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February 24, 2009
- Sleep Apnea causes Drowsy Driving
Sleep disorders like sleep apnea and snoring are now rated as the leading cause of car crashes. This is more than drunk driving. Many states have laws against drowsy driving similar to drunk driving laws. Data newly available suggests that a drowsy driver has a 700% increase in chances of experiencing a car crash compared to an alert driver. Sleep apnea treatment can lessen incidence of drowsy driving. Sometimes CPAP and BiPAP is necessary, but many patients sleep better with simple dental appliances or sleep hygiene.
- Sleep Disorders are Helped by Power Napping
Neurologists treating sleep disorders and sleep apnea have determined that most people need 7 -8 hours sleep a night. Studies of patients with sleep disorders have proven that taking a power nap around 1:00 – 2:00 in the afternoon can minimize the effects of sleep deficits caused by sleep apnea. The recommended nap is only 20-40 minutes long. Longer than that can cause excessive drowsiness.
- Sleep apnea – Try low tech solutions before expensive treatment
Before you try sleep apnea treatment, try these low tech solutions. You don’t need a CPAP or a high $$$$ sleep study to try and correct your own sleep disorder with these simple solutions.
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December 15, 2008
- Sleep Apnea – Basic Facts
While 1 in 22 Americans are known to have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), the undiagnosed population is believed to be twice that number.
OSA is an epidemic linked to these risk factors:
November 14, 2008
- Sleep Apnea – Are You At Risk?
Sleep apnea is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Risk factors include being male, overweight, and over the age of forty, but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children. Yet still because of the lack of awareness by the public and health care professionals, the vast majority remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the fact that this serious disorder can have significant consequences.