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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 moreChevron
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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 moreChevron
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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 moreChevron
Allen Blaivas, M.D.

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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
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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 moreChevron

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