Sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous condition for a variety of reasons, including its link to high blood pressure and increased risk of stroke. Now a study adds evidence that for men, apnea also ...
A loud snorer can wake up a whole household without having a clue. "There's always a certain level of denial," says Kathleen Bennett, a Cincinnati dentist who specializes in treating sleep breathing ...
According to the National Sleep Foundation, about 18 million Americans have sleep apnea. If a person has apnea, it means they're not breathing for part of the night. Snoring is more than an annoyance: ...
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes ...
Picture this: It’s been a long day at work, and you slide into bed exhausted next to your significant other. A few hours later, he or she is snoring so loudly the windows are threatening to rattle.
Metro-North has referred more than a quarter of its locomotive engineers — but less than what officials had anticipated — for sleep apnea testing as part of a pilot program in response to a fatal ...
As the director of the sleep surgery program at Mount Sinai, Dr. Fred Lin treats patients who have complicated cases of sleep apnea that require surgery. Lin works with more than 500 patients a year ...
When it comes to sleep apnea, Dr. Jag Sunderram does not mince words. “It’s an epidemic,” said Sunderram, medical director of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s Comprehensive Sleep Disorders ...
Dr. Ossakow and Dr. Skinner answer common questions on sleep apnea. Dr. Ossakow and Dr. Skinner can be reached at Skinner, Ossakow & Associates located at 5651 Stone Rd, Centreville, VA 20120. (703) ...
Tuba players with The Immaculata High School Spartans Marching Band performs "Tommy," during half-time. (Star-Ledger file photo.) Which would you rather do? Sleep with a cumbersome CPAP machine at ...
Glenn Keller remembers the first time he realized something was wrong. Doctors surrounded his bed after a routine surgery on his wrist, asking him questions about dizziness, shortness of breath, and ...