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Allen Blaivas, M.D.

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posted 05/12/2008, comment (1)

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 more Chevron

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posted 05/05/2008, comment (1)

Sleep Apnea and Athletes

After watching a football game, it's hard to believe that any of these big, tough men might be seriously ill. Injured, maybe. But sick? No way! But, according to a recent study by New England Journal of Medicine, this might well be the case. Sleep apnea affects about 4% of the general population. However, when football players... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/20/2008, comments (2)

Migraines Cause Sleep Disorders in Children

I've always suffered from migraines - the blinding auras, the excruciating headaches. I remember when I was a child, about ten or twelve, riding my bike home from school while suffering a migraine. It was a three-mile ride, and the aura became so terrible that it seemed the road was spit in two, with one side higher than the other. I ended up... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/15/2008, comment (1)

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 more Chevron

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posted 04/15/2008, comment (1)

Treating Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes the cessation of breathing many times during the night. That is, someone suffering from sleep apnea will periodically gasp or momentarily stop breathing during the night. This, in turn, causes sleep deprivation and puts a strain on the entire body. Sleep apnea can lead to heart attack,... Read more Chevron

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