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Sleep Apnea has been linked with many potential health issues but it looks like there’s yet another one to add to the list. Sleep Apnea is characterised usually by snoring followed by brief periods / pauses in breathing before the sufferer then resumes normal breathing. A new study has found that people who suffer from [...]
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As adults we’re all well aware of the dangers snoring can bring. From just disturbed sleep to Sleep Apnea we know that if snoring is persistent we should consult a health professional for advice. But what of our children? Recent research has shown we should take our children snoring seriously and take steps to try [...]
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Sleep Apnea is understood to be strongly correlated with obesity- the more extra weight a person is carrying, the more likely it is that they will suffer from the narrowing of the breathing pathways like the nose and throat. this then makes a person more prone to the closure of these pathways during sleep which [...]
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Here’s some strange news- a recent scientific study has suggested that the elderly may actually benefit if they develop Sleep Apnea. This is the claim of Peretz Lavie, a world-renowned expert on sleep and sleep disorders. He’s got a list of qualifications and publications on the subject as long as your arm, and he’s also [...]
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Here’s another treatment for Sleep Apnea which looks like it could bring sufferers some much-needed relief, and be an improvement on the CPAP (Continuous Postive Airway Pressure) machine that is still the standard treatment for this condition. There’s just one catch- would you fancy getting a series of electric shocks to the throat throughout the [...]
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