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Successful Sleep Apnea Therapy
When you temporarily stop breathing in your sleep, you’ve got it. Being sleepy during the day is the most common result. When you are too sleepy to stay awake at the wheel, the indirect result can be running your car off the road or into someone else.
Sleep apnea can also lead to memory changes, depression, and irritability. Sometimes it contributes to high b... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
The Sleep Apnea-Diabetes Connection
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...“pillows system.” The most common device is the CPAP or continuous positive airway pressure... Read more »
Flying the Friendly Skies
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...the PPI beads on applesauce. Thankfully, taking the small containers of applesauce does not seem... Read more »
Diabetes and Travel Redux: Transportation Security Authority (TSA) and the Setting of Boundaries
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...equipment Augmentation devices Ostomy supplies CPAP machines and respirators Hearing aids... Read more »
New Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Tool Proposed
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertI recently came across a journal article titled, “New developments in the diagnosis of... Read more »
Provigil and Other Off-Label Medications Used To Treat MS
By Dr. Kantor , Health Expert...Medicaid) will not pay for the medication. When I traveled to Washington DC last month, I met... Read more »
Health Guide
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Oxygen-Replacement Therapy
...switch that allows delivery of oxygen if the battery has run down.Continuous Positive Airflow Pressure (CPAP)Continuous positive airflow pressure (CPAP) supplies a steady stream of air through a... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
...also suffer from sleep apnea. Another 2005 NEJM study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment does not improve survival for patients with heart failure and central sleep... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Other Treatments
...appliances, also called dental appliances or devices, may be an option for patients who cannot tolerate CPAP. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends dental devices for patients with... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...during the night. There are a number of such devices available.Continuous Positive Airflow Pressure (CPAP)The best treatment for severe obstructive and mixed sleep apnea is a system known as... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...the tonsils. Results are poor if the problems involve other areas or the full palate. In such cases, CPAP is superior. In one study, sleeping on the side (rather than the back) after surgery... Read more »Images
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