Are you aware of the sleep disorder which reduces breathing while sleeping? It’s called sleep apnea. It’s kind of scary, right? Imagine not being able to control your breathing while sleeping. When I was a kid, I sometimes wondered how I managed to breathe while sleeping since I wasn’t conscious of my brain processing the thought that I should breathe. Growing up, I found out that breathing is like blood circulation. It’s an automatic bodily process. Anyway, you may not be aware that you have sleep apnea. Some people just find out that they have a sleeping disorder when they are sleeping with another person. Should you feel or think that you have a problem with sleeping or breathing, you might want to visit your physician. They will give you ample information about sleep disorders and how sleep and  health are related.

SleepTest.com is an online resource dedicated to educating the public on sleep apnea and related sleep disorders.  The goal is to offer free preliminary screening that can help identify any potential sleep problems.  This Sleep Test is quick and easy, and can be completed in about 5 minutes.  After the info is filled out, if you choose, your results can be reviewed by a board certified sleep doctor at no charge.  You also have the opportunity to meet with a doctor in your local area for a free consultation.  If the telephone is more your forte, call 1-800-SLEEPTEST and be connected directly to a dentist treating sleep apnea. SleepTest.com is now offering assistance to patients who suffer from sleep apnea and cannot tolerate a CPAP mask. By offering CPAP alternatives, SleepTest.com can link any sleep apnea sufferer to a local dentist treating patients with innovative oral appliances. “We are extremely excited about the merger, Sleep Group Solutions is a leader in many of the facets of the sleep industry. 1-800-SleepLab and SleepTest.com will now be a vast resource for sleep apnea patients and doctors across North America.” Mentions Elias Kalantzis, CEO of 1-800-SLEEPTEST and SleepTest.com on the merger.

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Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder caused by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each pause is called apnea that can last from seconds to a few minutes. Sleep apnea can be diagnosed with a test called a polysomnogram also known as “sleep study”. Whilst migraine is a condition where moderate to severe headaches and nausea occur and is sometimes followed by vomiting and fainting.

Dr. Jin Zhou, DC at PainUSA.com celebrates seventh year of Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy (ZHT) clinical research for possible solutions to more medical conditions than sleep apnea, such as migraine headaches, due to the same possible causes: baroreflex dysfunctions and tracheal caudal displacement (TCD). Today, Dr. Zhou announced a new ZHT program for migraines in the wake of satisfactory ZHT observation for the patients with sleep apnea, as a result of very satisfactory ZHT benefits for migraine headaches.

“Never claim for cure for any modern medical diagnosis, a natural solution with mother nature human body functions will be the most powerful protections against migraines and sleep apnea,” Dr. Zhou, the Inventor of Zhou’s Hypoxicology Therapy (ZHT), who coined the word, “Hypoxicology”.

Migraine headache is a common medical condition without well-known etiology, and sleep apnea is a deadly condition with increasing medical attentions and public awareness. A patient may often have both conditions at the same time without realizing that both migraine and sleep apnea may share the common causes or even be the same problems. Sleep apnea is a deadly illness if without timely diagnosis and proper treatment, however, the current standard medical treatments are only focused on the surgeries and expensive, or lifetime devices, with very limited clinical results and they are only for less than 30% of the sleep apnea population. A significant number of populations worldwide suffer from life long chronic debilitating migraines without successful solutions. In recent years of clinical ZHT work, Dr. Zhou noticed surprising clinical improvement of both if the common causes were eliminated for the same patient in working with either one of them.

A patient with migraine headache typically presents with recurrent severe headache associated with autonomic symptoms, including unilateral pain, sub-occipital and para-orbital, pulsating in nature, lasting from 4 to 72 hours, nausea, vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia. Very often a patient developing migraine headaches may perceive an aura – unusual visual, smell, or other sensory experiences that are a sign that the migraine will be soon forthcoming. Migraine is aggravated by routine physical activity, psychological and environmental factors. Migraines are generally considered to be a neurovascular disorder, without clear understanding of original causes or etiologies. With obvious and satisfactory clinical benefits from ZHT in early clinical observations for sleep apnea and migraines, Dr. Zhou developed a new pathophysiological hypothesis and simple clinical solutions for migraines: Baroreflex dysfunctions and tracheal caudal displacement (TCD), and clinical ZHT.

http://SleepapneaUSA.net

Sleep disorders are familiar to many of us – most people have difficulty in sleeping from time to time.  Maybe it is because of the stress of our jobs or the worry of meeting our deadlines and projects.  Having enough sleep is vital for our well being and the proper functioning of our mental faculties. We should never dismiss sleeping difficulties as something trivial.  Whilst many sleeping difficulties can be resolved easily, we should also be aware of the ill effects of lack of sleep and that there are serious disorders that need medical treatment.  Most of us will not need any special diagnosis or treatment of sleep problems but for some of us this may help.

