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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.

• Stay on schedule – Train you body to go to sleep at the same time every night
• Clean your bedroom – A cluttered room is a sign of a cluttered mind, the enemy of sleep
• Get some exercise – An aerobic workout is proven to help you sleep
• Make a list – After you write it down you won’t have to stay awake remembering it.
• Stop worrying about it – Worrying about the sleep your not getting or how you’ll feel in the morning will only keep you awake.
• Get up – After you toss and turn for 20 minutes or so, get up and do a quiet activity, not TV or Internet though. The lights will inhibit melatonin and keep you awake even more.
• Ignore the clock – Checking the clock will make you more anxious about the sleep you’re not getting. The alarm will go off soon enough. Practice mediation or deep breathing instead.

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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:

  • Obesity
  • Aging
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Smoking
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Menopause – with estrogen depletion

Consequences of OSA include:

  • Heart attack
  • Stroke
  • High blood pressure

The most common remedy for OSA is CPAP.  Many patients are unable to wear a CPAP machine.  Dental appliances can be extremely effective in cases of mild to moderate OSA.

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