Month: August 2015
Positional Apnea Therapy could make the difference
Many patients have difficulty with CPAP compliance. I have heard over the years many clinicians refer to an over reliance on CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea. While CPAP fits nicely into the i...
Rem Flood and it’s relationship to sleep deprivation
How can you fall asleep while driving? What is REM sleep? What is Sleep Deprived? What is REM flood? How do you treat it? It’s so scary when this happens! You’re driving down the interstate at 75mph o...
COMPLIANCE AND EFFICACY OF TITRATABLE THERMOPLASTIC VERSUS CUSTOM MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICES
Friedman M, Hamilton C, Samuelson CG, Kelley K, Pearson-Chauhan K, Taylor D, Taylor R, Maley A, Hirsch MA. Source Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago,...
Bacteria may be key to non smoking compliance
A bacterial enzyme may be a future candidate in smoking cessation, according to a new study led by researchers at The Scripps Institute. Findings from the study are published in the Journal of the Ame...
The Battle for Oral Appliance Legitimacy
If you’re living in a fox hole, CPAP is highly inconvenient. Army physicians took this simple truth and turned it into a study that has buoyed the case for adjustable oral appliances. CPAP comp...
Consensus on Vertical for Oral Appliance Therapy
H. Ball DDS, D. Klauer DDS, D. Rawson DDS, L. Priemer DDS, T. Soileau DDS, S. Lamberg DDS, T. Morgan DMD, S. Carstensen DDS, D. Marangos DDS, E. Elliot DDS, J. Viviano DDS, K. Thornton DDS, D. Tache D...
ApneaRX low cost predictor device case report
A 49 year old adult male has been diagnosed with mild to moderate OSA. The patient was given several therapeutic options including positive pressure therapy and also oral appliance therapy. The patien...
USE OF OTC PHARMACEUTICALS BY SHIFT WORKERS NEEDS MORE RESEARCH
Shift workers use over-the-counter and prescription drugs to stay awake or fall asleep, but researchers say the evidence behind those practices is weak. Commenting on the study titled “Pharmaco...
HOW TO SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE THE COST OF MISSING A NIGHTS SLEEP
Scientists have added up the cost of losing a nights sleep. By measuring the actual number of calories the body expends to fuel an all-nighter versus a good night’s sleep, researchers from the Univers...
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