You might go to a sleep center, if this is available, when you are not able to sleep for 3 days, when your sleep becomes irregular, if you still feel exhausted after an appropriate sleep and you are wide awake regardless of being sleepy.  Sleep Health centers is a group of sleep medicine clinics that helps analyze, alleviate and support patients with sleep problems.  So why suffer anymore when there’s cure?

Sleep HealthCenters has entered into an agreement with U.S. HealthWorks to provide sleep medicine services as part of their occupational medicine programs.

Sleep HealthCenters will support U.S. HealthWorks by providing professional sleep apnea education, screening, diagnosis and treatment support.

“With 159 locations throughout the U.S. and growing, U.S. HealthWorks is concerned with protecting the safety and health of today’s workers, and the financial health of our clients,” said Joe Mallas, executive vice president of operations for U.S. HealthWorks. “We look forward to working with Sleep HealthCenters to offer a sleep program to our employer clients as well as the 10,000 employees we see every day.”

Each year, more and more companies are looking to occupational medicine to help maintain the health and safety of their employees. Sleep is one component that can affect an employee’s performance in a myriad of ways.

“Healthy sleep is vital to employee wellness and safety,” says Lawrence Epstein, chief medical officer of Sleep HealthCenters, based in Brighton, Massachusetts. “When an employee is not getting the proper amount of sleep, his health may be affected to the point where he is more susceptible to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, work-related accidents and car crashes.”

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has publicly announced a focus on fatigue in commercial drivers, specifically addressing the potential impact of sleep apnea. Regulations surrounding these issues are possible.

“Sleep HealthCenters’ proactive sleep program screens, diagnoses and treats employees for sleep disorders,” states Paul S. Valentine, president and chief executive officer of Sleep HealthCenters. “We are able to provide national geographic coverage by working with a network of affiliated accredited sleep centers, currently numbering over 200. Our PAPCenter compliance system provides tracking and support customized to the individual, while also offering the ability to measure results confidentially for groups and subgroups.”

Sleep HealthCenters, based in Massachusetts, has a system of comprehensive sleep medicine centers and clinics. The company currently operates 26 facilities in Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and is affiliated with academic medical institutions such as Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, both in Boston.

Based in Valencia, California, U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group was founded in 1995. With 159 centers (including 25 worksite locations) in 15 states and 2,200 employees including approximately 350 affiliated physicians, U.S. HealthWorks centers help employers control work-related injury costs through quality medical care and effective management of claims and lost work time, while specializing in early return- to-work, injury prevention and wellness programs. (www.sleephealth.com)

I think most of us in our childhood years have had the fear of going to the dentist. A visit to the dentist still scares the  teeth out of me! Thank gooodness for my grandmother for pushing me and encouraging me to go to the dentist. Otherwise I would be reluctant to smile through a  lack confidence in my teeth.

Oral hygiene is very important and sometimes it is often overlooked. They say that all things are interrelated and that is why medical practitioners are studying the cause of sleep apnea and how maintaining good oral hygiene can prevent sleep disorders.

Dentistry has rapidly evolved into a health centered practice in recent years. The mouth is the gateway to many other problems, and in some cases it’s also the cure. Obstructive sleep apnea is a life threatening condition affecting tens of millions of Americans. Research has called it one of the greatest undiagnosed health risks in our society. It has been documented in medical literature as the cause of countless conditions like; hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, acid reflux and headaches while being linked as a major contributor to heart attacks and strokes. Dentists are now able to work with their medical colleagues to help manage this deadly condition by fabricating oral appliances to stabilize the airway and prevent breathing stoppages during sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently revised their medical practice parameters recognizing appliances as a viable first line treatment for sleep apnea and medical insurance plans now routinely cover the costs associated with this treatment.

