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September 21, 2016

Sleep Apnea Can Be Confusing, But It Doesn’t Have to Be

Understanding obstructive sleep apnea doesn’t have to be a complicated process, but it can be a bit overwhelming when you are not quite sure what it means for your life. Obstructive sleep apnea is something that is going to change your life, but how much is up to what level of diagnosis you have and what the cause of your […]
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September 14, 2016

Sleep Apnea That Obstructs Your Breathing Can Come from Multiple Causes

Getting diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea can be difficult to take and even worrisome, but knowing the cause can make the diagnosis and treatment a bit easier to handle. If you know what may be causing the problem, it gives you the option of being proactive in seeking things that can reduce how much it affects your body. Instead of […]
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August 22, 2016

Sleep Apnea Studies Prove Connection to Diabetes

Sleep apnea is continuously being studied and evaluated for its connection to other severe disorders. Sleep apnea is a disorder that takes place during sleep. With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or OSA, the airway becomes partially or completely blocked, causing the cessation of breathing for a short period of time. These interruptions in sleep can be devastating to the human body […]
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December 14, 2015

CPAP Alternatives

Is there a CPAP Alternative when it comes to sleep apnea?  The CPAP machine with the face mask has been the most widely recommended treatment for almost all those diagnosed with sleep apnea.  But what happens if you can’t, won’t or don’t get used to wearing the mask at night?  What are your options?  Let’s look at some safe CPAP […]
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June 3, 2014

Sleep Apnea is a Serious Condition

Sleep Apnea affects millions of people around the world, many who may not know just how serious a condition sleep apnea can be. To begin, the word “apnea” in Greek means, literally “without breath.” In laymen terms, this simply means that a person will stop breathing involuntarily while they are asleep, which can have a very serious consequence, including death. […]
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December 3, 2013

The Dangers of Poor Sleep

We know that inadequate or poor quality sleep makes us feel miserable the next day but it can also be dangerous. Sadly, the train crash that just occurred in New York seems to be linked to sleep, as so many other accidents like this have been. It now appears that a train operator had dozed off before reaching the deadly […]
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November 2, 2013

The Boom In Sleep Apnea

Baby Boomers are part of the boom in sleep apnea cases. Sleep apnea affects 5-10% of the American population and most of them don’t know they have this sleep breathing disorder. Snoring, daytime fatigue and weight gain are all signs that someone may be suffering from sleep apnea and, left untreated, sleep apnea can take years off your life. Sleep […]
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September 6, 2013

Lack of Sleep Affects Your Looks

We know that we don’t feel very good after a poor night’s sleep but did you know that how you look to others is affected? A small study in the journal Sleep has shown that other people think those who are sleep deprived look sadder. The weary look of red, puffy eyes, dark circles, droopy eyelids and more wrinkles was […]
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August 27, 2013

Anxious? Could Be Linked to Sleep Apnea

Anxiety and sleep apnea have been linked in a number of studies. For example, in 2012 a European study found that more than half of sleep apnea patients also “had some degree of depression and anxiety.” While anxiety and sleep apnea often go hand in hand, it is important to note that it has not been proven that one necessarily […]
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July 31, 2013

Natural Remedies for Poor Sleep

Are you tired (no pun intended) of hearing horror stories about sleeping pills and looking for a more natural remedy for poor sleep? You don’t have to resort to sleeping pills – the reason you are having sleep problems may be due to a vitamin or mineral deficiency! Here are some common sleep problems and the vitamins or minerals that […]
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July 26, 2013

Poor Sleep Ages Skin

Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to medical problems like diabetes, cancer and obesity but a new clinical trial shows that poor sleep ages our skin. The study was conducted at Case Medical Center and funded by Estee Lauder and showed that poor sleepers had increased signs of skin aging and their skin recovered more slowly from environmental stresses like […]
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July 13, 2013

Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation for one or two days might not harm you but chronic sleep deprivation has serious consequences. Our busy schedules don’t seem to allow enough time for sleep, especially not the amount we actually need. While average sleep time is 7 to 8 hours some people actually need 10 hours in order to meet their sleep needs. The key […]
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June 18, 2013

Women At Risk for Sleep Apnea

It turns out that women are just as much at risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea as men. Sleep apnea has long been thought to afflict men at a much higher rate but a study from Sweden showed that the sleep disorder was common in both sexes. The study looked at a random sample of 10,000 women aged 20 to […]
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May 31, 2013

Disturbed Sleep Affects Semen Quality

New research might make some men search for sounder sleep – a study showed that men with disturbed or poor sleep have a reduced sperm count compared to  men who reported restful sleep. This study, the first of its kind, was completed in Denmark and looked at almost 1,000 young men. The men answered a questionnaire about their sleep habits […]
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May 31, 2013

Asthma Patients at Risk for Apnea

Do you have asthma? You may be at higher risk for developing sleep apnea.  Researchers from the University of Wisconsin used data from the Wisconsin sleep cohort study (this is a group of about 1500 people who have been followed by researchers since 1988). They found that patients who had asthma were 1.7 times more likely to develop sleep apnea. […]
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May 24, 2013

Chronic Pain Associated With Sleep Apnea

Chronic pain is the most common reason that people visit the doctor. Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders are being linked to other health conditions with each new study that emerges and now there is a link between chronic pain and sleep apnea. This is a special relationship between sleep apnea and chronic pain because it goes both ways. People […]
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May 17, 2013

Sleep and Prostate Cancer

A new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found that men who suffer insomnia and disrupted sleep had a higher risk of prostate cancer than those with normal sleep patterns. This research adds another link to the chain that connects disrupted sleep to cancer risk – prior studies have linked sleep apnea to several types of cancer. The […]
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May 10, 2013

Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea Covered by Medical Insurance

Oral appliance therapy is used to treat obstructive sleep apnea and is covered by most medical insurance policies and Medicare. Oral appliances are available from dentists who have specialized training in the field of dental sleep medicine.  Many patients are unable to tolerate using CPAP to treat their obstructive sleep apnea – and some don’t even want to try. The […]
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May 6, 2013

Melatonin Levels and Diabetes Risk

Could there be a link between your melatonin levels and your risk of diabetes? There are lots of studies that have shown links between disrupted sleep and the risk of Type 2 diabetes but the exact relationship is still a mystery. New research from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that women with low levels of melatonin had a higher […]
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April 29, 2013

Treating Sleep Apnea Reduces Inflammation

Inflammation in the body has been linked to severe health problems and so has sleep apnea. New research has shown that treating sleep apnea reduces inflammation. Many studies have looked at the link between sleep apnea and high levels of inflammation but researchers recently performed a meta-analysis that pooled data from over 20 studies involving over 1,000 patients. The data suggested […]
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