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Articles related to "Apnea"
Definition of Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder causing brief interruptions in breathing and disrupting sleep. Sleep apnea can cause stroke and heart attacks. sleep apnea • sleep apnea symptoms • sleep apnea treatment • causes of sleep apnea • adult sleep apnea
An Operation Obsession A large body of research exists to raise questions about the use of most currently available operations for obstructive sleep apnea. Nevertheless, these continue in widespread use, often persistently sought by patients despite evidence against their effectiveness, at least in contrast to that of CPAP. This article considers some explanations for this "operation obsession." apnea • sleep apnea • obstructive sleep apnea • surgery • operations
Exercise & Apnea: Blessing or Curse? A recent study has shown that a modest exercise program improves symptoms of sleep apnea. Aside from the good news that a little increase of activity can help, there is the danger that such findings will encourage doctors to perpetuate the already too prevalent practice of "blaming the victim" of apnea for being overweight and out of shape, which are consequences of as much as contributors to the disease. A solution to these problems may lie out of reach of many symptomatic apnea patients. apnea • sleep apnea • obstructive sleep apnea • exercise • conditioning
Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Signs Snoring and gasping while asleep are just two sleep apnea symptoms. Sleep apnea symptoms are diverse, and include insomnia, exhaustion, personality changes and depression sleep apnea snoring • sleep apnea symptoms • insomnia • sleep apnea and depression • sleep apnea and weight gain
Diagnosing Sleep Apnea Diagnosing sleep apnea begins with a symptom history, and progresses to a complex sleep apnea test at a sleep clinic. diagnosing sleep apnea • sleep apnea test • sleep apnea clinic • sleep apnea clinics • sleep center
Childhood Sleep Apnea Symptoms Sleep apnea affects children as well as adults, causing symptoms ranging from snoring, bedwetting and trouble sleeping to hyperactivity and ADHD-like behavior problems. adhd • hyperactivity • sleep • apnea • child
An Apneic Abroad The author recounts his misadventures trying to use his CPAP machine during foreign travels--as a warning to others. He also describes a plan to carry spares of every CPAP part when traveling abroad. apnea • sleep apnea • cpap • fuses • travel
Can Your Bed Partner's Snoring Make You Sick? A new study claims to be the first to show that wives of snorers suffer symptoms of sleep disturbance and the consequences of sleep deprivation, two to three times as often as women with husbands who do not snore. The same finding should prove to apply to men living with women who snore. While snoring is more frequent in men than women (41% vs. 28%), together male and female snorers make up one-third of the population--an extremely common problem! snoring • sleep • illness • sleep disturbance • insomnia
Causes of Sleep Apnea Causes of sleep apnea include obesity, asthma, GERD, and lifestyle choices. No matter what the cause, the result is the same: breathing is interrupted, disrupting sleep. causes of sleep apnea • sleep apnea and obesity • sleep apnea and weight gain • asthma • gerd
Dickens' "Fat Boy:" A Classic Case of What? The "Pickwick Syndrome," named after a character named Joe in <B><I>The Pickwick Papers</I></B> purports to describe a prototypical case of sleep apnea, but in reality represents nothing of the sort. The fat boy who falls asleep constantly and immediately in the midst of any kind of vigorous activity resembles, if anything, a case of narcolepsy. However, Dickens did not attempt to portray a real-life clinical syndrome; like most fictional characters, that of Joe need only convince the reader to suspend disbelief, not to reflect some authentic illness. The use of stereotypical "classical cases" in medicine militates against identification of the many people with the disease who do not fit the stereotype. apnea • sleep apnea • sleepiness • obesity • pickwickian syndrome
Ignoring Snoring: A Dangerous Truce This article is geared to alerting people who sleep with annoying snorers as to the danger of trying to "live with" the problem, and the importance of pursuing the possibility of diagnosable, dangerous, yet treatable Sleep Apnea. snoring • sleep apnea • obstructive sleep apnea • osa • sleep-disordered breathing
PHANTOM DEATH Many who already know that they have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are well aware of the potentially fatal consequences of this disease. But many, many more have the disease without knowing it. This article attempts to use the shock value of a possible case of death in sleep due directly to apnea, in order to gain the attention of the general public, who need to know much more about OSA. obstructive sleep apnea • osa • apnea • breathing • respiration
Postoperative Catastrophes with OSA Patients: Two Sad Accounts Obstructive Sleep Apnea presents special hazards after surgery, requiring adjustment of postoperative care, which often fails to take place. Two cases of mortality illustrate this point. apnea • surgery • osa • obstructive sleep apnea • postoperative
Sleep Apnea - An Overview Sleep Apnea is much more common then you think. You could be suffering from it. This article presents an overview of Sleep Apnea including a quizz of possible symptoms. sleep.apnea • sleep apnea • james foster robinson • suite101 • central sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea and Didgeridoos Australian aboriginal didgeridoo playing can improve moderate obstructive sleep apnea symptoms by strengthening the airways and reducing sleep disturbances. didgeridoo • sleep apnea • obstructive sleep apnea • snoring • sleep disorder
