Apnea No More


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In the middle of the night, do you all of a sudden wake up choking and gasping for air? Surely it can't be due to nightmares every night? You need to look into the matter, as you may be experiencing a sleep disorder known as Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea should be taken more seriously than they are being currently. In this book were going to explore this condition in detail and present you with a list of options for treatment. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Discover In This Book... Obstructive Sleep Apnea Central Sleep Apnea Combined Sleep Apnea Treatments Signs And Symptoms Medical Diagnosis Of Sleep Apnea Physical Examinations To Check For Sleep Apnea How Family Members Can Help To Detect Sleep Apnea Where To Find A Sleep Specialist Kids With Sleep Apnea Treatments For Sleep Apnea Lifestyle Changes Cpap (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) Possible Side Effects With Cpap




Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy


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The definitive resource on the innovative use of DISE for obstructive sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea is the most prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder, impacting an estimated 1.36 billion people worldwide. In the past, OSA was almost exclusively treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), however, dynamic assessment of upper airway obstruction with Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) has been instrumental in developing efficacious alternatives. Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications by Nico de Vries, Ottavio Piccin, Olivier Vanderveken, and Claudio Vicini is the first textbook on DISE written by world-renowned sleep medicine pioneers. Twenty-four chapters feature contributions from an impressive group of multidisciplinary international experts. Foundational chapters encompass indications, contraindications, informed consent, organization and logistics, patient preparation, and drugs used in DISE. Subsequent chapters focus on treatment outcomes, the role of DISE in therapeutic decision making and upper airway stimulation, pediatric sleep endoscopy, craniofacial syndromes, advanced techniques, and more. Key Highlights Comprehensive video library highlights common and rare DISE findings A full spectrum of sleep disordered breathing and OSA topics, from historic to future perspectives Insightful clinical pearls on preventing errors and managing complications including concentric and epiglottis collapse Discussion of controversial DISE applications including oral appliances and positional and combination therapies This unique book is essential reading for otolaryngology residents, fellows, and surgeons. Clinicians in other specialties involved in sleep medicine will also benefit from this reference, including pulmonologists, neurologists, neurophysiologists, maxillofacial surgeons, and anesthesiologists.




Eliminating Your Obstructive Sleep Apnea Naturally


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Say Goodbye to Your CPAP and Sleep Apnea! "It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it." - John Steinbeck Inside this book are proven natural treatments that will help you say goodbye to your CPAP and sleep apnea. Say goodbye to masks, pillows, continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machines, CPAP cleaners and sanitizers, hoses, chin straps, and tubes. Whether you had an Epson or STOP-BANG test to determine that you had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you will no longer have to consider apnea surgeries or apnea devices in order to obtain relief from mild, moderate or severe disordered breathing attributed to sleep apnea. Eliminate your breathing stoppages and loud snoring through alternative proven natural remedies backed up by medical studies. Experience deep sleep with the valuable exercises and life style plan contained here that cures OSA and also provides weight loss and excellent health benefits in general. Included are three main strategies on how to control and treat your sleep apnea, as well as info about the disease, traditional apnea treatments, detrimental effects of the disease, lifestyle modifications to prevent OSA and a sample day plan incorporating all three important sleep apnea-avoidance practices. This book is especially written for those OSA sufferers who were prescribed a CPAP but found that they couldn't wear the device due to the claustrophobic, confining nature of the mask. The author experienced this situation and became determined to find alternative remedies for sleep apnea that can be performed by anyone in the comfort of their home. Those remedies are presented here along with the references to the medical studies from which they came. Once you have determined that you have sleep apnea you have limited choices: Do nothing and suffer the detrimental health damage or even death incurred from a lack of oxygen to the body's organs, including the brain Select a surgical procedure that probably has continuing side effects and may not entirely cure your apnea Choose prescribed medical devices which you may find intolerable to use due to their suffocating nature Opt for natural treatments that are proven to work and whose only side effects are increased health-both in cardiovascular and muscular outcome By choosing the last option above, the natural treatments found in this book, you will place your health and well-being in your own hands and position yourself for years of deep sleep and great health! If you were prescribed a CPAP buy can't or won't use it for one reason or another this book is for you! If you are tired of being tired from lack of sleep and want to say goodbye to your sleep apnea this book is for you! If you want to preserve your health and eliminate both your CPAP and sleep apnea this book is for you! Inside the Book Dangers of Sleep Apnea Eliminating Your Obstructive Sleep Apnea Exercise and how it Stops Sleep Apnea Proven Throat, Mouth and Tongue Exercises that Prevent Sleep Apnea Which Cardiovascular Routines to do to Defeat Sleep Apnea How to Lose Weight to Halt Sleep Apnea Sample Day Using Three Proven Sleep Apnea Stoppers Tags: Sleep Problems, Sleep Patterns, Books, CPAP Relief, Insomnia, Sleep Apnea Treatment, Sleep Apnea Solutions, Sleep Cure, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues, What is Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, CPAP Claustrophobia, OSA, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea Treatment Without CPAP, Sleep Better, Mild, Moderate and Severe Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Deprivation, Disordered Sleep, Sleep Apnea Relief, Sleep Apnea Natural Remedy, No More CPAP, No More Sleep Apnea, Stop Snoring, Stop Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea Cure Without CPAP




