By For Publisher on December 19, 2011
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form of sleep apnea, and is caused by an obstruction within the airways as a person sleeps.
There may be many reasons why a person suffers from Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and here are some of them:
- Narrow Airways: A person may have narrow airways by nature, which although doesn’t [...]
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By For Publisher on December 18, 2011
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a very serious problem that can severely impede your wellbeing. OSAS can be defined as a breathing disorder in which the sufferer actually stops breathing completely for 10 seconds or more (termed an apnea) for up to five times per hour spent asleep. To ensure that the body gets [...]
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By For Publisher on December 16, 2011
Whilst sleep apnea is a very serious and progressive disorder, it is also highly treatable in a variety of different ways. How sleep apnea is treated depends entirely on the cause and type of sleep apnea.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea is by nature an obstruction within the airways which inhibits breathing during sleep. For this type of [...]
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By For Publisher on December 14, 2011
Sleep is something we tend to take for granted, but lack of good sleep is becoming a wide-spread problem in the United States. According to a recent poll by the National Science Foundation, only 50 percent of Americans get a “good night” sleep a few nights each week. So what is the big deal about [...]
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By For Publisher on November 15, 2011
Sleep apnea literally means, “stop breathing during sleep,” and that is exactly what happens to thousands of people who are affected by the disorder. Millions more are undiagnosed because their symptoms are simply explained away as tiredness or other factors. If someone has sleep apnea, a neurological problem causes soft tissues to repeatedly block the [...]
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By For Publisher on September 24, 2011
The hormone melatonin has been credited with almost magical abilities from improving sleep to preventing osteoporosis, arthritis and other disabilities that are related to aging.
Can melatonin perform all these wondrous feats? Melatonin has a direct effect on sleep, certainly, but most of the other benefits are due to Serotonin, from which melatonin is formed.
Should we [...]
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