Tonsillectomy Alone Can Cure OSA in Select Adult Patients

Among adults who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) , treatments are relatively small in number and overall relatively unappetizing f...

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Mouth Taping to Treat Snoring and Dry Mouth

A patient brought to my attention a Buteyko breathing method that involves taping the mouth shut before going to sleep to prevent mouth-ope...

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Snoring is Bad for the Heart? Not so fast...

This past week, media has both aired and published a story regarding new research that suggests snoring WITHOUT obstructive sleep apnea m...

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Elbowed by Your Spouse While Sleeping? You May Have Sleep Apnea!

Canadian researchers have determined that if a patient answers in the affirmative to two questions: 1) Do you get elbowed/poked while sleep...

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Deaths Associated with Codeine Usage in Young Kids

For decades, surgeons have provided young children with prescriptions for pain control after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy surgery, m...

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CPAP + Oral Appliance (All-In-One) Device for OSA

A dentist colleague of mine informed me of a new device that combines CPAP mask with an oral appliance for patients with obstructive sleep a...

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Singulair May Help Cure Mild Sleep Apnea in Children

Singulair  (generic montelukast as of Aug 2012) is a medication often prescribed for asthma as well as allergies and works by blocking the l...

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