As with other diseases and conditions, there are different types of sleep apnea you might be suffering from. This is why it is important to recognize each type to better understand your specific condition for proper diagnosis. If you or a loved one suffers from this, you might already know the side effects of not […]
Do you have sleep apnea? If you do, it could be the reason you are gaining weight. Once you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, you can take the right steps toward treatment and losing weight. Continual sleep deprivation can undermine weight loss efforts just as much as eating that Big Mac from McDonalds can. If […]
An increased risk means it increases your likelihood of getting a disease or other condition. While you are more likely to develop temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) if you have one or a few of the risks, it also doesn’t mean you won’t develop TMD if you don’t have any risk factors present. If you have […]
Sleep apnea is a condition where a person’s airway becomes partially or completely blocked during sleep. As a result, breathing will stop and start throughout the night. Approximately 13 percent of men and 6 percent of women suffer from moderate to severe undiagnosed sleep apnea. And, while the percentages might seem small, they should not […]