Category: Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is responsible for negatively impacting the quality of sleep and the health of millions of Americans. Those who suffer from sleep apnea find themselves suffering from a host of health problems that stem from decreased nightly oxygen intake. Symptoms may be as benign as snoring, or far more serious. Sleep apnea may even increase the risk of suffering a nocturnal stroke or heart attack. If you’re one of the countless people suffering from sleep apnea and longing for…
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Snoring is something that affects roughly 90 million adult Americans, 37 million of which experience snoring on a nightly basis. However, that loud and persistent snore may be more than just a disruption to you and your loved ones’ sleep. In fact, that snore may indicate that you have undiagnosed sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is characterized by shallow or interrupted breathing while you sleep, and these constant interruptions can play havoc on your overall health. While snoring is the most…
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Of the two forms of sleep apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the more common condition. Your airway either collapses or is blocked while you sleep. Some common causes of the blockage are excess tissue or an overly large tongue. This blockage leads to a common sleep apnea symptom: snoring. While snoring is fairly common – 40% of adults over age 40 snore – it can have serious implications. Unfortunately, many ignore the snore. As a result, their sleep apnea…
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Are you currently dealing with excessive fatigue, lingering headaches, and decreased memory? If you notice any of these symptoms on a regular basis, you may have sleep apnea. Undiagnosed and untreated, sleep apnea can seriously impact your health in many ways. But before you can do anything about your sleep apnea, you must receive the proper diagnosis. If you have ever wondered about sleep apnea testing, the answer might be simpler than you think. There are two main forms of…
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea is one of the most common sleep disorders, and one of the most common complaints of someone with untreated sleep apnea is snoring. Forty percent of adults over 40 snore, often without even knowing it. But, what many people consider an annoying and involuntary habit is often one of the primary symptoms of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is more than just the snore, and if left untreated, it can pose serious risks to your long-term health. There are…
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If you or someone you know suffers from sleep apnea, a CPAP machine has likely been prescribed as treatment. CPAP therapy is one of the most commonly prescribed methods of treatment for sleep apnea. However, the CPAP machine isn’t without its own set of side effects and faults. Sleep apnea sufferers often find that their CPAP machines make them sick for many different reasons. CPAP machines often pick up bacteria and viruses from a sleep apnea sufferer’s face, or even…
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Sleep apnea is something that plagues countless people across the country. While there unfortunately is no cure for it, there are numerous ways of treating and managing it, so you can live your best life. The most commonly prescribed treatment is the use of a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine, but not every patient is tolerant of such treatment. Thankfully, there are plenty of alternative sleep apnea treatments that don’t make use of CPAP machines. Proper diagnosis of your…
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