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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 >>Turbinate Reduction Surgery for Snoring
The Internet is rife with questionable advice. Even articles that make a modicum of sense are almost always puff pieces, comprised of regurgitated, shopworn tips from similar websites. The field of otolaryngology is especially susceptible to fly-by-night features with specious titles such as “7 Easy Home Remedies to Cure the Common Cold” (spoiler alert: just … Continue reading Turbinate Reduction Surgery for Snoring
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 >>How to Tell if You Need Turbinate Reduction Surgery
I have already posted this week about balloon sinuplasty, the minimally invasive sinus therapy that can relieve many sinus symptoms without knives or scars. But what if your nasal obstruction symptoms are not sinus related, i.e. the problem lies in the nasal cavity? Nasal blockages can arise from any number of causes – infection, polyps, … Continue reading How to Tell if You Need Turbinate Reduction Surgery
View More >>What is Turbinate Reduction Surgery?
Our turbinates languish in obscurity, rarely rating a mention in news or media. But make no mistake: these tiny structures are central to our quality of life. Turbinates are the curled bones that extend behind your nose and into the airway, and they serve a number of important functions such as warming and humidifying the … Continue reading What is Turbinate Reduction Surgery?
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