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Treating sleep apnea can be tricky sometimes, mainly because patients are often unaware that they have it, and therefore, never seek treatment for it. The main characteristic of obstructive sleep apnea is chronic, unusually loud snoring. The noise may be obvious, but snoring isn’t always obviously connected to sleep apnea. However, there are also other…

Because loud, obtrusive snoring is the characteristic symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), many patients only notice the snoring and not the underlying condition that it indicates. This can make detecting sleep apnea particularly difficult; people don’t always seek help for snoring, and therefore, they never realize that they have sleep apnea. Once it is…

If you snore consistently, then those around you may consider it fairly annoying, depending on how loud it is. Besides that, though, many people don’t consider snoring a health condition as much as a personality trait. For many patients, chronic snoring can overtax their cardiovascular systems, making it harder for their bodies to receive oxygen…

The detrimental effects of sleep deprivation have been studiously researched and well documented. What many people do not know, however, is that you can be deprived of restful sleep without knowing. Sleep apnea is a condition that allows you to fall asleep, but prevents your mind and body from achieving REM sleep—the deep sleep that…

If you don’t recall staying up late unable to fall asleep, or waking up constantly in the middle of the night, then sleep deprivation may not seem like something you should worry about. Nevertheless, millions of people in America lose precious sleep to disorders like obstructive sleep apnea without realizing it until they’re diagnosed. Because…

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) don’t always require a complicated machine to address their condition. In fact, not all patients with sleep apnea snore, either. The term “apnea” is a Greek expression that means without breath, or to stop breathing. With sleep apnea, there are different ways for you to stop breathing in your…

Approximately one-third of all Americans complain of insomnia and other sleep problems. In response, many people turn to sleeping aids in their quests to find rest. While medications can help you temporarily sleep better, relying on them can prove detrimental to your sleep cycle. To help you avoid exacerbating your sleep troubles, we explain what…

Understanding a disorder is your first step to effectively treating it. For instance, many patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea are often not aware of their predicament, even when the effects of the sleep disorder begin to manifest in their daily lives. To help you stay vigilant against sleep apnea and its destructive influence,…

Obstructive sleep apnea describes a condition during which your breathing is completely interrupted multiple times throughout the night, depriving your mind and body of the deep rest they need to rejuvenate. As a result of overly relaxed oral tissues, sleep apnea is typically marked by excessively loud snoring, and an irritated sleeping partner usually points…

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is marked by periods of excessively loud snoring, can prove harmful to your health by depriving your mind and body of necessary rest. Even if your snoring doesn’t indicate OSA, however, there is ample reason for you to seek help to stop snoring (not the least of which is the…