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Gaylord Sleep Medicine Backs Sleep Health Fair

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Brian Yalung

A Sleep Health Fair will be held on June 24 at the Zandri’s Stillwood Inn at 1074 South Colony Road, Route 5 in Wallingford, Connecticut. The event is co-sponsored by Gaylord Sleep Medicine and Philips Respironics where speakers will grace the festivities to shed more light on sleep apnea and other sleeping disorders.

Respironics, PROVENT Sleep Apnea Therapy, J & L Medical Services and All-Med Health Care, Inc. will also be available with the newest sleep apnea and respiratory equipment as well as

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Oral Appliance Therapy Could Help Sleep Apnea Sufferers

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Brian Yalung

There is a new study out and it seems it stands to provide another alternative to people suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. Oral Appliance Therapy is the new alternative towards resolving the sleep apnea issue, backed by a study which experimented on people aged from 31 to 53.

After beginning some appliance oral therapy, the said patients showed effective improvement as far as sleep apnea reactions a

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Throat Exercises for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Sleep Apnea is normally a result of having blocked passage ways for people. It contributes to poor breathing during sleep thus resulting in snoring as well. But perhaps an exercise can help. Throat exercises.

Though not proven, throat exercises may be another alternative to the usual CPAP masks. Studies show that throat exercises can help strengthen muscles around the airway and help reduce sleep apnea episodes. Care to try it out?

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Mario Evans undergoes Sleep Apnea Surgery

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Houston Texans Mario Evans underwent a minor procedure to address his sleep apnea problem last month. It seems that Evans had problems with sleep, particularly paused breathing during sleep. A similar procedure was undergone by his teammate, Antoine Caldwell.

Sleep apnea often goes unnoticed. Only until a person is sleeping with someone will they be able to determine that they are indeed sleep apnea victims and apparently that is how Mario Evans found out and underwent the said minor surge

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Fusion Sleep Targets Truckers

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Truckers are perhaps one of the groups that are hard hit by sleep apnea problems but Fusion Sleep hopes that their efforts would help bring down the high number of sleep apnea struck truckers. This will be tackled during the 2010 ITLC/NAFC Conference to reduce the effects and rising costs of sleep apnea issues.

Sleep Apnea, or any one of over 70 sleep disorders, are very costly diseases when left untreated, causing deteriorating health and increased hospitalizations, absenteeism a

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Sleep Apnea Therapy Can Boost Golf Scores

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Brian Yalung

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This apparently has something to do with the ongoing Augusta Masters where as we all know is the comeback tourney of the disgruntled Tiger Woods. And whether you consider it a marketing ploy or not, Sleep Apnea Therapy can reportedly help increase golf scores.

Of course it does make sense. Sleeping well and being able to carry full concentration and strength can help a lot for you golf game.

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Sleep Apnea Increase Risk of Stroke

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Sleep Apnea has been known to be associated with heart problems and apparently that is the case in this new study connecting stroke. OSA doubles the risk of stroke in men and also increases the danger in women. Data was taken from the Sleep Heart Health Study.

Men with moderate to severe sleep apnea are three times more likely to have a stroke than men with mild or no sleep apnea while the increased risk of stroke in women with obstructive sleep apnea was significant only in cases of severe apnea than

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Sleep Apnea Linked to Eye Disorders

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Brian Yalung

A new British study has found that a certain eye disorder has been linked to the dreaded sleep apnea problem. It is called FES (floppy eyelid syndrome) which is pretty much associated with obstructive sleep apnea.

People with OSA are at risk of oxygen deprivation when breathing slows or stops during sleep. OSA can contribute to or be aggravated by high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other systemic problems.

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Milton Hospital Opens Sleep Medicine Program

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Brian Yalung

In a move to help address the growing sleep problem, Milton Hospital has reportedly entered into a partnership with Sleep Health Centers to develop a new sleep medicine program. Milton will open a sleep medicine clinic to help sleep patients meet specialists to get proper diagnosis for their sleep dilemma.

In addition to conducting sleep studies, Sleep HealthCenters provides physician consults, patient monitoring, patient education, and follow-up care for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients,

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The Sleep Lab on Sleep Apnea

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Here is something basic and useful for the people who are clueless on what sleep apnea is. The Sleep Lab provides us a 5 minute video to orient us on the due process for sleep apnea sufferers and see what form/s of treatment people can get from institutions such as the sleep lab. More videos can be viewed at www.cpap.com.

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