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 …
JADA Looks at How Alcohol, Caffeine, Tobacco, Drug Abuse Relate to Sleep Bruxism.
November 11, 2016 Alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine could facilitate or exacerbate sleep bruxism, according to a systematic review featured in the November issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association. Researchers investigated the association between sleep bruxism and alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and drug abuse by assessing seven studies with samples ranging from 51 to 10,229. The authors concluded that, on the basis of limited evidence, sleep bruxism was associated positively with alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco. Furthermore, the association between abused drugs with sleep bruxism remained without sufficient evidence. “If a patient shows signs and symptoms of sleep bruxism, a …
Nasal obstruction may be the cause of your restless sleep, snoring.
Posted on Nov. 11, 2016 By Joseph Shvidler, MD Nasal obstruction is one of the most common complaints that is evaluated and treated by otolaryngologists (also known as ear, nose and throat, or ENT, doctors). Some ENT doctors have additional training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, a training in which they use their surgical skills in the area of cosmetic, functional and reconstructive surgery on the nose and face. What causes nasal obstruction? Nasal obstruction can be caused by many factors: environmental allergies, deviated nasal septum, enlargement of inferior turbinates (balloon-like tissues inside the nasal cavity that control …
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 …
Snoring can be a sign of more serious health problems.
Dr. Steven A. Schonfeld is the director of the Sleep Lab at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. (HANDOUT) Andrea K. McDaniels • Contact Reporter The Baltimore Sun November 9, 2016, 3:04 p.m. While snoring can annoy your spouse or significant other, it can also be a sign of more serious health problem. Dr. Steven A. Schonfeld, director of the Sleep Lab at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, explains why it is important to figure out its root cause. What is snoring? Snoring is a sound caused by vibration of soft tissues in the nose or throat. It has been estimated that virtually everyone snores …
Is Tongue Tie Becoming More Common?
at 11/04/2016 / Posted by Fauquier ENT In October 2016, I listened to an interesting lecture by Dr. Ghaheri(ENT in Portland, OR) who at one point attempted to explain through genetics why clinically significant tongue tie may be increasing in frequency. After all, it seems that every year, more and more moms are reporting breastfeeding difficulty/pain as well as more infants are being diagnosed with tongue tie now than in the past. One explanation may be due to genetics. He specifically mentioned three research papers that suggest tongue tie is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. Acevedo in 2010 …
Could Cincinnati become the city that sleeps better?
Anne Saker , asaker@enquirer.com | 6:48 p.m. EDT November 3, 2016 An Australian company has planted its U.S. office in Over-the-Rhine with hopes of soon building a staff and a local manufacturing plant dedicated to the belief that the solution to your snoring problem is a little plastic gizmo that you stick up your nose at night. “We could have gone to New York, y’know, the city that never sleeps,” said Michael Johnson, president and chief executive officer of Rhinomed. “But we want to make Cincinnati the city that sleeps better.” Rhinomed of Melbourne, Australia, landed in Cincinnati a …
How the End of Daylight Saving Time Can Affect Health.
By GILLIAN MOHNEY | Nov 6, 2016, 6:36 AM ET http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/daylight-saving-basics-37557125 This Sunday, nearly everyone in the U.S. will need to set back their clocks one hour as daylight saving time comes to an end. While this means an extra hour of sleep, surprisingly it can also take a toll on health. An extra hour of sleep can be a welcome respite for many people. But it can also disrupt normal sleep patterns, which puts strain on the body. The change in schedule can throw off the body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm, Dr. Samuel Friedlander, assistant clinical professor …
Oral Myofacial Therapy—A Breakthrough Technique to Treat Symptoms Relating to Breathing Problems, TMJ, Headaches and Other Common Ailments.
April 07, 2013 By Dr. Mercola Orofacial myofunctional therapy is a profoundly useful treatment that may help treat the symptoms of a a wide variety of health issues, from opening airways to headaches, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), to poor digestion, just to name a few. It may be the most profound therapy available for the treatment of mild to moderate sleep apnea, which is a pervasive problem that affects many. Myofunctional therapy is the “neuromuscular re-education or re-patterning of the oral and facial muscles1.” The therapy includes facial and tongue exercises and behavior modification techniques to promote …
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