Month: August 2015
NFL’S #1 DRAFT PICK CLAIMS SLEEP APNEA SLOWED HIM DOWN
Sleep apnea weaved its way into the national consciousness back in 2004 when legendary NFL lineman Reggie White died in his sleep at the age of 43. The NFL-apnea connection appeared yet again in a lat...
CHANGE IN EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA.
Yaremchuk K, Tacia B, Peterson E, Roth T. Source Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. kyaremc1@hfhs.org. Abstract OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evalu...
Fitting The Final Pieces In The Circadian Clock Puzzle
How do the circadian clock genes operate to generate and maintain the daily and seasonal rhythmicity in human cells? The final pieces of this puzzle have now fallen into place with research findings f...
AHI only part of the story
A study published in Nature and Science of Sleep contends that “continued indiscriminate use of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) should be discouraged.” Instead, researchers suggest that numerous altern...
Lessons Learned about Airway and Respiratory Illness at the World Trade Center
There are few events in our collective consciousness that have united us as a country like the events of 9/11. Everyone knows where they were on the day, what they were doing and how they felt. Lesson...
Bad Cholesterol linked to increased pediatric asthma and airway obstruction
Blood lipid profiles are associated with childhood asthma, airway obstruction, bronchial responsiveness, and aeroallergen sensitization, researchers from Denmark report. Dr. Hans Bisgaard from the Uni...
Could the CPAP machine really be the dirtiest place in the home?
CPAP machine may not be the first item that comes to mind when you consider the dirtiest surfaces in your household. But scientists say that some of the filthiest places in our home are where we would...
ResMed Narval CC Case Study: Size Matters!
One of the most intriguing features of the ResMed Narval CC is its small footprint. I find most patient’s transitioning from an acrylic appliance frequently comment on both the small size and the incr...
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