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Tuesday, December, 02, 2008

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Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Do you snore? Do you have trouble sleeping because your spouse "rattles the walls" with their snoring? Are you are a little overweight and not fully refreshed by your sleep? Do you doze off a lot and just feel like you lack energy during the day? Then maybe the best holiday "gift" you can give yourself or significant other is an evaluation for... Read moreChevron

Your Sleep Questions Answered: Part 2

  I wanted to get back to your sleep questions.  Please see my disclaimer on last blog.  These questions and answers are meant to be educational and not to be used to replace your own physician.   Question: REM Behavior disorder (RBD) sounds interesting.  What if the person, in this case a nine year old... Read moreChevron

Your Sleep Questions Answered, Part 1

The original mandate of this blog was to help readers with answers to some of their sleep related questions. Since we have been covering many topics in detail, I have not really had the opportunity to answer your questions, so now is my chance. I greatly appreciate your interest and questions and will try to answer at least some of them. In the... Read moreChevron

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Obstructive sleep apnea: More on CPAP

Let's continue with some of the treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We left off talking about continuous positive airway pressure, better known as CPAP. As we mentioned, CPAP, with the air pressure it pushes out, acts as an air splint to keep the airway from collapsing during sleep. We also touched on the fact that many patients have... Read moreChevron

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