
Top News New Oral Appliance Coverage Determination Released In late November, the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) released a new local coverage determination for oral appliances. The policy, effective for claims with dates of service on or after January 3, 2011, states that a custom fabricated mandibular advancement oral appliance (E0486) used to treat obstructive sleep apnea is covered if certain criteria are met. “The policy is a great step forward for both patients and providers. Choices in treatment are a must and treatment can now be personalized,” said Steve Moore, VP of sales and marketing for …
What Should You Know About Sleeping Disorders
Sleep disorders can involve sleeping difficulties such as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, falling asleep at inappropriate times, excessive sleep, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep. Dr. Blumenstock specializes in a sleeping disorder known as sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when breathing is interrupted during sleep. A person with this disorder may stop breathing repeatedly during sleeping hours. This could happen sometimes hundreds of times during one night of sleep. Ceasing breathing during any time means the brain and the rest of the body does not receive the oxygen they need to function. Sleep …
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