Migraines are one of the most disabling common medical conditions in the world. Because they are relatively common, affecting about 16% of the population, the impact of migraines adds up quickly. And because some migraine sufferers may migraines 15 days or more a month, they may experience ongoing disability for nearly half of work […]
Some of the most serious risks related to sleep apnea are the cardiovascular problems that can develop in people with the condition. Hopefully, sleep apnea treatment should minimize these risks. However, research has had difficulty proving that the “gold standard” of sleep apnea treatment, CPAP, […]
Last week, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced one of its subsidiaries was going to partner with ResMed to increase awareness about sleep apnea. Although this effort has the potential to dramatically improve people’s understanding of sleep apnea, we can’t help but wonder if the new outreach is going to […]
Late last year, the American Dental Association (ADA) put out a statement affirming that dentists do have a role in treating sleep-related breathing disorders like snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The statement […]
These days, as many people turn to Google for medical information as turn to their doctor, if not more. How unfortunate, then, that the search engine should so routinely put up such misleading information about sleep apnea. Google’s sidebar that shows up as part of the results when people search […]
