May 24, 2017

Frequent Headaches May Originate in Your Mouth

Frequent headaches plague millions of Americans. In fact, one out of every 8 people in the United States suffers from chronic headaches that are so intense they are unable to work. For many of these people, the cause behind their headaches is a mystery. They and their doctors run through a battery of tests only to come up empty handed. […]
May 17, 2017

Dentures Are On Track to Deliver Medications to Wearers

Dentures are removable replacements for missing teeth. They have both full and partial options depending on your needs. Technological advances are making dentures more comfortable and reliable for patients. Not only do the dentures of today fit better and feel more natural, but they are also highly customizable. Mark Levy DDS specializes in creating the perfect dentures for you. He […]
May 10, 2017

Gasotransmitters May Unlock New Treatments for Sleep Apnea

Gasotransmitters may just be the key we were looking for to open a new door for sleep apnea treatments. New information has shown that an unbalance in communication between by two molecules may contribute to sleep apnea. More than 10 million people in the United States suffer from sleep apnea. Developing additional treatment techniques can help ease or eliminate symptoms for […]
May 3, 2017

Cognitive Impairment and the Link to Sleep Apnea

Cognitive impairment is something that almost every adult suffers to some degree as they age. If you have trouble remembering things, learning, concentrating, and making decisions then you may be suffering from cognitive impairment. While this condition may seem like it goes hand in hand with aging, there actually could be another reason for a decline in your cognitive abilities. […]
February 1, 2017

Benefits of Healthy Start Sleep Disorder Breathing System

The Healthy Start Sleep disorder breathing program seeks to help children develop teeth and jaw structures that will result in better breathing at night and beautiful teeth. That’s a tall order you may say, but how do you know if your child has breathing problems at night. Don’t all children breathe funny when they sleep? Actually, no they don’t. Children […]
January 30, 2017

Sleep Apnea in Infants

Sleep Apnea is a very serious problem that in infants and is more prevalent if they are premature. There are three types of apnea; central, obstructive and mixed. Any of these can affect an infant, though obstructive sleep apnea is more common. Obstructive sleep apnea is also on the sleep disordered breathing (SDB) spectrum along with snoring and obstructive hypoventilation. […]
January 25, 2017

Can the Healthy Start Sleep Disorder Breathing System Stop Snoring?

The Healthy Start Sleep disorder breathing program is a non-invasive program that can correct badly aligned teeth and jaws. By doing this, many problems children have with breathing at night will go away. If your child snores prior to starting the Healthy Start sleep disorder breathing system, you should notice fairly quickly how lovely and quiet your child’s room is […]
January 18, 2017

Can Healthy Start Sleep Disorder Breathing Help Infants?

Healthy Start sleep disorder breathing is a system utilizing dental appliances that helps children with sleep apnea and other breathing disorders. It to guide the teeth and jaw into their proper positions which, in turn, ensures that the airway is open. This allows children to get the air they need to breathe through their noses instead of their mouths, and […]
January 11, 2017

Sleep Apnea in Infants – A Brief Overview

Infant sleep apnea is common in low-weight premature infants, but is rare in infants that are delivered full term. Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a person to stop breathing when they sleep. This condition can affect anyone from infants to adults and is due to a variety of possible factors. But for infants the one factor that sets […]
January 4, 2017

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Consequences

Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition that causes people to stop breathing for short periods of time when they sleep. This condition can be caused by a variety of factors which vary depending on age. For infants the dominating contributing factor is prematurity and a low birth weight. Sleep apnea is present in 84 percent of infants with a birth […]
December 28, 2016

Sleep Apnea in Infants Requires Specific Diagnosis and Treatment Plans

Getting sleep apnea diagnosed in infants can be a bit of a difficult task. It requires that you take your infant to a doctor who specializes in problems with sleep disorders, such as apnea, and get them tested for the disorder. Since most infants grow out of any issue with breathing come 40 weeks from conception, it can sometimes be […]
December 23, 2016

Sleep Apnea in Infants Has Many Risk Factors and Symptoms

Very small infants who are born prematurely often suffer from infant sleep apnea during their early bit of life. In fact, more than 80% of babies who weigh less than 2.2 pounds at birth will suffer from some type of apnea during their development. For babies weighing more than 2.3 pounds, but less than 5.5 pounds, the risk is only […]
December 21, 2016

Sleep Apnea in Infants is Rare, But It Is Something Parents Should Know About

Having an infant with sleep apnea is something that most parents do not need to deal with. However, if you are one of the few that do, it is important that you know all there is to know about it so that you can keep your child safe. Most instances of sleep apnea in infants are short and pass on […]
December 14, 2016

Sleep Apnea Can Appear in Toddlers

Have you ever wondered if your toddler may have sleep apnea? It is not very common, but it is also not unheard of, either. Toddlers have smaller bodies, but they have nearly identical functionality in those little bodies as their adult counterparts. Basically, if an adult can have it, so can a little one. So, if your child is struggling […]
December 13, 2016

Sleep Apnea in Children Can Be a Dangerous Problem

Obstructive sleep apnea in children can be a big problem, especially if it is left untreated. It can encompass anything from a little disturbance in how your child breaths at night, all the way to their airway being totally obstructed, which their body often takes as an episode of choking. The longer this goes on untreated, the more difficulty your […]
December 7, 2016

Sleep Apnea and Snoring – What You Need to Know

Is your snoring just snoring, or is there a chance that you are showing early signs of sleep apnea? Most people wouldn’t know one way or the other, so if you don’t know, don’t feel bad. It often takes going in and getting tested for sleep apnea, or having someone close to you that has it, to even know that […]
November 30, 2016

Sleep Apnea Symptoms in Children and How to Recognize them

Believe it or not, seeing sleep apnea symptoms in children is on the rise. It is no longer an issue that simply affects adults, typically men. It is a problem that women suffer from as well. If your child is having difficulty sleeping, it is a good idea to look for the following sleep apnea symptoms in children so that […]
November 23, 2016

Pediatric Sleep Apnea: How to Spot it and Care for it

There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep, however, when your child suffers from pediatric sleep apnea, that may not always be possible. Instead, there are those that have trouble sleeping all night, and remaining awake during the day. Most people realize that there are some adults that suffer from sleep apnea, but very few people know about pediatric sleep apnea. […]
November 18, 2016

Pediatric Sleep Disorders Children Commonly Suffer From

Full-grown adults aren’t the only ones that suffer from sleep disorders, as pediatric sleep disorders are also on the rise. Children also deal with their fair share of disorders when it comes to difficulty falling asleep, and staying that way. The issues that accompany these pediatric sleep disorders can be quite profound. Here’s an overview of the most common pediatric […]
November 16, 2016

Sleep Apnea: How to Recognize the Problem and Solve it

Sleep apnea is a serious condition that many adults suffer from all over the United States. If you’re feeling tired during the day, and you wake up frequently at night, it’s possible that you suffer from this disorder. Fortunately, it’s easy to identify, and isn’t that hard to treat either most of the time, after the underlying cause has been […]