Sleep Apnea BiPAP and AVS Machines Describes BiPAP (bilevel continuous airway pressure) and AVS (adaptive servo-ventilator) machines, two sleep apnea treatment alternatives to the CPAP. bipap • bilevel • machine • cpap • sleep apnea
Snoring and Sleep Apnea Treatment Provides an overview of sleep apnea treatment, including use of a CPAP machine, oral applications, sleep apnea surgery and lifestyle changes. sleep apnea treatment • cpap • surgery • snoring • dental
Bullying And Sleep Can being sleep-deprived actually cause bullying? This new study has found that not getting enough sleep can be a factor in children that bully. school bullying prevention • verbal abuse • sleep apnea treatment symptoms snoring disorder ch • children insomnia • sleep apnea research
CPAP Machine Problems CPAP masks and machines can cause a range of problems that impair sleep apnea treatment, including dry mouth, discomfort, skin irritation and claustrophobia. cpap • continous positive airway pressure • machine • bipap • cpap mask
How to Find Diagnosis and Treatment for Apnea? This article helps guide the person suspected of or newly diagnosed with sleep apnea to locate nearby resources for evaluation and treatment. It also touches on how to approach and deal with your sleep specialist. apnea • sleep apnea • obstructive sleep apnea • osa • treatment resources
Only the Internet . . . Only the Internet offers patients with a wide range of diseases, such as obstructive sleep apnea, the opportunity to interact with a large number of similarly afflicted people around the country and the world. Often, the Internet also offers disease-specific informational web sites that allow patients access to the latest developments in research on their illnesses. Some of these permit free, informal "consultations" with experts in the field. Bulletin boards give people the opportunity to post specific problems and get suggestions from others, including not only fellow patients but professionals as well. Finally, some medical journals, prohibitively expensive for most people to buy subscriptions, permit free access to their contents on-line for doctors and patients alike. internet • web sites • medical • health • diseases
Trouble Sleeping Finding the exact cause of Sleep Apnea has proven to be somewhat of a mystery to modern science. However there are natural treatment options with fantastic results! symptoms of sleep apnea • natural solutions for sleep apnea • how to get more sleep • treatment options for sleep apnea • herbs to help with sleeping problems
Diagnosing Sleep Apnea Your spouse and family have told you that you snore and snort (that is stop breathing) during sleep. You are tired all day even though you seemed to have sleep all night. You have researched Sleep Apnea and checked the various symptom checklists. And yes, it seems that you just might be suffering from sleep apnea. What do you do next? sleep apnea • sleep lab • oximeter • polysomnoaphy • multiple sleep latency test
Did Sleep Apnea Afflict Johannes Brahms? Johannes Brahms had many signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea--frequent napping under inappropriate circumstances, falling asleep with extraordinary rapidity, heroic snoring. His success despite this deserves our admiration and emulation in the face of other disabling diseases. Moreover, current epidemiologic data suggests that OSA must affected many others, in times when it could not be diagnosed or treatment, but might have drawn ridicule or even accusations of character defects, like "laziness." brahms • composer • obstructive sleep apnea • sleepiness • naps
The Dangers of Sleep Apnea The sudden death recently of football great Reggie White from complications due to Sleep Apnea combined with an inflammatory condition shocked the sports world. It also points out the dangers of undiagnosed sleep disorders such as Sleep Apnea. james foster robinson • suite101 • reggie white • sleep apnea • dangers
Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Surgery Obstructive sleep apnea surgery can alleviate snoring and OSA symptoms. Surgical options for sleep apnea are usually only suggested if CPAP treatment fails. sleep apnea • surgery • cpap • laser • sleep
Self-Help for Sleep Apnea Symptoms Provides self-help tips and lifestyle changes to reduce sleep apnea symptoms, including weight loss, avoiding sleeping pills and using saline to clear nasal passages. sleep apnea • self help • treatment for sleep disorders • nasal passages • snoring
Sleep Apnea and Dental Mouthpieces Sleep apnea symptoms may be prevented with a dental mouthpiece. The oral appliance fits into the mouth and prevents the back of the tongue from collapsing. sleep apnea • dental • mouthpiece • treatment • cure
Sleep Apnea and Drowsy Driving Sleep apnea and drowsy driving double the risk of traffic accidents and significantly increase the risk of personal injury during a car crash. drowsy driving • shit work • night shift • insomnia • sleep
Sleep Apnea and Obesity Obesity is the leading cause of sleep apnea and you can reduce the symptoms and breathe easier by losing weight. sleep apnea and obesity • losing weight • loss of sleep • breathe easier • reduce symptoms
Sleep Apnea Appliance Cleaning Discusses the cleaning and brushing of sleep apnea dental devices as well as whether denture cleaners and tooth grinding shorten the usable life of oral appliances sleep apnea • tooth grinding • bruxism • symptoms • dental
Sleep Apnea Complications Sleep apnea complications cover a range of conditions, including depression, fatigue, hypertension, sleep deprivation, stroke and even sudden death. sleep apnea • complications • hypertension • high blood pressure • stroke
A Minor Matter of Delay . . . A recently published research abstract showing the high frequency of accidents and other untoward events during the few weeks' delay between first clinical diagnosis of OSA and first sleep study fails to consider the greater implications of other, longer delays in getting OSA diagnosed and treated. apnea • obstructive • osa • cpap • sleep
