Chin Strap For Sleep Apnea
Snoring: Causes and Treatments
Snoring is a nerve-racking noise that disrupts your sleep and the sleep of anyone who is in the same room (or even house) as you. There have even been stories of people being asked to leave their hotel rooms because their snoring was disturbing other guests.
What causes snoring anyway?
CAUSES
- Obesity. Obesity causes excess fatty tissue in the throat area that tends to make breathing difficult.
- Fleshy or deformed uvula. The small fleshy protrusion dangling downward visibly at the back of the ...
Expert & Community Posts
The Basics of CPAP
By Michael Rack, MD , Health Expert...collapsing that results in snoring. Although the CPAP machine can deliver the pressurized air... Read more »
Sleep Apnea and Depression
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...reports that there's new evidence for a link between sleep apnea and depression. I learned about... Read more »
A Really Good Reason to Treat Sleep Apnea in Guys
By healthgal , Health Expert...your doctor if you are a candidate for C-PAP, a machine that will help create positive air flow... Read more »
Sleep Apnea Tips
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...is a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)machine. However, as well as the CPAP or other... Read more »
What You Should Know About Sleep Apnea: A Guide to the Basics
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...sleepiness. The victim may fall asleep while reading, watching TV or driving. In fact, sleep... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...report little or no benefit from this treatment.CPAP works in the following way:The device itself is a machine weighing about 5 pounds that fits on a bedside table.A mask containing a tube... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Causes
...during childhood can actually produce structural changes in the face (longer face, narrow jaw, receding chin). Such facial characteristics may eventually put people at risk for sleep apnea.Causes... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Risk Factors
...birth defect in which the head tends to be shorter and wider than averageA narrow upper jawA receding chinAn overbiteA larger tongueCharacteristics in the Soft Palate. Some people have specific... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...tongue joins the jawbone and the area is pulled forward.Genioplasty, which is plastic surgery on the chin.Hyoid surgery, in which the movable bone underneath the chin is moved forward, pulling the... Read more »Images
Sleep studies... Read more »
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Surgery Treats Sleep Apnea in Kids
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Young children and infants with obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from a new surgical technique. Removing the adenoids,... Read summary »
Diabetes and Sleep Apnea Linked
June 01, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Obese people with type 2 diabetes might want to get checked out for sleep apnea as well. According to Temple University... Read summary »
Diabetes Linked to Sleep Apnea
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Scientists need to spend more time studying the possible connection between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. The International... Read summary »
Medicine for Alzheimers Patients: A Good Nights
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A long, uninterrupted night's sleep is good medicine for Alzheimer's patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). New research... Read summary »
Touch-free Sleep Testing
October 31, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you've ever had a sleep test, you know it means attaching lots of scientific sensors to your body. Getting to sleep with... Read summary »
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