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Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
It's common knowledge that snoring is both annoying and dangerous. Loud snoring is a sign of a much more serious sleep disorder - sleep apnea. A person suffering from sleep apnea stops breathing hundreds of times a night only to start again with a loud gasp.
This puts a strain on the entire body, and especially on the heart. It also decreases the amount of oxygen in the blood stream and in the brain.
Anyone can become a victim of sleep apnea, and there are several causes, including enlarged t...
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Expert & Community Posts
Snoring: Causes and Treatments
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...Your dentist may be able to fit you with a simple device that will reduce your snoring.... Read more »
Successful Sleep Apnea Therapy
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...it by using a continuous positive airway pressure device or CPAP.I’ve used one every night but... Read more »
The Sleep Apnea-Diabetes Connection
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...Corp. here.ResMed is the leading manufacturer of the devices that treat sleep apnea. They are... Read more »
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: Tracheotomy
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...needs to be discussed- oral appliances. These are devices which are usually custom made by a... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Other Treatments
Other TreatmentsOral 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... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
...the bed may help.Nasal StripsOver-the-counter nasal strips, such as the Breathe Right strip, or other devices that open the nostrils are inexpensive and useful to prevent snoring. They may... Read more »Snoring Information
...septum) Palatoplasty -- stiffening of the palate using surgery or injection Use CPAP mask (a device you wear on the nose while sleeping to decrease snoring and sleep apnea) Read more »Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...ideally a sleep disorders specialist.At this time, the most effective treatments for sleep apnea are devices that deliver slightly pressurized air to keep the throat open during the night. There... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis
...health insurance and some centers have waiting lists that are months long.Home Diagnostic Portable DevicesA number of portable devices are available or being developed so that patients will have... Read more »Images
Related News
Snoring Linked to Childhood
September 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Your childhood environment may determine whether you will snore when you are an adult. A new report from Sweden shows childhood... Read summary »
Snoring during Pregnancy Could Mean Gestational Diabetes
July 08, 2009(Newswire) -- For pregnant women, snoring may mean more than just sleepless nights for their husbands. New research from the Northwestern University... Read summary »
Headphones and Pacemakers
November 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People may want to use extra caution when listening to music with mp3 headphones if they have implantable cardioverter devices... Read summary »
Study links snoring and obesity in teenagers
September 28, 2008A follow-up study of teenagers with sleep-related breathing disorders found several links between that condition and obesity. The study revisited... Read summary »
A Look at Medicare Patients with Heart Pumps
December 03, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study looking at Medicare patients who receive assistive heart pumps found high rates of death, illness and prolonged... Read summary »
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