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Unlocking Sleep
It is widely known that sleep disturbances can set off a cascade of health problems. Because sleep is a time when our brains self-regulate, any interruptions during this period can result in mood disturbances, cardiac problems, even glaucoma. The science of sleep has become an active area in medical technology. New devices to combat snoring … Continue reading Unlocking Sleep
View More >>Study: Sleep Deprivation Makes You Unattractive
Sleep deprivation can occur for countless reasons, some biological, some psychological. You’re likely to lie awake at night if you suffer from obesity or enlarged turbinates, but you may also toss and turn in response to stress, depression or anxiety. Whatever the cause, one thing is for certain: people can tell when you’re tired. A … Continue reading Study: Sleep Deprivation Makes You Unattractive
View More >>A Sinus Surgery Q&A
I am proud to be a member of several professional and accrediting organizations. One of these, The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is the foremost organization and authority in my field. The organization’s website frequently posts about topics of interest in the news and in academic journals, but its authors also generate some … Continue reading A Sinus Surgery Q&A
View More >>Sleep Apnea Treatment for NFL Athletes
It is hardly controversial to suggest that some populations are more prone to breathing difficulties than others. Older people and heavier people in particular tend to suffer with obstructed airways, which can lead to persistent sleep problems such as obstructive sleep apnea. Now a new organization has arisen to help a group of people who … Continue reading Sleep Apnea Treatment for NFL Athletes
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 >>The Global Sleeplessness Pandemic
A recent WHO-funded study published in the journal Sleep has found that sleeplessness is common in the developing world, just as it already is here in the West. The study, a survey of eight different countries across Africa and Asia, turned up some startling results, including the fact that Bangladesh pretty much leads the known … Continue reading The Global Sleeplessness Pandemic
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?
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