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posted 07/03/2008, comment (1)

Asleep at the Wheel

The number of accidents caused by drowsy driving continues to mount. According to the National Sleep Foundation's Sleep in America poll, 60% of Americans have driven while feeling sleepy and 37% admit to actually having fallen asleep at the wheel in the past year. Jumbo jets today carry hundreds of passengers. Those passengers put their... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/23/2008, comments (2)

Dr. Blaivas Answers Your Sleep Questions

I would like to continue answering some of your very interesting questions. As before, in the interests of brevity some of the questions will be shortened. Question: I've been using CPAP for the past 8-9 years and have now become dependent on it to sleep. I've lost more than 40 pounds and wonder how and... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/16/2008, comments (2)

Sleep Apnea Linked to Specific Body Type

Sleep apnea is often present in people with a certain body type, those with short, thick necks. A propensity for obesity is also often present. If a child inherits these characteristics, of course there is a possibility of getting apnea. The most common age for this is from two to six years but it does continue through or strike children... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/10/2008, comments (2)

Insomnia Treatment: Get Some Exercise!

Exercise: A Nature Cure for Your Insomnia Studies have shown that exercise helps both physical and mental health. If you suffer from insomnia, exercise may be just the thing to improve your sleep. Done earlier in the day, perhaps just after lunch, or even after you get off work, it helps to tone and tire the body and the quality of your sleep... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/10/2008, comments (2)

Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Once a year, in June, we celebrate Father's Day. What terms do you associate with the word "Father?" At our house it was fishing, country music, rodeos and laughter. Oh, and one more word...snoring. As the years went by, snoring began to wipe out the other things we loved about our father. Snoring is more than an irritating problem. It's... Read more Chevron

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