Age Matters: Family members can be first to notice symptoms of sleep apnea.
By Dr. Michael Camardi Special to The Roanoke Times | Posted 2 weeks ago Dear Dr. Camardi, When I came to you three years ago, I was sure the reason I was so tired all day was that I had sleep apnea. But, no, you figured out that the reason I wanted to sleep all the time was that my husband’s snoring was keeping me up and that he may have had the sleep apnea! When his doctor sent him to sleep specialists, the test showed he actually stopped breathing almost 300 times in one night. I have to …
Is your bub a snorer? You need to read this.
Donné Restom We may think it’s cute when the baby snores, but ENT specialist, Dr David McIntosh, says a snoring child could be a marker of a much bigger problem. When I was pregnant with my child, he quickly acquired the name, Piglet – and for obvious reasons. Piglet made mummy eat lots. Piglet made mummy very fat. Good fat though. Healthy pregnancy blossoming mama fat. But I digress. When Piglet emerged from the womb, his name quickly and naturally shifted to The Pig. The Pig is hungry. The Pig is crying. The Pig is alseep. Darling, can you put The …
Is TMJ Disorder Costing You A Good Night’s Sleep?
08/23/2016 06:37 pm ET | Updated Aug 31, 2016 Dr. Mark Duncan DDS, FAGD, DICOI Clinical Director; Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI), DDS, FAGD, DICOI, LVI Fellow If you are one of the estimated 40 million+ Americans who suffer each year from chronic sleep disorders or one of the additional 20 million who experience occasional sleeping problems, you know first hand how the problem can affect your quality of life. A sleep disorder can interfere with your work, your ability to drive and your participation in social activities. Did you know that many patients who suffer …
Oral Appliances May Treat Some Elite Athletes with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
August 12, 2016 Dentists should ask athletic patients about symptoms such as snoring and daytime sleepiness BY PETER BLAIS, RPSGT The Olympic Games captivate audiences around the world, as top athletes vie for gold, silver, and bronze medals. While obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not stereotypically linked with elite athletes such as those competing in the Olympics, research has found that there are cases in which athletic body types may actually predispose athletes to OSA. “Increased neck circumference and short neck are attributes seen in some athletes (such as swimmers, wrestlers, and football players) that may increase the risk …
Deviated Septum and Sleep Apnea.
HOW CAN A DEVIATED SEPTUM CAUSE SLEEP APNEA? Deviated septum in one of the commonest types of nasal obstruction. The irregular shape of nasal septum may partially block the passage of air and interfere with breathing. Depending on severity, a person with deviated nasal septum can develop obstructive sleep apnea. To understand what is a nasal septum, and how to identify it, check the following short video. As you’ll notice, if the shape of your nasal septum is not straight, but has an irregular shape, then you have a deviated nasal septum. Breathing Problems With Deviated Septum Nasal airflow is critical …
Treating TMD with orofacial myofunctional therapy.
August 23, 2016 Myofunctional therapy can enhance a patient’s quality of life By Timbrey Lind, RDH, and Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH Some 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates noted that many people with severe headaches also had crooked teeth. There were no successful treatments until pharmaceuticals came along, which treated the symptoms, not the cause. A temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a very common problem affecting up to 33% (I think more) of individuals. TMD is often viewed as a repetitive motion disorder and eventual breakdown of the masticatory structures (jaw joint and surrounding muscles). The current perspective is that it’s an orofacial …
Oventus closer to cure for snoring and sleep apnoea with its 3D printed mouthguards.
Aug 27, 2016 | By Nick Oventus Medical Ltd is another step closer to ending the scourges of snoring and sleep apnoea with its 3D printed mouthguards. A successful IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange last month raised $12 million. The company has now reported first year revenues of $540,164 and that shows a real appetite for a relatively simple device that can change lives around the world. Oventus can now focus on developing the second generation O2Vent T system with its partner, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Melbourne, Australia. Now the US Food and Drug …
Not sleeping well? It’s no wonder you can’t remember anything…
Loss of a single night’s sleep is enough to block your brain’s natural reset mechanism. Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:04 Updated: Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:05 Ian Sample For Jules Verne it was the friend who keeps us waiting. For Edgar Allan Poeso many little slices of death. But though the reason we spend a third of our lives asleep has so far resisted scientific explanation, research into the impact of sleepless nights on brain function has shed new light on the mystery – and also offered intriguing clues to potential new treatments for depression. In a study published …
A Sleepless Nation: What Does The Lack Of Sleep Really Cost Us?
Reenita Das , CONTRIBUTOR It’s hard to escape the growing amount of research and media attention placed on the importance of sleep. Lack of sleep, both in duration and quality, is being tied to weight gain, comorbidities, anxiety, depression, accidents, earning potential and productivity. A leading mattress retailer even touts the connection between poor sleep quality and chronic pain syndrome on its website. While stress and lifestyle decisions contribute to many people’s sleep problems, there is an under-diagnosed medical condition that affects the sleep of 30 million Americans, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (see figure below). OSA is a serious and …
Why Do People Sleep With One Foot Outside The Covers? This One Environmental Factor May Be The Biggest Influence On Sleep — VIDEO
MEGAN GRANT July 27 LIFESTYLE Have you ever experienced one of those middle-of-the-night dilemmas where you can’t decide if you want to be under or over the covers? I certainly have. Icannot sleep without being covered — but I also live in the desert, where the 115-degree heat is just a tad overwhelming. I always end up with one leg out from under the covers. It turns out that science has explained why people sleep with one foot outside the covers, and it has …
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