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Snoring Too Much? There’s an App for That
It is a cliché of modern times that smartphones have become “everything machines” – they manage our schedules, sort our photos, supply our distractions, even deliver our relationships. Now some enterprising coders have come up with yet another trick: using a smartphone to contain snoring. It is more than an idle amusement. Snoring, even in … Continue reading Snoring Too Much? There’s an App for That
View More >>Sleep Apnea Makes Diabetes Worse
Here’s a new finding that may give you pause: Sleep apnea, the scourge of public health which has been linked to depression, heart disease and mood disorders, also seems to affect people with Type 2 diabetes. Because apnea interrupts the deepest stages of sleep, it may also interfere with the body’s ability to metabolize blood … Continue reading Sleep Apnea Makes Diabetes Worse
View More >>Sleep Apnea and Multiple Sclerosis
Obstructive sleep apnea can be remedied in a variety of ways, from losing weight to medical implants. But for certain kinds of apnea, the most effective solutions remain surgical, in particular septal surgery for a deviated septum, and turbinate reduction surgery for enlarged turbinates. Yet long before most patients make it anywhere near a surgical … Continue reading Sleep Apnea and Multiple Sclerosis
View More >>What Do Sleep Apnea and Preeclampsia Have in Common?
The world of biochemical markers is a woolly one, fraught with false positives and meaningless correlations. To say that one thing is “associated” with another is quite different from proving cause and effect. But correlations can teach us things nonetheless, pointing the way toward common etiologies and intertwined physical processes. All of which is prelude … Continue reading What Do Sleep Apnea and Preeclampsia Have in Common?
View More >>Sleep Apnea is the Canary in the Coalmine
Sleep apnea has played a starring role in a number of my prior posts (see, for starters, this, this and this). It’s never good news. Apnea seems to share a correlation with a vast catalog of undesirable medical conditions, and the list continues to grow weekly. The latest published baddie: Alzheimer’s Disease. A study out … Continue reading Sleep Apnea is the Canary in the Coalmine
View More >>Sleep Apnea Leads to Cranky Kids
My specialty in sinus surgery is generally limited to adults, but I follow the news with some interest when a new correlation is uncovered in the field. Such was the case with a recent study that highlighted yet another in a long line of side effects associated snoring and sleep apnea: ADHD and other behavioral … Continue reading Sleep Apnea Leads to Cranky Kids
View More >>Another New Device for Snoring
The march of snoring technology continues apace. A few months back I discussed the advent of a nasal device that acts a bit like a traditional CPAP machine. Now an entirely different approach to snoring has earned FDA approval: a series of implants designed to stiffen the soft palette and prevent sagging, which can sometimes … Continue reading Another New Device for Snoring
View More >>What’s the Best Surgery for Snoring?
In my Los Angeles sinus surgery practice, I often hear from patients who suffer from symptoms without knowing their cause. Many of the ailments we treat in the ENT profession fall within this maddening description: headaches, nosebleeds, and throat pain, to name just a few. But one of the most common complaints is snoring, a … Continue reading What’s the Best Surgery for Snoring?
View More >>What to Expect from Your Septoplasty
A deviated septum can be a debilitating issue that leads to serious symptoms such as nosebleeds, headaches and labored breathing. The simplest and most effective way to resolve such symptoms is through an outpatient procedure known as septal surgery, or septoplasty. If you’ve been wondering exactly what this procedure entails and when you can return … Continue reading What to Expect from Your Septoplasty
View More >>4 Symptoms of a Deviated Septum
Fact: Most people have a deviated septum to one degree or another. Many experts believe the number is as high as 80%. What separates the truly severe deviations from the conventional kind is the symptoms. If you have a highly deviated septum, you are more susceptible to a variety of nasal and sinus ailments that … Continue reading 4 Symptoms of a Deviated Septum
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