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“Dear Dr. Blumenstock: As someone who has struggled with coronary artery disease, sleep apnea and chronic snoring for over several years, I write to express my deepest gratitude for equipping me with an oral repositioning appliance. It is truly a godsend and the clinical results have already far exceeded my hopes and expectations. As you are aware, following triple bypass surgery in May, 2006 and a subsequent stent for a collapsed graft, my longstanding sleep apnea became an even more serious concern and threat to my health. For the second time, I tried in earnest to adapt to a CPAP …

Despite the growing number of Americans who suffer from sleepless nights, snoring, and serious medical consequences (estimated at over 15 million Americans), studies show that sleep apnea sufferers are avoiding treatment, and running serious health risks in the process. Although the CPAP machine has proven itself to be almost 100% effective at treating sleep apnea, scientists are discovering that the catch phrase that goes along with that statistic is “if used properly”.  It’s common knowledge that data can be interpreted in many ways, and often is misleading.  In the case of the CPAP machine (continuous positive airway pressure machine), the …

There are many things available for purchase each holiday season.  So many, in fact, that the shopping can be quite overwhelming.  In the whirlwind of trying to get everything on the list while scouring ads for “this year’s newest and best,” all at the lowest prices, sometimes it seems impossible to make a decision.  It’s always frustrating, too, to find that some hot item turns out to be dud. Don’t let that be your experience this year.  One market that we see consistently advertised each year is the “sleep better” category.  Granted, there are a wide variety of items that …

Dear Dr. Blumenstock: I am writing this to let you know what a difference meeting you made in my life. I am 48 years old. Sometime during the year of my 41st birthday I began to develop a problem with snoring that progressed slowly but by the time I was 47 the effect of the snoring on my lovely wife and children was becoming a severe aggravation. My wife Maria tried to adapt to my snoring by using ear plugs. This worked temporarily but ear plugs would get misplaced. The novelty effect of the ear plugs eventually wore off and …

Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects almost 18 million Americans. Unlike mild snoring, sufferers of sleep apnea stop breathing completely for 10 seconds or more while sleeping, 10-60 times in a single night. During these episodes, the brain briefly wakes up in order to restart breathing. This means that a person can be waking 10-60 times a night, in addition to suffering low oxygen levels from lack of breathing. Sleep apnea patients suffer fragmented, poor-quality sleep. In fact, studies have shown that sufferers of this disorder are so fatigued during the day that, when driving, their performance is similar …

In the medical field, The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is used to determine the level of daytime sleepiness. A score of 18 or more is very sleepy. Download and print your own copy from Dr. Blumenstock’s site: http://www.sleep-apnea-dentist-nj.info/sleep_apnea_questionnaire.htm Or, test yourself now: How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the situations described below, in contrast to feeling just tired? This refers to your usual way of life in recent times. Even if you haven’t done some of these things recently try to work out how they would have affected you. Use the following scale to choose the …

It is important to remember that most people with sleep apnea do not remember waking up during the night. Instead, family members often report or complain about the problem. These daytime symptoms may also be a clue: Morning headaches Excessive daytime sleepiness Irritability and impaired mental or emotional functioning Excessive snoring, choking or gasping during slee Waking with a dry mouth and/or sore throat It’s important to understand that sleep apnea is a potentially life-threatening disorder. Those with sleep apnea are often so fatigued during the day that their performance while driving is similar to that of drunk drivers. When …