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5 Important Reminders About Caring for Your Oral Device
Are you one of the thousands of patients at Comprehensive Sleep Care Center using ApneaGuard℠ with SomnoDent Oral appliance therapy to treat their sleep apnea? Caring for your oral device is very important. Here are 5 tips for caring for your oral device. Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT), also called Jaw Advancing Device (JAD) or Mandibular Advancement […]
The Ultimate Cheat Sheet on Sleep Apnea and Weight Loss
The Ultimate Cheat Sheet on Sleep Apnea and Weight Loss The relationship between sleep and weight is a strong one. Over the years there have been a variety of studies to show the importance of quality sleep and the link between sleep apnea and weight loss. Large population studies show that both adults and children […]
5 Sleep Apnea Side Effects Your Wife Wants You to Know
5 SLEEP APNEA SIDE EFFECTS YOUR WIFE WANTS YOU TO KNOW When you wake up in the morning, you probably don’t give much thought to what went on while you were sleeping. But your partner may be giving it a lot of thought. Sleep apnea issues don’t just affect you. They can affect everyone […]
10 Tips to Help Holiday Insomnia
Follow these 10 simple tips to help holiday insomnia. To help reduce the stress, worry and overindulgence that can rob you of sleep and dampen your holiday spirit. Watch our video Help Holiday Insomnia. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, it’s game on. You run yourself ragged, trying to cram as much holiday cheer, […]
5 Ways Not Getting Sleep Affects Your Body
Not Getting Sleep is Hard on Your Body It’s no secret we’re sleeping less. Not getting sleep in the amounts we would prefer is due to our fast-paced lives which demand more time, and often that comes at the expense of our sleep. It also should be no surprise that there is a strong correlation […]
The easiest way to get your child on a back to school sleep schedule
Fond, first day of school memories come to my mind this time of year. My daughter’s picking out their perfect 1st day outfit, freshly sharpened pencils, standing in long lines at the office supply store – chatting with the other parents gathering school supplies, and helping my little one organize them in her new back […]
Help! I don’t understand my bill or insurance! (Part 2)
“Health insurance 101” is back in session! In part one, we went over some common insurance terms you should know in order to help you understand your insurance. Many Americans don’t understand their medical bill or insurance, even some doctors like me, but that doesn’t mean you’ll never make sense of it. I hope to […]
Healthier Lifestyles: There’s a nap for that!
Unplanned and entirely indulgent, the summer nap may be the ultimate luxury nowadays. Before you start asking, “who has the time to nap?” let me make my case for grabbing a quick snooze. Comedian Carrie Snow once said, “No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.” I think she’s right. Not […]
Help! I don’t understand my bill or insurance! (Part 1)
Don’t understand your medical bill or your insurance? You are not alone! Even doctors like me have a hard time making sense of it. Actually, according to an article in The Washington Post (August 8, 2013), a healthcare economist asked 200 people with health coverage to define four insurance terms. Only 14 percent answered four […]
It’s hot – and I can’t sleep!
I love summer. The thought of long, lazy days makes me smile. No worries about the kid’s routines, homework, and soccer practice. Just hanging out by the pool, sipping cool drinks, and hearing the wonderful sound of kids playing outdoors. But then it hits me. The ‘dog days of summer’ are coming. It’s going to […]