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Category: Sleep Clinic
Sleep study: Sleep disorders and sleep apnea
The PSG helps to diagnose other sleep disorders and sleep apnea. The cardiorespiratory polygraphy is used primarily to diagnose sleep apnea. If you think you may have a sleep disorder, or are experiencing any difficulty with getting to sleep, staying asleep, staying awake during the day, or have any other sleep related questions, contacts us.
Video: CPAP therapy and Sleep apnea
This video explains what sleep apnea is and possible treatment options, like CPAP therapy, for those with mild sleep apnea. Simply put, sleep apnea is where a patient stops breathing during the night due to upper airway collapse. CPAP therapy applies a positive airway pressure to ensure that the airway remains open and breathing is…
Aromatherapy and CPAP
Aromatherapy: A way to improve the CPAP experience Using scents can help calm first time CPAP users and help with desensitizing them to treatment. Aromatherapy is a pleasant add on for a successful CPAP user. The treatment for sleep apnea is a CPAP machine. The therapy pressures prevent your airways from collapsing. The constant use…
Positional obstructive sleep apnea
Sleep apnea treatment without cpap: Positional obstructive sleep apnea Patients that have already undergone a sleep study and that have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, may be given a diagnosis of positional obstructive sleep apnea. This type of sleep apnea usually indicates that the patient only experiences apnea or moderate to severe sleep apnea while…
Women: Breast Cancer and Sleep
Women with breast cancer report having poor sleep. Sleep disruption can lead to decreased quality of life and survival. Treating insomnia improves outcomes.
The CPAP mask
The CPAP mask is important to your continued successful CPAP treatment. This article will show the different types of masks available and the reasons you may try these different types of CPAP masks.
Importance of sleep clinic relationship
The relationship you have with your sleep clinic is important to your long-term treatment of sleep apnea. When diagnosed with sleep apnea many patients find themselves looking for a sleep clinic to provide treatment. Many people will be treated well on the initial devices they are titrated with and subsequently treated on. Some patients may…
Infant sleep and children sleep
It’s important to ensure proper infant sleep and to find out if problems sleeping may be due to a sleep disorder. Infants sleep a lot. Infant sleep can last about 16-17 hours per day. Why are mom and dad so tired? Infants wake often to feed, about 8-12 times/day. Baby will often fall asleep after…