Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that can be life-threatening. “Apnea” comes from the Greek word apnea which means want to breathe. This disease refers to episodes in which a person stops breathing for 10 seconds or more when asleep. People with apnea may stop breathing dozens or hundreds of times every night! During each episode [...]
Snoring occurs for two reason. When the nasal passage is blocked during sleep this can cause snoring. The most common reason for snoring is the obstruction of the airway when the tongue relaxes into the back of the throat against the uvula. Chronic sleeping disorders like sleep apnea (loss of breath) are much more serious than normal [...]
Ringing ears (tinnitus) is just a symptom of some underlying problem you have. Ringing in the ears just doesn’t happen, it is caused by something else that causes you to hear the sounds of tinnitus in your ears. So the way you can prevent ringing ears is to find the root cause and eliminate the [...]
Sleep is a very important physiological part of every human being’s life. We as mammals are required to sleep on a daily basis. While in the act of sleeping, our bodies rejuvenate in all aspects. Children actually grow physically while they sleep. Unfortunately, just like any other aspect of our bodies, even sleep comes with [...]
Everybody needs to get a good sleep, which around 6 to 12 hours, depending on your age. Sleep allows the body to heal. It lowers the stress and is definitely a good way to fight the early signs of aging. If you want to lose weight, sleep early and well. A bad one usually slows [...]
When it comes to ADHD and the symptoms of ADD and ADHD, to many it seems there is really no way to avoid any of the symptoms that come with ADHD. However, recent research has shown that getting proper amounts of sleep can decrease certain ADHD symptoms and this is what we will discuss. It’s [...]