Causes Of Sleep Apnea - Articles
Is Excessive Ear Wax Caused By Sleep Apnea?
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Dr. Steven P.
I read recently read in Your Jaws, Your life (by Dr. David C. Page ) that ear wax production was related to obstructive sleep apnea. I never thought about it in this way, since ear wax is thought to be a normal process. But in retrospect, I have many people with sleep-breathing problems that ma ...
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Can H1N1 Cause Sleep Apnea?
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Dr. Steven P.
... treme is formally called obstructive sleep apnea. But even if you don’t have sleep apnea, you can still stop breathing multiple times every hour. This disrupts your sleep and causes more inflammation and swelling due to suctioning up of your stomach juices into your throat. More swelling causes more upper airway narrowing, leading to more obstructi ...
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Can Sleep Apnea Cause Alzheimer’s?
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Dr. Steven P.
Join me tonight (3/17 at 8 PM Eastern) as I interview Dr. Mack Jones, a neurologist and sleep apnea sufferer, on the association between Alzheimer’s and obstructive sleep apnea. He’ll give some convincing reasons for this link that most doctors are unaware of. To ...
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Can Sleep Apnea Cause Alzheimer’s?
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Dr. Steven P.
... hors concluded that CPAP may be an effective tool to improve cognitive skills if someone with Alzheimer’s also has OSA. They pointed out, however, that it’s unlikely that OSA causes dementia, and that the lowered oxygen levels and sleep fragmentation is what can aggravate poor cognition and memory loss. I disagree with the last statement. The fact ...
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Does Sleep Apnea Cause Kidney Disease?
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Dr. Steven P.
... out so far, but a recent study published in the March issue of Chest revealed that having chronic kidney disease is associated with a much higher chance of having obstructive sleep apnea. Knowing what we know about all the various physiologic effects caused by sleep apnea, this new finding is not surprising.
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How Sleep Apnea Causes Pepsin Reflux
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Dr. Steven P.
Sleep apnea and acid reflux go hand in hand. An obstruction causes a vacuum effect in the throat, which suctions up your normal stomach juices into your throat, causing more inflammation and swelling, causing more obstruction. If you h ...
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Q: Can Sleep Apnea Cause Birth Defects?
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Dr. Steven P.
Q: Dear Dr. Park,I was wondering if you are aware of any link to birth defects or other issues in babies of mothers with undiagnosed sleep apnea? I have only been diagnosed lately at the age of 47, but my first child who’s 22 was born with a cleft lip, has asthma + is waiting for an operation for a deviated ...
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Sleep Apnea Can Cause Brain Damage
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Dr. Steven P.
A recent review of the literature in the Journal of the American Dental Association concluded that episodes of hypoxia (low oxygen levels) due to sleep-breathing problems can lead to permanent brain damage, and can even occur in early childhood. These findings are not too surprising, with a number of studies in recent y ...
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