Recently, the Los Angeles County Coroners Office ruled that a 33 year old rapper named Pimp C, (real name Chad Butler) died of a combination of sleep apnea and excess cold medications.
As a Doctor that treats sleep disorders like apnea and snoring, I am saddened to hear of another death like this young man that could have potentially been treated and he’d still be alive.
Starting a new relationship after becoming divorced or widowed can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety for women. Getting close to someone after a painful situation such as a death or divorce can be difficult in and of itself, however when you snore, moving the relationship to the next level can be even more emotionally trying.
Snoring can be a very sensitive issue, especially for women. It leaves people in a very vulnerable position and open to ridicule and rejection. I have had many female patients who have been in this situation and it can quite literally mean the end of a dating relationship.
When this takes place, the brain signals the body to wake so that breathing can resume. In addition to sleep deprivation, sleep apnea can cause a host of other serious medical conditions, including an increased risk of stroke, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat and even heart attacks.
In order to determine if you have obstructive sleep apnea you must be tested by a qualified sleep lab.
If you are a woman who snores, and are looking for help, there is hope! Your dating life can be revived. Just come on in and see me for a free consultation. My practice is located near Los Angeles.
What you will find is that some sleep apnea treatment may requires a patient to use a CPAP machine (continuous positive airway pressure). This device forces air into the patient’s nose through a specially designed mask, however many patients are uncomfortable with this type of treatment and I have found that nearly half are CPAP intolerant.
It’s covered by most insurance, Medicare and we have financing available. Comment’s are welcome.
I don’t know if you are like me, I love holidays. It’s great to celebrate being alive and having family to share it with. Each new year we have the opportunity to “start over” again and refocus attention on what is really important to us, what goals we want to set, what we want to stop doing, and what we want to start doing better.
Perhaps you have decided that your health is important. Living that “healthy lifestyle” by eating right, getting some exercise, losing weight, and living a more balanced life. You start the year with great gusto and a commitment to do the right things.
This holiday season there should be someone very special on your gift list…. YOU!
I have a very special message for you this year.
Recently while I was checking out some videos on YouTube, I found a cool video of a TV talk show …informative yet entertaining. Just a short post to point you to it:
Because Sleep Apnea and Snoring are such under-diagnosed problems, and the average person may think it’s just “Loud Snoring”, it is great to see the press and TV giving it much needed air time..no pun intended…
It’s also refreshing to see many of the alternative treatments being presented in a quick easy to understand format..great job from the folks at iVillage Live.com.
So you snore, now what? Once you’ve decided that your snoring is a problem or possibly an indicator of a larger problem… what do you do?
The answer is a sleep study. A sleep study is a lab test like many other tests that requires a referral prescription to a facility licensed to perform sleep studies. Your family physician or myself can refer you for a study.
Does your partner’s rumbling snore keep you awake at night? Do you hear them stop breathing or gasp for air in their sleep? What you may think is just an irritating sleep habit may in fact be a serious medical condition called Sleep Apnea.
Sleep Apnea:
Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure, other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes. Fortunately, sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated.
As the youngest of 76 million boomers are now move through their 40s, men especially over 40 are more likely to have sleep disorders than women.
About 37 percent of American adults ages 30-69 have at least mild OSA. In a sleep apnea cycle, breathing stops, blood oxygen levels drop, and the person wakes briefly gasping for breath. This continues hundreds of times throughout the night. Apnea is classified as a complete cessation of breathing. Each episode of sleep apnea lasts a minimum of 10 seconds
What causes this high prevalence of sleep disordered breathing in baby boomers? It’s not just because they are ‘boomers’; rather, it is due to the continued changes of growing older. Changes in airway anatomy occur with age. The soft palate gets longer, the pharyngeal fat pads increase in size, and the shape of bony structures around the pharyngeal airway change. All of these contribute to the increased prevalence of sleep apnea in baby boomers.
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