A Night in a Sleep Lab Part One Your doctor has decided to refer you to a sleep lab for testing. What is a sleep lab like? What happens there? What do you have to do to get ready for it? sleep • lab • test • sleep apnea
A Wonder Drug For Shiftworkers? Provigil has the potential of revolutionizing the 24 hour society. provigil • modafinil • shiftwork • circadian rhythms • sleep apnea
CPAP Machines and Airway Masks A CPAP machine is the most effective obstructive sleep apnea treatment option, and may also prevent snoring if the machine is used correctly. cpap • machine • mask • sleep apnea • obstructive
Damaged Brains? Research findings showing neuropsychological impairment of the type commonly associated with brain disease in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, even under treatment with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, raise fears of irreversible "brain damage" as a consequence of OSA. However, research has yet to separate continuous impairment from state-dependent impairment related to varying levels of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness. Until such studies show otherwise, patients should maintain an attitude of concern enough to keep track of new findings, but resist counterproductive worry and anxiety over the issue. obstructive sleep apnea • osa • continuous positive airway pressure • cpap • brain damage
dreamdeath Can you die in your sleep from apnea? If so, would that most likely happen in the midst of a dream--or a nightmare? Thinking about this casts a shadow on the common conception of "dying in one's sleep." death • apnea • sleep • rem • dreams
HoseHeads, Unite! Sleep activism has gained strength from the discovery of sleep apnea as a relatively common illness present among all classes and types of people. Many of those diagnosed and treated for this disease look back over their past medical history and see frequent instances of misdiagnosis and mistreatment by doctors ignorant of developments in the field of sleep medicine over the past 30 years. Also, we have become aware that the great majority of those afflicted with sleep apnea remain undiagnosed and untreated. The cause involves education of both physicians and the general public on sleep disorders. sleep disorders • apnea • activisism • public health
How to Educate Yourself on ApneaApnea Self-Education This is guide to learning more about Sleep Apnea, for people newly diagnosed with that diseased, or even just suspected, by themselves or others, to have it. It should also serve to guide those who care about the afflicted--family and close friends who want to help. sleep apnea • education • diagnosis • treatment • information
How to Live with Hypersomnia and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness The author, a physician afflicted with obstructive sleep apnea and chronic hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness), recounts his own strategies and those of others for dealing with such a disabling symptom. coping • chronic illness • sleep disorders • hypersomnia • hypersomnolence
Insomnia have trouble getting to sllep and staying alseep? You could be suffering from Insomnia! Read all about it here. insomnia • james foster robinson • suite101 • sleep apnea • transient insomnia
July 2000 Health Related Recalls Each month the Public Health Issues site will feature a list of recalls which have an effect on the health and safety of the public. These are some of the products recalled during July 2000. recalls • health • public health • safety • medications
License to Kill Everyone should remain aware that undergoing medical treatment involves real and extreme risks to the patient which are not shared to any significant degree by those doctors and other medical personnel to whom one entrusts one's life. Through negligence, oversight, or unavailable human error, medical mistreatment can kill with relative impunity. Therefore, it behooves the consumer of medical care to retain responsibility and control. In particular, people with sleep apnea live at risk of lethal interactions with the medical system, of which they should remain always aware. malpractice • mistreatment • fatality • iatrogenic • apnea
Migraines and Hormones More women have migraines because there is a connection with the level of estrogen in the body. That's a fact. From there on it gets more complicated. headache • perimenstrual migraine • migraine • sleep apnea • estrogen
Pictures of Sleep Drawn from the wealth of visual material available on the Internet are a select group of photos, drawings, and graphs that reveal important aspects of sleep and its disorders more readily than words could describe. sleep • disorders • apnea • photographs • drawings
Relaxation and Sleep Disorders It is hard enough to get quality sleep when you do not have to cope with any sleep disorders, it is even hard when you suffer from Sleep Apnea, insomnia or any of a host of other debilitating sleep disorders. Relaxation is one such technique that can help you get a good night’s sleep. sleep disorder • james foster robinson • suite101 • sosa • relaxation
SDB &amp; PLMS: What Does It Mean? SDB and PLMS, two different causes of sleep disruption, appear to be associated in individuals, and in time. This shows one example of the multifactorial nature of sleep problems. uars • sdb • sleep apnea • cpap • plms
Sleep Disorders in AD Sleep disorders can occur in conjunction with various autoimmune diseases and they can also act as triggers for autoimmune diseases. sleep • disorders • apnea • obstructive • autoimmune
Sleeping Dancing with Death Every night I would sleep dance with death until I was diagnosed with a sleep disorder and proscribed treatment. Now I dance with a different partner - a CPAP machine and it saves my life every time I sleep! sleep • apnea • cpap • death • nap |
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