Category: Sleep Apnea
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Katy Perry has Sleep Apnea!
No not really, but one of her hits has a slight twist! I don’t usually digress to humor on a very serious topic, but you might enjoy the break. Just remember, Shaq has apnea too.
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What it’s like to sleep with someone like me…
Originally posted on Becca Joyce: Imagine, if you will, that you are on a date with someone you’ve been attracted to for ages. The gender of this person is entirely up to you, but you really like them. Maybe you’ve already had a couple of lovely dates, engaged in conversations that have seriously bonded you,…
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I Can Do Surgery from YouTube
Not really, but now that I have your attention, patients can learn lots of information from a good YouTube channel. My YouTube channel has several videos that should interest you: How to use an inhaler from National Jewish Hospital. It’s better to use a spacer (yes, always), but often the spacer gets separated from the…
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How Important is Your Sleep? ……zzzzzz
Sleep and allergy….I never would have known the connection. Sleep is important for all persons in promoting physical and mental health. High-quality sleep is crucial for learning and effective development in children. Believe me, when I don’t sleep well, I become a scrooge or a troll and usually somewhere in-between. Just ask my wife if…
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Sleep disordered breathing
Often allergy patients have sleep disordered breathing and want to know if allergies contribute. Most of the time, interruptions in your sleep due to allergy consist of congestion, snoring, sneezing, and possibly apnea. Anything other than those symptoms should be evaluated for alternative causes. Specialists dealing with sleep disorders are allergists, ENT (otolaryngologists) and pulmonologists. There…
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Sleeping Beauty–the story of undiagnosed apnea!
Sleep apnea (AP-ne-ah) is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. All you need is this video about sleep apnea with Shaq! Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour.…
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