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posted 09/29/2008, comments (2)

If You have Sleep Apnea – Listen Up

You struggle to sleep through the night ....you feel tired all the time...you fall asleep and someone tells you that your snoring is loud with periods of gasping...you may have sleep apnea but there's a hitch. Some people with sleep apnea - have it when they sleep on their back; when they shift to sleeping on their left or right side, the... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/14/2008, comments (7)

MARITAL PERFECTION…....SLEEP APART??

So I'm driving carpool one day, many years ago, and as usual the kids basically forget that I'm there and they begin to discuss all kinds of tidbits.... Eric, age 7 -"Oh yeah??? Well my dad snores so loudly that the house shakes. He and my mom haven't slept in the same room for years and years." Whoa, I think, do Geri and Marty... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/18/2008, comment (1)

The Elderly and Sleep

A recent joint study from Elizabeth Klerman of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Medical School states that the elderly don't need as much sleep as the general population. Sure, there are lifestyle and medical reasons why the elderly have trouble sleeping, but the real answer lies in changes in the circadian rhythm and REM... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/17/2008, comments (0)

If You Snore - Then Your Pinkie and a Ring…..

Experts say more than half of US households are affected by a .....snorer. Well, apparently there is a new simple technology from Australia that may offer relief. It's called the "therapeutic snore ring" and it is making its US launch this month. It is a small silver ring that fits on your pinkie finger and applies direct... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/05/2008, comments (0)

Serious Sleep Apnea and Death - Two Intertwined Realities

According to a new study in the Journal Sleep, people who suffer with serious forms of sleep apnea are several more times likely to die than those without this condition. Serious sleep apnea is now being called "the condition that erodes your health" by one prominent sleep expert. Picture a situation where night after night, week after... Read more Chevron

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