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Dear Dr. Blumenstock: I am writing this to let you know what a difference meeting you made in my life. I am 48 years old. Sometime during the year of my 41st birthday I began to develop a problem with snoring that progressed slowly but by the time I was 47 the effect of the snoring on my lovely wife and children was becoming a severe aggravation. My wife Maria tried to adapt to my snoring by using ear plugs. This worked temporarily but ear plugs would get misplaced. The novelty effect of the ear plugs eventually wore off and …

Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects almost 18 million Americans. Unlike mild snoring, sufferers of sleep apnea stop breathing completely for 10 seconds or more while sleeping, 10-60 times in a single night. During these episodes, the brain briefly wakes up in order to restart breathing. This means that a person can be waking 10-60 times a night, in addition to suffering low oxygen levels from lack of breathing. Sleep apnea patients suffer fragmented, poor-quality sleep. In fact, studies have shown that sufferers of this disorder are so fatigued during the day that, when driving, their performance is similar …

In the medical field, The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is used to determine the level of daytime sleepiness. A score of 18 or more is very sleepy. Download and print your own copy from Dr. Blumenstock’s site: http://www.sleep-apnea-dentist-nj.info/sleep_apnea_questionnaire.htm Or, test yourself now: How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the situations described below, in contrast to feeling just tired? This refers to your usual way of life in recent times. Even if you haven’t done some of these things recently try to work out how they would have affected you. Use the following scale to choose the …

It is important to remember that most people with sleep apnea do not remember waking up during the night. Instead, family members often report or complain about the problem. These daytime symptoms may also be a clue: Morning headaches Excessive daytime sleepiness Irritability and impaired mental or emotional functioning Excessive snoring, choking or gasping during slee Waking with a dry mouth and/or sore throat It’s important to understand that sleep apnea is a potentially life-threatening disorder. Those with sleep apnea are often so fatigued during the day that their performance while driving is similar to that of drunk drivers. When …

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 …