No More Snoring


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Expert help for the millions of Americans who suffer from chronicsnoring. Drowsiness, irritability, and congestion. Memory and concentrationproblems. Decreased alertness and productivity. Increased risk ofhigh blood pressure, heart disease, migraines, and strokes. The ravages of snoring are all too familiar, yet easy toprevent. In No More Snoring, one of the world's leading snoring specialistsprovides you with a proven, step-by-step program to cure yoursnoring problem. This expert guide includes advice on: * The most common risk factors and what to do about them * The latest highly successful treatments developed at the renownedsleep disorders center at St. Michael's Hospital * Simple lifestyle changes, home remedies and treatments--includingthe "snore ball" and the CPAP machine--to try before consideringsurgery * The cost, benefits, risks, and suitability of various surgicaloptions, including laser, UPPP, and new outpatient radiofrequencysurgery.




Relief from Snoring and Sleep Apnea


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A simple breakthrough approach to getting silent restful sleep and increasing your health and energy. With a foreword by eminent cardiologist and bestselling author, Dr Ross Walker.The secret to getting relief from snoring and sleep apnea, more oxygen to every cell in your body and increasing your energy, lies in getting your breathing right. Breathing is the most basic and most overlooked function of your body. People who snore and have sleep apnea do not breathe correctly. No exceptions. Research shows they 'over-breathe' - breathe 2-3 times more air per minute than is normal, both when AWAKE and ASLEEP. Rapid inhalation during sleep, when the throat muscles are relaxed, causes vibration and turbulence in the throat (snoring), and may create a suction effect on the throat sufficient to obstruct breathing. This does not happen when breathing correctly - slowly and gently, in and out your nose, all day and all night. Unfortunately, checking someone's habitual breathing pattern is not part of standard medical diagnosis, so chronic over-breathing is rarely identified.This book, written by a highly qualified and experienced physiotherapist, outlines a simple, rational explanation for what is making you snore and have sleep apnea, shows you how to identify what faulty breathing patterns you have and teaches you how to change them, step-by-step, to a more normal breathing pattern. It is scientifically proven that you can 'retrain' your breathing. The first improvements are generally seen within hours. It is common for people to sleep better right from the first night.YOU CAN CHANGE THE WAY YOU BREATHE.The author, Tess Graham, has over 30 years' clinical experience in physiotherapy, with 23 years working exclusively with breathing-related disorders. She has helped thousands of sufferers of sleep-breathing disorders, many of whom had struggled to adjust to CPAP machines. Tess has been involved in medical research and is one of the few people directly accredited by the late Professor K.P. Buteyko in his method of breathing retraining. The approach she has developed is quick, gentle, highly effective and easily do-able for busy people, the highly anxious and stressed.The book contains case studies, including with pre-and post-breathing retraining sleep studies, showing the effectiveness of the breathing retraining approach with snoring and serious sleep apnea. You will find the information in this book inspiring, compelling and life changing. Visit TessGraham.com.au or BreatheAbility.com for more information including audio products. "This book is an invaluable resource. Its easy-to-follow program shows us how to breathe the way nature intended - silently, gently and rhythmically." Dr Ross G T Walker, FRACP. Consultant Cardiologist. "This book gives a full description of the technique for getting your breathing right as well as wonderful case studies of people who have been relieved from the debilitating effects of poor sleep, snoring and sleep apnoea. My patients have found it extremely helpful and I'm so pleased to have this resource to recommend to them." Dr Kim Glass, MB ChB.




Sleep Apnea and Snoring


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Finally, a multi-disciplinary approach that covers both the surgical and non-surgical interventions for sleep apnea and snoring. From the editor of Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology, this new reference will quickly become the standard in surgery for this key area within otolaryngology. ., Full-color line drawings illustrate key concepts and create a comprehensive way of learning surgical techniques. Provides consistent, templated chapters and a contemporary, full-color format for quick, easy access to the most up-to-date surgical and non surgical interventions for sleep apnea and snoring. Includes contributions from leaders in neurology, pulmonology, psychiatry, otolaryngology, and oral & maxillofacial surgery. to create a truly multi-disciplinary approach. Covers new and innovative procedures including ZPP (Zeta palatopharyngoplasty), Transpalatal Advancement Pharyngoplasty and Minimally invasive submucosal glossectomy Details when and why surgery is necessary, and how to perform a successful operation for snoring and sleep apnea.




