Sleep Talk: Sleep DownUnder 2018 – meeting highlights
Highlights from the Sleep Down Under 2018 meeting in Brisbane. Topics highlighted are narcolepsy, insomnia, sleep health, and obstructive sleep apnea.
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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 [...]
Sleep and Driving
Lack of sleep and sleep disorders can impact on driving Good sleep is an important part of feeling rested and being able to pay attention when driving. People who have sleep disorders such as [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
SomnoMed Oral Appliance Therapy for Snoring & Sleep Apnea
Have you got sleep apnea or snoring? Looking for an alternative treatment? Think about oral appliance therapy. For many people, treatment for snoring or obstructive sleep apnea using a device [...]
Mute Snoring: A New Snoring Treatment
Having trouble with snoring? Rhinomed has developed the Mute snoring treatment which may help. RhinoMed is a Melbourne-based company that has developed the Mute snoring device, an internal nasal [...]
Apnea-Seal: A Custom Adaptor for CPAP Masks
Having trouble getting your CPAP mask to fit? Ongoing leak? Finding you just can’t quite get the ideal mask? Apnea-Seal may help. Getting a good fit and seal with a CPAP mask is one of the [...]
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