How do I know if my partner has sleep apnea?
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockA sleep test can determine for sure if one has obstructive sleep apnea. By Courtney Humphries | GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 04, 2014 Q. How do I know if my partner has sleep apnea? A. Sleep apnea is a common condition in which breathing pauses temporarily during sleep. As you sleep, the muscles that keep your airway open relax, which can narrow the airway. “There’s a spectrum from snoring to shallow breathing to sleep apnea,” says James Mojica, a pulmonologist and sleep specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. When people develop apnea, Mojica says, they pause at least 10 seconds …
The Comparison of CPAP and OA in Treatment of Patients with OSA
Li W, Xiao L, Hu J. Respir Care. 2013 Jan 3 A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to compare the outcomes of oral appliances (OA) with those of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Relevant studies were retrieved from the following electronic databases up to and including September of 2012: MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and Central Register of Controlled Trials. The main variables were epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), health-related quality of life, cognitive performance, blood pressure, apnea and hypopnea index (AHI), arousal Index (AI), minimum saturation (Min SaO2), rapid eye movement sleep, …
Snoring Isn’t Sexy Members Achieve Dental Sleep Medicine Facility Accreditation from the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:It’s been my honor to serve as the chairman of the Accreditation Committee for the last few years. Tequesta, FL (PRWEB) February 27, 2014 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea can cause serious medical problems. Obstructive sleep apnea can increase the risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other serious illnesses. Choosing a sleep-disorders dentist who is qualified to work with your physician is essential to your health or the health of a loved one. Many Snoring Isn’t Sexy dentists seek advanced education and accreditation through the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM). AADSM Dental Sleep Medicine Facility Accreditation is …
TWO SIGNIFICANT INDICATORS OF SLEEP APNEA- BMI and NECK CIRCUMFERENCE. Calculate them here:
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:Calculate your Sleep Apnea risks factors here: The Body Mass Index (BMI) appraisal is one of the most widely used tools to measure healthy body weight. This ratio of height to weight will help assess whether you are underweight, normal weight or overweight. The higher the BMI, the greater the risk of some diseases, including: Sleep Apnea, Stroke, High blood pressure, Coronary artery disease, Osteoarthritis, Some cancers, Diabetes type 2. Sleep Apnea awareness is “contagious”. As more and more people learn about SA, doctors are driven to get training and certification to be able to discover and treat this disease. Less than …
Dreaming of Sleep: Silencing snoring for restful nights.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:This a decent article about snoring. Unfortunately it doesn’t mention it’s connection to obstructive sleep apnea. POSTED BY LOUISE PYPER / FEBRUARY 19, 2014 / As children we all used to tease our parents and grandparents for snoring. It is not just the ‘old folk’ who snores, some of us can start snoring in our late teens and early twenties. Snoring usually happens when something is partially obstructing your airways. The sound comes from you throat where air flows pass relaxed tissue and as you breathe the tissue starts for vibrate, causing the snoring sound. Snoring …
What Is It About Sleep Apnea That Seems To Predict Heart Risks?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock This is a serious issue. Posted: 02/06/2014 9:01 am EST Updated: 02/06/2014 9:59 am EST MORE: Sleep Apnea Cardiovascular EventsSleep Apnea Cardiovascular RisksSleep Apnea Heart RisksSleep Apnea Cardiovascular DiseaseSleep Apnea HeartHealthy Living News It’s well-established that obstructive sleep apnea is linked with increased heart risks. But now, a new study teases apart what exactly it is about the sleep disorder, characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep leading to disrupted sleep, that seems to predict these cardiovascular events. Obstructive sleep apnea is measured by the number of times a person stops breathing during sleep (the apnea-hypopnea index, or AHI). However, researchers found …
Snore Sensing Pillow Automatically Nudges You To Roll Over
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock Too much nudging can make you exhausted in the morning. Andrew Liszewski, Gawker Media Feb 5, 2014, 08.10 PM IST It seems like snoring has become more of an epidemic than any of us have realized. At CES,Sleep Number revealed its IQ bed that lets bedmates silence a snoring partner. But now there’s a pillow that can stop a deafening snorer all by itself. Using a built-in microphone with adjustable sensitivity, the pillow listens for loud or soft snorers and then automatically inflates an internal air bladder which increases the pillow’s height by up to three inches. This …
Snoring alone: Sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome can make it hard for significant others to share same bed
CASSELTON, N.D. – Linda Wendel discovered distance was the key to dealing with her husband’s loud snoring.By: Ryan Johnson, INFORUM CASSELTON, N.D. – Linda Wendel discovered distance was the key to dealing with her husband’s loud snoring. Dan Wendel snored even when they married eight years ago, she said. But when it got worse, and the self-described light sleeper couldn’t get the rest she needed, she used a move to a new house in Lisbon, N.D., years ago as a chance to do something about it. “I told him, ‘You can just sleep in the basement. I don’t need this,’ ” …
The Cure For Snoring Is…Singing?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock The results, published in the International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, revealed that snoring was “on average reduced, especially in subjects who performed the exercises accurately and consistently.” Moreover, those who experienced the most significant improvement started snoring only in middle age, weren’t overweight and didn’t have any pre-existing nasal problems. Choir director Alise Ojay’s vocal exercises have been shown to work throat muscles that help silence the snorer within By Tuan C. Nguyen smithsonianmag.com January 20, 2014 5:55PMB Alise Ojay claims that a series of routine vocalizations, performed 20 minutes a day over the course …
Man calls police because lover ‘snoring like a train’
WAUKESHA, Wis. — It wasn’t exactly assault with a deadly weapon, but for a Wisconsin man, his lover’s loud snoring was enough to warrant a call to the police. According to a City of Waukesha police report, the man called 911 earlier this week to remove a woman from his bed because she was “snoring like a train.” Police say when the man initially called for help, he told the dispatcher that he wasn’t sure how the woman got into his apartment. But he later admitted that he did let the woman in willingly. Once officers arrived at his home, his story …
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