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How effective is a treatment if you simply don’t use it? Studies show that up to 60% of sleep apnea patients abandon CPAP use. For this reason, Dr. Blumenstock has dedicated his practice to providing remedies to those who suffer from snoring and sleep apnea, offering a variety of oral appliances that are often more appealing and user-friendly than the CPAP. These appliances can be more effective, as patients find them more comfortable and easier to use. Consider the wide variety of oral appliances offered by Dr. Blumenstock below (see photos), and make an appointment for your own consultation: · …

From Sleep Apnea Video featuring Dr. Norman Blumenstock Snoring can be described as gasping or snorting at night. These physical responses are actually forms of choking. While you sleep, your throat becomes relaxed and/or the weight of your tongue may block your throat. Your body’s method of self-preservation is to give you a shot of adrenaline to wake you up to stop the choking. Hence, the stop-and-start process of snoring, which may actually be sleep apnea or hypopnea, and can have severe health effects. Sleep apnea and the sleep disorder hypopnea are closely related. With sleep apnea, your breathing airway …

“I knew something had to be done when my wife and I started sleeping in separate rooms…” If you complete that sentence with “because of my snoring,” you owe it to yourself (and your wife!) to investigate a condition called sleep apnea. Much of our media is filled with gimmicks, hype and scare tactics, and most snorers have dismissed their condition as a common and incurable nuisance. Perhaps you’ve already tried the latest remedy at the local drugstore in the hopes that you could find a cheap and easy solution to the nightly aggravation, but finally accepted the situation as …

The first thing that comes to mind when you hear about trucking accidents is road rage or weather related road conditions. Although many trucking accidents are caused by road rage and stormy weather conditions, there are an increasing number of accidents caused by sleep apnea. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are 100,000 accidents caused by driver fatigue. The good news is sleep apnea can be detected through medical testing. In addition to mandatory drug testing by trucking companies, truck drivers must undergo screening for sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea. Trucking companies that fail to …

Often times, an employer will automatically label an employee who has a poor job performance as lazy and unmotivated. That is not always the case. Did you know that untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) can affect a person’s job performance? People who suffer from this type of sleep disorder are more likely to have a higher percentage of lateness’s and absences. They are also more likely to fall asleep on the job. In the corporate work environment, workers who suffer from sleep disorders are more likely to make costly errors. In a blue-collar work environment, OSA is not only hazardous …

Over 12 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, according to the National Institutes of Health. Why is this number so high? The numbers are high because so many people are misdiagnosed or they’re not diagnosed at all. Some people take sleep for granted – until they begin to slowly experience the negative side-effects of losing sleep. Here are three common causes of sleep apnea: Central Sleep Apnea Common symptoms are daytime fatigue and snoring. People who suffer from Central Sleep Apnea tend to have difficulty staying asleep at night or wake up with shortness of breath. This form of sleep …

AADSM Public Relations Tuesday, May 31, 2011 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: June 11, 2011, at 1:45 p.m. CST DARIEN, Ill. – According to new research that will be presented Saturday, June 11, at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids who wore an oral appliance for six months experienced more favorable craniofacial growth, enlargement of pharyngeal dimensions, and improved breathing and snoring during sleep. Enlarged tonsils and dental malocclusion have a strong relation with sleep disturbance in children. Its consequences can include abnormalities of craniofacial growth and facial morphology …