Sleep Group Solutions is a medical technology and continuing education company focused on educating and training dentists to be able to offer this service in their practice. As the largest dental sleep medicine company they are able to provide continuing education seminars nationwide and have developed unique and proprietary technology and protocols to assist dentists with the treatment of sleep apnea. www.SleepGroupSolutions.com

“Our dental sleep medicine program has been overwhelmingly successful” says Sleep group Solutions President Rani Ben-David “We are now working full time to expand the SGS network with new initiatives creating referral relationships between our dentists and hundreds of sleep labs and sleep physicians working with us nationwide.” To find more clinicians visit www.1800sleeplab.com

Unlike virtually all other seminars being offered on the subject Sleep Group Solutions is not a dental lab and their instructors do not have a vested interest in one specific appliance. “We take a big picture approach and cover all the basics from initial screenings to diagnosis and proper records. Information is presented in a step-by-step protocol designed so that attendees can immediately return to their practice and begin using what they’ve learned” Sleep Group Solutions Seminars are expending to Europe and the Middle East in the next few months while CEO Tamir Cohen is in Europe finding the right partners.

Have you ever had the most tiring day and all you wanted to do was to lie down and sleep? I have!  But sometimes I get disrupted by loud snoring and I wonder if I made that irritating noise or my roommate? But regardless, it is quite alarming during somber moments and most importantly snoring can disrupt your sleep! Based on Medical explanations, “Sleep Apnea is a form of disrupted breathing that often results in snoring and gasping for air while sleeping. As the body fights for air, the sufferer is forced to awake again and again throughout the night. These repetitive episodes result in constant tiredness and a broad spectrum of serious medical conditions”. Having these symptoms, if you are anything like me, you may be embarrassed to discuss this type of sleeping problem with a medical specialist. It is therefore perhaps a good thing there are sites that offer complete information on this condition. However, don’t be afraid to talk this over with your doctor too.

With more than a decade of clinical practice and research, SleepQuest, Inc. has announced the introduction of a comprehensive new website dedicated to the millions of people who suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

MySleepQuest.com brings all aspects of Sleep Apnea together in one website by offering important information about this life-long chronic condition. News, videos, educational content, therapy selection and an opportunity to discuss Sleep Apnea with a Sleep Care Specialist are all found on the site.

Most importantly, visitors across the country will be able to find out if they are at risk for Sleep Apnea by submitting an online questionnaire that will be reviewed by Sleep Specialists and Sleep Physicians.

The website is supported by Dr. William Dement, often referred to as the “Father of Sleep Medicine.” Dr. Dement is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and the Division Chief of the Stanford University Division of Sleep.

The doctor is on a decades-long crusade to help people identify the symptoms of Sleep Apnea and dismiss the apprehensions they may have with the diagnostic or therapy process. After helping to establish the first sleep testing center and the field of sleep medicine, Dr. Dement has been supporting the use of at-home diagnostic and therapy services. For more than a decade, Dr. Dement has been the Chief Scientific Advisor for SleepQuest, Inc. and was instrumental in the development of MySleepQuest.com.

Dr. Dement has made exhaustive efforts to educate the public about the importance of a good night’s sleep and how each of us can increase our awareness of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders to help ourselves live a more productive and happier life. “We share a similar vision for better, less expensive and more convenient diagnostic and therapy access for the millions of undiagnosed patients with Sleep Apnea,” said Koenigsberg.

SleepQuest, Inc. is a national provider of comprehensive Sleep Apnea services, with Board Certified sleep medicine physicians overseeing diagnosis, therapy and ongoing clinical support.Accredited by the Joint Commission, their comprehensive and clinically validated “Continuum of Care” approach includes screening, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing patient management to achieve high compliance rates and successful medical and quality-of-life outcomes. For additional information, visit http://SleepQuest.com

Sleep Apnea affects the body at every level,” says Robert Koenigsberg, President and CEO of SleepQuest, Inc. “The person is under constant stress all night and never gets the critical rest necessary for a healthy life. This stress can lead to potentially life-threatening conditions, such as a harmful accident, a heart attack, a stroke, or cardiac arrest.”