Dreaming is a sign of healthy sleeping. Many people who snore and stop breathing during the night report a total absence of dreaming. We do most of our dreaming in the stage of sleep called REM. Appoximately 15-25% of a healthy sleep night should be spent in REM, most of which occurs during the second… Read more »
“I can’t hear you-I SNORE” A recent study has shown that snoring and sleep apnea increase our risk of hearing loss (for the snorer, not the listener!) Close to 14,000 participants from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos were looked at and those with a history of snoring and sleep apnea were associated with… Read more »
It has been know for some time that patients who snore and have sleep apnea tend to have higher cholesterol levels. A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine has shown that successfully treating sleep apnea and snoring can decrease the bad cholesterol (LDL) and increase the good cholesterol (HDL). So along… Read more »
We know intuitively that getting a good nights sleep is important for good health. A new study has helped shed light on just why that may be. University of Utah scientists have shown that poor sleep has a detrimental, shortening effect on an important part of our body’s cells, called telomeres. The changes to telomeres… Read more »
Do you get up to go to the bathroom many times each night? If you do, your sleep and rest are suffering from repeated awakenings, leading to fatigue during the day. Many studies have proven that sleep apnea sufferers take more trips to the bathroom at night than adults without sleep apnea. The reason is… Read more »
Parents and pediatricians need to be hyper vigilante for signs of snoring and mouth breathing in children. A large body of medical evidence is showing that children are especially sensitive to the effects of sleep apnea. Childhood sleep apnea can lead to poor school performance, bed wetting, slowed growth, anxiety and depression. Between 25-50% of… Read more »
Listen up! If you suffer from sleep apnea (or suspect you do because your snoring wakes up the neighbors) you MUST seek treatment! That may mean an oral appliance or even CPAP in extreme cases. Which ever solution you decide on, DO IT NOW! Untreated sleep apnea can lead to heart attack, stroke, diabetes, extreme… Read more »
Health effects of Sleep Apnea Snore so loud you keep your wife up? Do you need to take a nap in the afternoon and generally feel tired throughout the day? You may be one of more than 10 million Americans that suffer needlessly from undiagnosed sleep apnea. With this condition, you stop breathing many times… Read more »
What expectant Fresno mothers should know. The natural weight gain that goes along with being pregnant can increase your risks of snoring and sleep apnea. Recent studies have shown that pregnant women with sleep apnea are at increased risk of delivering low birth weight, preterm babies. Snoring and sleep apnea also increase the odds… Read more »
Helping Fresno Patients Stop Snoring, Sleep Better AND Lose Weight Did you know that being overweight increases your risks of having snoring problems and sleep apnea? And that sleep apnea also increases your risk of being overweight? Yes, these issues are directly connected to each other Scientists have found that living with sleep apnea alters… Read more »