Blog List – Classic
Huffington Post Blog – How Sleep Affects Your Hormones
Getting good quality sleep is critical for the endocrine system to properly operate. 90% of cell and tissue growth and regeneration in the brain and the human body occur during the third stage of sleep so this means that the number of uninterrupted hours of sleep is of greater importance than the number of hours itself. Research shows that hormone levels affected “multiple physiological changes, including increased cortisol and …impaired metabolism” when sleep was disrupted as a result of subjec...Read More
ASBA News Flash – American Board of Sleep and Breathing to Provide Certification of Dentists in Dental Sleep Medicine
The American Sleep and Breathing Academy, the premier teaching and training academy for Dental Sleep Medicine, is happy to announce that in 2017 it will form a separate entity to certify dentists in Dental Sleep Medicine. Starting in 2017, the American Board of Sleep and Breathing, a Michigan company, will evolve out of the ASBA certification program and exist purely for the certification of dentists in Dental Sleep Medicine. The ASBA, a non-profit company, will be responsible for teaching and t...Read More
The Next Sleep And Wellness Conference Has Been Announced!
The American Sleep and Breathing Academy’s (ASBA) Annual Sleep and Wellness Conference has been announced. Prepare to join the ASBA in Arizona’s beautiful spring weather April 21-22, 2017 at the Pointe Hilton Spa and Resort – Tapatio Cliffs location for our largest event of the year. The weekend will boast an all-star speaker lineup including industry leaders Dr. Paul Serrano, Dr. Rod Willey, Dr. Paul Vanwalleghem, Dr. David Singh, Dr. Kent Smith, Dr. Kevin Mueller, Dr. Erin Elliott and Co...Read More
Huffington Post Blog – Sleep Disordered Breathing and Sleep Apnea Can Affect Pregnancy
Bringing a child into the world is a beautiful, amazing experience to be part of and no easy task placing great physical demand on the mother. Difficulties or complications can occur at any point from conception to delivery of a baby. Unfortunately, it can also be tragic as the most common… To read more of the ASBA Diplomate and Board Member Dr. Elliott Alpher’s Huffington Post Blog, click here.
ASBA makes the Oral Appliance Case in the Halls of Congress
[Cannon House, Washington DC 20515] Entrenched opinions in the medical community have a way of lingering well past their prime, and so it goes with the continuing bias in favor of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Simple tradition conspires to keep oral appliance therapy underrepresented in the sleep apnea conversation. In spite of the resistance, The American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) continue to make its voice heard at the highest levels. Recently, ASBA representatives spoke...Read More
Are You Following The American Sleep and Breathing Academy on Social Media?
There are many exciting new things going on in the world of sleep! At the American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) we are constantly seeking ways to improve the clinician’s patient turnout, as well as the patient’s avenues of treatment. The ASBA publishes articles regularly, relevant to upcoming courses, past events and interesting news pages related to sleep that are useful to share on your page as well. We believe in arming the country with knowledge and awareness of sleep disorders which a...Read More
Huffington Post: Sleep Disorders Are An Economic Burden – ASBA Leading The Industry In Awareness
An inclusive study conducted by global research firm Frost & Sullivan, which factored in economics, sleep medicine, productivity, mental health, and accidents estimated that sleep apnea directly and indirectly costed untreated adults nearly $150 billion ($6,366 per person) that include… Read more on the Huffington Post by clicking here.
Unauthorized CPAP Sales Get Attention from JAMA
The problem of unauthorized CPAP sales has been something of an open secret in the sleep medicine community. The issue recently reached the virtual pages of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) online, where JAMA editors published the results of a study that examined the problem. Click here fore article JAMA Internal Medicine http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2542418 “Although it is technically illegal to issue a CPAP machine without a prescr...Read More