While sleep apnea speeds up aging, treatment reverses it
Each year we learn more and more about sleep apnea and how it impacts a person’s health. A new study published in the European Respiratory Journal observed patients with [...]
Are you experiencing pain in your jaw?
Chronic pain can rule the world around you and that is really no way to live your life. If you have ever experienced pain or a pop when yawning, [...]
Here’s what you need to know about sleep apnea
I recently read an article from the American Medical Association (AMA) from their What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™ series. Two sleep medicine physicians shared some great information that is [...]
How sleep apnea presents in children
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder and is one component of a spectrum of sleep disordered breathing. OSA occurs when the muscles relax after you fall [...]
It’s time to seek treatment for sleep apnea to feel refreshed
Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling exhausted even if you got a full night’s sleep? Odds are you might have been “asleep” the whole night, but [...]
TMD may hinder the health of a patient with sickle cell disease
It is important to increase your knowledge of side effects if you have other conditions. For example, sickle cell disease (SCD) and TMD. SCD affects millions of people around [...]
CPAP isn’t always the best option for sleep apnea
While the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is beneficial for a variety of reasons, there is a chance that it still might not be the best solution for [...]
Understanding the side effects of oral appliance therapy
Oral appliance therapy can be used for the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) pain or sleep apnea. Regardless of why you need oral appliance therapy, it is important [...]
4 ways to combat stress and alleviate TMD symptoms
Stress affects almost everyone at some point in their lives. In fact, about 77% of people reported that they experienced physical symptoms due to their stress. While you’re not [...]
Here is what you need to know about cluster headaches
At some point in your life you have probably experienced a headache (or many). But did you know there are several different types of headaches? There are! While we [...]