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7 Exercises That Can Help Stop Snoring

By RodneyB | Published: January 2, 2009
The sound of snoring is caused by air struggling to pass through your nose and throat. If they are blocked or obstructed in some way, it can lead to snoring. One of the more common reasons for snoring is when the muscles in the neck and throat are not well toned. With some simple daily exercises, [...]
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Sleeplessness and The 5 Stages

By RodneyB | Published: December 9, 2008
Looking for information on a sleep study for apnea? Learn as much as you can about sleep to tackle apnea or insomnia. In most people, REM sleep occurs about every 90 minutes throughout the night (about every 60 minutes in infants). The first REM period of the night is very short, about 5 minutes, the second [...]
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Sleep Apnea Is Both An Extremely Widespread and Occasionally Dangerous Sleeping Disorder

By RodneyB | Published: November 11, 2008
Sleep apnea is perhaps the commonest sleep disorder and affects almost 18,000,000 Americans. A sleeping disorder that is characterized by interrupted breathing while sleeping, it is also undoubtedly the most dangerous of all sleeping disorders because it starves the brain of vital oxygen and can occasionally prove to be fatal. There are two completely distinct types [...]
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Tips on Dealing with Shift Work Sleep Disorders

By RodneyB | Published: October 3, 2008
If you are one of the millions of people who frequently rotate their work shifts and are in effect working when their body needs to rest, you may find that you feel increasingly sleepy-eyed during your night shifts and unable to sleep during the day even though you may feel really tired. These symptoms of [...]
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Medication Options to Treat Insomnia

By RodneyB | Published: September 29, 2008
If insomnia has been an ongoing problem for you, you might be willing to try just about anything simply to get a little sleep. However, it’s important that you do your research so you understand how various products work. If a run of sleepless nights leads to drowsiness during the day, many people will decide to [...]
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Child Sleep Apnea Can Produce Significantly Lower IQ Scores

By RodneyB | Published: September 19, 2008
Although it has been known for some time now that children who suffer from sleep apnea generally display relatively low scores on IQ tests (typically having an average of 85 as opposed to a score of 101 for children who are not suffering from sleep apnea) one thing that we have not known until recently [...]
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