Northshore Sleep Medicine
I was interviewed by Web MD for this article on how to evaluate if your sleepiness is a sign of a serious disorder. If it is not, there are lots of good tips and strategies for how to have more energy during the day. http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/myths-facts?src=RSS_PUBLIC
If you hate CPAP, then you need to check out my blog every Tuesday for the Tuesday Tips for CPAP Strugglers. If you can’t get use to the CPAP, the most common reason is that you have not found the right mask, so you think that you hate the CPAP when in fact you hate [...]
More than once, the question has come up from one of my Jewish patients: Can I use my CPAP on the Sabbath? Most Rabbis agree that it is alright to use medical equipment such as CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) that your doctor has determined is medically necessary for treatment of your obstructive sleep apnea. [...]
My patient, Tom, recently emailed me to say that since he started using his CPAP regularly, he has had no episodes of atrial fibrillation (a condition marked by an irregular heartbeat and one that greatly increases your chance of stroke). He is delighted to have a reprieve from this troublesome disorder and he attributes his [...]
If there is one piece of wisdom that doctors have gained over the past 20 years, it is: that the slower the heart beats, the better. Whenever someone has a heart attack or is diagnosed with coronary heart disease, then a good doctor puts the patient on medications that lower the heart rate (usually drugs [...]
The US National Transportation Safety Board has made a recommendation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and to the Coast Guard that they begin to screen drivers and ship navigators for sleep apnea. See the report at: http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/prss/632222.html. This is has been a long time coming and will be welcomed news in the sleep [...]
A recent study published in the medical journal, Pediatrics, in July 2009 found that one third of the 194 study subjects (who were age 4-10 years and had asthma) had Sleep Apnea (AKA Sleep Disordered Breathing). And these children also had significant behavioral problems when compared to those kids who did not have Sleep Apnea. The [...]
The National Sleep Foundation (http://www.sleepfoundation.org/alert/ntsb-makes-recommendations-sleep-apnea?utm_source=NSF+Alert&utm_campaign=3f724bfd5d-NSF_Alert_8_18_098_18_2009&utm_medium=email) is reporting on the recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (www.ntsb.gov) after they investigated the case of the pilot and co-pilot falling asleep on a flight from Honolulu to Hilo. It was found that likely the pilot’s untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was a major contributing factor as [...]
One of my patients told me the funniest thing the other day. I diagnosed him with severe sleep apnea a couple of months ago and when he started CPAP he was really a new man. He sleeps better at night and wakes up refreshed and full of energy. On the most recent visit, when I asked how his [...]
A few days ago, a story was reported by Reuters Health (www.reutershealth.com) which I read on Regina Leader-Post (http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Sleep+deprivation+tied+weight+gain/1686030/story.html) about how sleep loss can affect weight gain and obesity. There is a growing body of research that shows that people who sleep too little or who have poor quality of sleep are more likely to [...]