SLEEP APNEA CURED IN THREE STEPS


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Take these Steps to Cure Your Sleep Apnea ”Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” – Thomas Dekker This book provides three medically-proven natural techniques that will help you say goodbye to your continuous positive air pressure machine (CPAP) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). No more breathing masks, nose pillows, CPAP cleaners or sanitizers, chin straps or tubes. No more waking up exasperated in the middle of the night because you suddenly stopped breathing. Experience satisfying sleep by using the three effective techniques contained in this book which treat OSA, and provide weight loss as a side benefit. Explained inside the three techniques for eliminating your sleep apnea are explained with a sample day plan incorporating these strategies into your day waking in the morning you go to bed at night. If you’re an OSA sufferer who was prescribed a CPAP machine but found the mask to be claustrophobic and confining, this book is instrumental for relief. If you’re an OSA sufferer looking for an alternative to traditional medical treatments for OSA, try the three natural techniques contained herein for relief. The time spent reading this book and performing the techniques will be time well-spent. This is true because the author experienced feelings of fear and claustrophobia when he used his prescribed-CPAP and therefore became determined to research alternative OSA remedies which can be completed by anyone in the comfort of their home. Medical studies provided the key to relief from OSA symptoms and references to these sudies are also supplied in this book. Once you have determined that you have OSA you only have limited choices: · Do nothing and suffer the detrimental health damage or even death incurred from a lack of oxygen to the body’s organs, including the brain · Select a surgical procedure that possibly has lasting after-effects and may not completely cure your OSA · Choose prescribed medical devices which you may find intolerable to use due to their suffocating nature · Opt for the three natural techniques that are proven to work and whose only side effects are increased health-both in cardiovascular and muscular developmental results By choosing the last option above, the natural treatments found in this book, you will place your health and well-being in your own hands and position yourself for years of deep sleep and great health! · If you want to preserve your health and eliminate both your CPAP and OSA this book is for you! · If you were prescribed a CPAP but can’t or won’t use it for one reason or another this book is for you! · If you are tired of being tired from lack of sleep and want to say goodbye to your OSA this book is for you! Inside the Book · Specialized oropharyngeal (tongue, throat and mouth) exercises medically-proven to eliminate OSA symptoms · Cardiovascular and resistance (weight training) workouts confirmed to reduce and prevent OSA symptoms · Specific eating program shown to burn away fatty tissue which blocks the airway during sleep · Sample Day Showing How to Use the three Techniques (oropharyngeal exercises, cardiovascular and resistance workouts and weight-loss-eating strategies) in your daily life · References to the original medical studies are provided for the reader’s reference




Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation


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Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome are three examples of very common disorders for which we have little biological information. This new book cuts across a variety of medical disciplines such as neurology, pulmonology, pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry, psychology, otolaryngology, and nursing, as well as other medical practices with an interest in the management of sleep pathology. This area of research is not limited to very young and old patientsâ€"sleep disorders reach across all ages and ethnicities. Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation presents a structured analysis that explores the following: Improving awareness among the general public and health care professionals. Increasing investment in interdisciplinary somnology and sleep medicine research training and mentoring activities. Validating and developing new and existing technologies for diagnosis and treatment. This book will be of interest to those looking to learn more about the enormous public health burden of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation and the strikingly limited capacity of the health care enterprise to identify and treat the majority of individuals suffering from sleep problems.




Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine


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Unrecognized sleep disorders can shorten lives, promote hypertension, augment risk for diabetes, exacerbate metabolic syndrome, increase overall medical care costs, impair cognition, cause motor vehicle crashes, reduce workplace productivity, and greatly diminish quality of life. Sleep problems are among the most common complaints that patients bring to their clinicians, but little medical training is devoted to the field and so sleep disorders tend to remain undiagnosed for many years. The case-based chapters in this book highlight key points and pitfalls in a readable, easily assimilated, and memorable format that should improve a clinician's ability to address, investigate, and manage common sleep disorders. The cases illustrate how clinical skill and occasional wisdom can complement data obtained from laboratory testing. Common Pitfalls in Sleep Medicine will be of particular interest to clinicians and trainees in sleep medicine, neurology, internal medicine, family medicine, pulmonary medicine, otolaryngology, psychiatry, and psychology.




The Mystery of Sleep


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An authoritative and accessible guide to what happens when we shut our eyes at night We spend a third of our lives in bed, but how much do we really understand about how sleep affects us? In the past forty years, scientists have discovered that our sleep (or lack of it) can affect nearly every aspect of our waking lives. Poor sleep could be a sign of a disease, the result of a vitamin or iron deficiency, or the cause of numerous other problems, both sleeping and waking. Yet many people, even medical personnel, are unaware of the dangers of poor sleep. Enter Dr. Meir Kryger, a world authority on the science of sleep, with a comprehensive guide to the mysteries of slumber that combines detailed case studies, helpful tables, illustrations, and pragmatic advice. Everyone needs a good night’s sleep, and many of us will experience some difficulty sleeping or staying awake over the course of our lifetimes (or know someone who does). Kryger’s comprehensive text is a much-needed resource for insomniacs; for those who snore, can’t stay awake, or experience disturbing dreams; and for the simply curious. Uniquely wide ranging, The Mystery of Sleep is more than a handbook; it is a guide to the world of sleep and the mysterious disorders that affect it.