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Sleep Talk: Episode 22 – How to treat sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is common and can cause significant symptoms. But how can it be treated and how do you decide what treatment to use?
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Sleep Talk: Episode 21 – Why treat sleep apnea?
Many people are seen to have snoring and periods of stopping breathing during sleep. But does everyone who has sleep apnea need treatment?
What is sleep apnea?
What are the common symptoms? Who gets it? Snoring and sleep apnea are similar in that they both occur when muscles in the tongue and upper airway relax during sleep and cause either a partial or [...]
Having a Home Sleep Study
How are home sleep studies different from laboratory-based studies? Is one better than the other? Why are different types of sleep studies used? There are a range of different types of sleep [...]
What oral appliances are used to treat snoring & sleep apnea?
What’s the difference between oral appliances? Are some better than others? In many cases of snoring or sleep apnea, oral appliances can be used as effective treatments, particularly when [...]
Treating sleep apnea doesn’t reduce cardiovascular events
Sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular risk. Does CPAP treatment reduce that risk? Treating sleep apnea reduces the risk of future cardiovascular events right? It seems not. An [...]
Snoring Devices: What Works?
There’s so many snoring devices promoted online and in stores, but what works? Many devices are promoted to reduce snoring, but many of them are not effective. Dr Harry Ball (Dentist) and [...]
Does positional therapy help sleep apnea?
What is positional therapy? Can it help reduce snoring and sleep apnea? Around 50% of people with snoring and sleep apnea have it more prominently when they are sleeping on their back, or supine, [...]
Having a sleep study
What’s involved in having a sleep study? A sleep study is a commonly used diagnostic test to help diagnose sleep disorders or problems with sleep. It is usually used in conjunction with [...]
What CPAP masks are available?
Need to start on CPAP and wondering what type of masks are available? One of the keys to getting CPAP working well to treat snoring and sleep apnea is getting the mask right. If the mask is [...]
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