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Continuous positive airway pressure or CPAP therapy is the commonly prescribed treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnea. This involves the use of a portable machine that provides continuous air pressure, coupled with a hose and a nosepiece. (...)
29.06.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea occurs when the walls of the throat collapse, blocking off the upper airway of a sleeping person. Breathing stops for a while due to the lack of oxygen until the brain signals the sleeper to wake up, usually snorting, or gasping for breath. (...)
19.06.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea is a disorder in which a person experiences periods of slow or halted breathing while sleeping. There are many causes and symptoms of the disorder. While there are treatments for it, the effects of sleep apnea can be damaging not only to the afflicted...
16.06.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea is accompanied by many symptoms that are usually ignored or taken for granted. Oftentimes, loud snoring is often mistaken as a sign of fatigue or deep sleep. Although not all people who snore have sleep apnea, it remains to be one of the indications that a...
16.06.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Most of us think that snoring is something that can be disregarded unless it is disruptive to our sleep or causes disturbance to our roommate. Unknown to us, loud snoring may be one of the symptoms of sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by repeated reduction...
08.06.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Loud snoring is a common condition that occurs during sleep. It is oftentimes disregarded and taken as an indication of deep, sound sleep. In truth, it can be a manifestation of a serious sleep disorder called sleep apnea in which the airway is blocked causing...
01.06.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder experienced by people who may not even be aware they have the condition. If you are told that you have sleep apnea, in all probabilities, you may not understand what it is exactly because it occurs while you are asleep. (...)
30.05.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea appears like a simple sleep disorder with loud snoring as its common symptom. How can specialists say it is a dangerous condition? The truth is it is not only a dangerous sleeping disorder, but it is also a fatal one. (...)
02.05.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea in children is oftentimes an ignored condition unless the symptoms are so severe to cause worry for parents or guardians. There are two main types of pediatric sleep apnea namely: obstructive and central sleep apnea. (...)
01.05.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea is a common sleeping disorder characterized by irregular breathing pattern that can last from a few seconds to minutes. The episodes may be as frequent to occur a hundred times while the person sleeps. (...)
25.04.2013 · From DaveGuthrie
Visualize a young kid lost in one’s feelings because of sleep apnea. A toddler and even an older child will only respond to sleep deprivation and lack of oxygen in sleep helplessly. Parents who have no idea about sleep apnea among kids must be equally baffled. (...)
08.11.2012 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea can't be ignored because it can be associated with some risky medical and health conditions. Medical evaluation like an overnight study using polysomnogram may be necessary. If the cause of the apnea during sleep is the obstruction of the airway, a CPAP...
03.11.2012 · From DaveGuthrie
Sleep apnea is most frequently caused by obstructions in the airway. About 10 percent of kids can also have it. There is a wide range of possible sleep apnea cure from conservative to invasive surgical procedures. (...)
03.11.2012 · From DaveGuthrie
"No breath" can be translated as apnea in plain literal meaning that sounds so sinister as it forebodes nightly gasping and snoring. Ironically, the afflicted one is barely aware as it happens again and again through the night. (...)
02.11.2012 · From DaveGuthrie
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be the major reason of decrease in energy and tiredness during the day and not just aging, although that is a possiblity. It is a kind of sleep disorder which is characterized by pauses in breathing or shallow breathing. (...)
30.10.2012 · From DaveGuthrie
People with OSD (obstructive sleep disorder) and OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) are most commonly treated with a therapy using CPAP or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. It cannot really treat the underlying medical circumstance but it can facilitate a steady flow of...
26.10.2012 · From DaveGuthrie
Snoring is a usual symptom of obstructive sleep disorder, associated with sleep apnea and ordinary among older people. This is frequently caused by the obstruction of the airway by the slack muscles of the throat and palate or falling back of tongue due to a sleeping...
26.10.2012 · From DaveGuthrie
Obstruction of the airway is the leading cause of sleep apnea at about 84 percent of the cases. While the most common treatment is the use of CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machine, it does not really treat the disorder. (...)
25.10.2012 · From DaveGuthrie