Latest Sleep medicine Stories
Snoring Isn’t Sexy, the web’s preeminent marketing company for dentists who provide oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea, announces the prelaunch of the “Stop the Snoring, Save the World” campaign. Millions of adults and children snore and a large percentage of those who snore have sleep apnea – a medical condition in which breathing can stop hundreds of times throughout the night. Sleep apnea is related to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, ED...
NEW YORK, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominent Otolaryngologist Dr. Lisa A. Liberatore, introduces a new division of her Lexington ENT practice called New York Sinus and Sleep Medicine PC, located on the Upper East Side of New York City. Dr. Liberatore uses a unique and comprehensive multi-disciplinary team approach to effectively treat common sleep disorders. "Our goal at New York Sinus & Sleep Medicine is to reduce the detrimental effects of poor sleep on the total health and...
Patrick Maley, Chief Operating Officer of Apnea Sciences Corporation, announced that their breakthrough product ApneaRx TM was just approved by the FDA and is now available for the 20 million sleep apnea sufferers in America who think CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure mask pictured at right) is the only remedy for their disorder. Laguna Hills, CA. (PRWEB) April 05, 2012 Patrick Maley, Chief Operating Officer of Apnea Sciences Corporation, announced that their breakthrough product...
Survey finds association between symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea and hopelessness Obstructive sleep apnea and other symptoms of OSA are associated with probable major depression, regardless of factors like weight, age, sex or race, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There was no link between depression and snoring. "Snorting, gasping or stopping breathing while asleep was associated with nearly all depression symptoms, including feeling...
A new study by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that people suffering from a common form of sleep disorder are also increasing their risk of depression, reports Health.com. In the new research, men who are diagnosed with sleep apnea have been found to be more than twice as likely as other men to show signs of clinical depression. And researchers saw a bigger risk when looking at the link in women with sleep apnea: a fivefold risk increase...
Dr. Don Crow, DDS, founder of Everett Dental Solutions for Sleep, and member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine is now a Medicare approved DME. Oral appliance therapy, provided by a specially trained dentist, is a primary treatment option for obstructive sleep apnea and alternative to CPAP. Oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea is covered by most medical insurance even though treatment is provided by a dentist. Additionally, oral appliances are now covered by Medicare. Early...
AMSTERDAM, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) will join with the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) as an official sponsor of World Sleep Day 2012, held on Friday, March 16. This year's theme- 'Breathe Easily, Sleep Well' - centers on raising awareness of sleep disorders that affect a person's breathing, such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110726/NY41282LOGO ) "Philips is pleased to...
www.worldsleepday.org ROCHESTER, Minn., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The worst thing in the world," said F. Scott Fitzgerald, "is to try to sleep and not to." Unfortunately, for people all around the globe, lack of quality sleep is a very real problem that can, indeed, feel like the worst thing in the world. Sleep is a vital component of overall wellbeing, affecting the mental, physical and emotional health of adults and children alike. World Sleep Day is designed to...
According to Dr. Benjamin Gerson, presenter at the National Sleep Foundation Sleep Health & Safety Conference, employee training, education, and sleep disorder management is crucial in managing fatigue, but must be under the employee’s control. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 “Only sleep takes care of sleepiness,” commented Dr. Benjamin Gerson, presenter and program committee member at the 2012 National Sleep Foundation Sleep Health & Safety Conference in Washington,...
Norman Blumenstock DDS, MAGD, Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, whose general dental practice is located in Monroe Township, New Jersey, has just returned from Dallas, Texas where he completed a three day training program in the fabrication and use of the two Tap-PAP sleep apnea treatment devices. These devices provide a potential solution for the treatment of complex and severe sleep apnea patients by the use of delivering CPAP combined or attached to a custom made oral...
