Aaron Taylor’s Wake-Up Call
Aaron Taylor Aaron Taylor is easily recognizable, even in the most packed of rooms. We see his smiling face and tailored plus-sized designer suits every week of the fall during CBS college football broadcasts, a position through which his 6-foot-4-inch 300-pound frame accumulates more than 100,000 airline miles each year. “I was tired of waking up with bruises on my sides every morning from my wife elbowing me.” Taylor, 39, said laughing. At the time, Taylor was feeling overly tired and struggled finding energy for his day-to-day routine. “I wasn’t feeling rested, and my memory was off. …
U.S. Army Finds Adjustable Oral Appliances a Good Treatment Option for OSA
Patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may consider adjustable oral appliances (OAs), devices that fit within the mouth to prevent upper airway collapse, as an effective first-line treatment, according to two studies conducted by sleep medicine specialists from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in Bethesda, Md. The retrospective, peer-reviewed studies, published in the December 2011 issue of CHEST and in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM), provide findings on OAs from the largest patient populations studied to date.The studies found that adjustable OAs are nearly as effective as continuous positive …
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 …
Study finds excellent agreement between subjective and objective compliance with oral appliance therapy
AADSM Public Relations Tuesday, May 31, 2011 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: June 11, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. CDT 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) in Minneapolis, Minn., objective compliance measurements agree with subjective compliance estimates in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) undergoing oral appliance therapy (OAT) – a finding that is not apparent in patients using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Results show that the objective mean wearing time in the whole group was 6.8 hours per …
Study finds that combination therapy reduces pauses in breathing caused by obstructive sleep apnea
AADSM Public Relations Tuesday, May 31, 2011 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: June 11, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. CDT 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), in Minneapolis, Minn., the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was more improved by a combination treatment of a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) and positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy than by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy alone. Results show that without lowering the pressure substantially, CPAP tolerance can be …
Additional Facts about Sleep Apnea
According to the AADSM (American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine) blog, sleep experts estimate that 80 to 90 percent of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients are undiagnosed and consequently untreated. 80 to 90 percent is an overwhelmingly high percentage of people who suffer while sleeping at night. Many of these people do not even realize that they have a problem. They are unaware of waking up throughout the night just to breathe. It is usually a bed partner that often detects problems associated with OSA due to loud snoring that generally accompanies the breathing disorder. Because most dentists often see …
Dr. Blumenstock and Sleep Apnea
Did you know that Dr. Blumenstock is your dental sleep expert in New Jersey and surrounding areas? He has taken hundreds of hours of postgraduate education, as well as his 20-year plus focus on sleep medicine. He is passionate about what he does and can help improve your overall health. Central Jersey Dental Sleep Medicine cooperates with medical doctors to make sure your individual situation is fully addressed with an objective medical assessment. Dr. Blumenstock and his staff work with physicians and specialists such as neurologists, pulmonologists, and ENT physicians to help with this initial medical assessment. Snoring and obstructive …
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