Women Have Trouble Sleeping
Millions of Americans have a hard time falling or staying asleep at night. This is especially true for women more than men. According to a professor at the Yale [...]
Insomnia and sleep apnea can lead to premature birth, study says
With new research becoming available, it is important that we remain aware of new connections with sleep apnea. In a new study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, [...]
Lymphatic System’s Connection with Migraines and Sleep
In a study posted by the Washington Post, scientists studied lymphatic vessels for more than two decades. For more than 300 years it was accepted that the lymphatic vessels [...]
Skipping Sleep Only to Catch Up Tomorrow Is Bad for Cognition
When our patients skip out on sleep and then try to catch up in the following days with longer bouts of sleep, it is tied to worse cognition--both in [...]
How to Use Dr. Patel’s Educational Sleep Apnea Book
In March of 2015 I teamed up with Dr. Dillard to create Freedom from CPAP: Sleep Apnea Hurts, the Cure Doesn’t Have To. Together we wanted to educate dentists [...]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is often associated with Mother’s Day or the upcoming Memorial Day, but did you know that it is also Mental Health Awareness Month? It is, which means we [...]
Does Coffee Make Up for Lost Sleep?
We’ve all been there before. You wake up feeling more tired than when you went to sleep so you grab a coffee on your way to work. Sure, that [...]
Help Patients by Asking Important Questions Now
If it isn’t bothering your patients yet, why fix it now? That is a good question to ask, but if we don’t enjoy educating and explaining things to our [...]
Provide Sleep Apnea Relief with Positional Therapy
We know that a number of factors can lead to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and that many patients experience more than just one of those symptoms. With that in [...]
Nutitional Deficiencies and Sleep Apnea – Part 1
In this two-part blog post series, we will be touching base on a topic not many people are familiar with: nutritional deficiencies and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Yes, there [...]