During UARS (Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome), snoring and airway resistance during sleep cause disruptions in healthy sleep patterns. These arousals and brief awakenings may result in daytime fatigue or sleepiness and even depression-like symptoms.
If you’ve been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), your doctor likely recommended CPAP therapy as the first-line treatment. But what if CPAP isn’t the right fit for you? You…
Apple has introduced a groundbreaking sleep apnea screening algorithm for the Apple Watch to help users detect signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).Dr. Matt Bianchi, a research…
Whether you have chosen a dental sleep device or CPAP therapy in treating sleep apnea, weight loss can often improve your long term success. Focusing on several new habits versus…
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Looking for something to break up your Netflix binge-watching streak due to social distancing? Consider watching Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things. I have seen patients’ sleep (and lives)…
Good sleep is an essential segment of general health and wellbeing. But it is even more critical when you are experiencing an ongoing stressor, such as the novel COVID-19 virus….
Establishing healthy bedtime habits, also known as good sleep hygiene, is often the 1st step to creating restful, healthy sleep or in treating sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea…
We live in a busy world, lots of hustling here and there, and at times we are convinced that the world is moving faster and faster. So fast, that when…
My family and I recently adopted a furry friend named Dexter! He is such a cutie! Feisty and energetic would be two perfect words to describe him. One of Dexter’s…
The use of meditation to calm the body, center thoughts, and reduce stress has been in practice for centuries in many of the Eastern cultures. Here, in the United States,…
Many chronic health conditions in overweight individuals, including obstructive sleep apnea, can be improved if the afflicted individual adopts a healthier weight. Patients who do not have apnea but snore…