Sleep apnea

of something called sleep apnea . I thought of sleep apnea just as something that could be cured but little did I know there is more to it then just a sleeping disorder , Sleep Apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person's breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times. This means the brain and the rest of the body may not get enough oxygen. Sleep is essential to…

The average sleep for one’s life is a third of their life. Next a person normally should get around eight hours of sleep each night but if a person has some kind of sleep disorder that will typically affect their body,sleep and hours of sleep they get. Some very common sleep disorders that everyone knows about are insomnia,obstructive sleep apnea,night terrors,sleepwalking and narcolepsy. These disorders affect many people.Some are very common for some people, others can be treated.These…

1. The role that dental sleep medicine plays in the overall treatment of some patients with sleep disorders can be very beneficial, especially using combination therapy. Although, dental sleep medicine alone is being used but not recommended for patients with significant sleep apnea (AHI > 25/hr.). Preferably dental sleep medicine is at its best if patients with OSA can’t tolerate PAP therapy, or the oral appliance therapy alone is not adequately effective. There are several reasons that…

Avi Weisfogel is a doctor who specializes in treating patients suffering from sleep disorders. Dr. Avi Weisfogel is a co-founder and owner of the Dental Sleep Masters. This is a company that specializes in dental care and sleep disorders. This company was founded in 2014 by Dr. Avi Weisfogel together with two of his colleagues. He is a graduate of New York University College of Dentistry. This company is based in New Jersey. Dr. Avi Weisfogel established his first clinic Old Bridge Dental Care.…

subjective sleep quality in sleep disordered sample, other clinical condition or general population is an important issue for health care system, but many previous studies have not chosen sleep clinic patients as an obvious population for validation of the PSQI. PSQI-P reliability in our study were higher than Shochat Dsc et al. study(5). Similar to Shochat Dsc study our sample included a various clinical sleep disorders population such as insomnia, snoring, suspected obstructive sleep…

adequate sleep to optimal physiological and cognitive function Dr. Loredo states in the video “Sleep and Sleep Disorders in the Older Adult – Research on Aging” (Loredo, n.d.,) that sleep affects optimal physiological and cognitive functions significantly by improving the ability to learn and in the prevention of diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease. An example of an improvement of a cognitive function is learning. Learning can be furthered by “30, 40, and 50%” (Loredo, n.d.) with sleep…

Can’t sleep at night? There is hundreds of reasons why. Everyone has had a rough night of sleep, which brought them to question something being really wrong. Through your lifestyle, anxiety and depression you can cause your own sleeping disorders. Insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea and plenty more effect thousands of people, but all in different ways. Although, there is no cure, you can get treated to ease you back into the right routine. In this essay the most serious and common disorders will…

Need Sleep? Sleep, why is it so important? Humans spend a lot of time sleeping, many people feel as if sleeping so much is simply a waste of time, and not necessary. Are they right? Is sleeping just a waste of valuable time, or is it necessary for our survival? In Experience Psychology (King, 2016) sleep is considered a necessary aspect of living a healthy life. Sleep…

Many scientists all over the world have all attempted to explain the physiological and psychological effects of peoples sleep and dreams. In spite of this, up until this century and with few exceptions, everyone has always thought that while a person slept, their body and brain went into an inactive state. It wasn’t until 1928 when a German psychiatrist that goes by the name of Hans Berger discovered electrical activity inside of the human brain and distinguished differences in these rhythms…

Nightmare Disorder is a chronic sleep disorder. This disorder causes frequent nightmares and can lead to a fear of sleeping. Bad dreams are considered nightmares when they cause the person to wake up. About five percent of the population is affected by Nightmare Disorder. Either gender can be affected; neither is more prone to the disorder. Since this disorder is very broad, there are many different causes and symptoms. The DSM, Diagnostic and Statistic Manual for Mental Disorders, is used to…