Got AFib? You May Have OSA Somewhere between 2.7 to 6.1 million people in the United States have AFib — atrial fibrillation. And there are 25 million adult Americans with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Every week I feel like a solid 1 percent of them walk into my office with both heart arrhythmia and [...]
You Can’t Take a Vacation From Sleep Apnea Americans took 2.1 billion trips for business or pleasure in 2014. That’s a lot of time away from the comforts of home. For people with sleep apnea, travel creates the dilemma of what to do about their CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machines: Do I lug [...]
Better Sleep And Better Health For Those Who Serve If you Google “sleep disorders” or “sleep + health risks” you’ll find that the sleep medicine community and the media produce a wealth of coverage on the negative health impacts of poor or inadequate sleep. Browse around and you’ll discover that sleep deprivation and untreated [...]
New technology offers hope for sleep apnea patients by Kay Manning - Chicago Tribune Al Pierce snored so loudly that his wife would move to another room during the night. Even worse, said the 67-year-old owner of a wholesale plumbing supply business in Florence, S.C., he'd get up in the morning feeling fatigued and irritable [...]
