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This single volume surgical atlas-like book contains precise descriptions of modern surgical techniques in rhinology and sleep apnea surgery. Chapters are contributed by surgeons with extensive experience, who have already published on the specific procedure described. Each chapter contains diagrammatic or illustrative descriptions of surgical techniques, and provides tips for avoiding complications when the procedures are performed. This comprehensive work serves as a valuable resource for otolaryngologists in training to augment their surgical education and for practicing otolaryngologists as a review source to best approach the surgical pathologies they encounter in their practice of rhinology and treatment of sleep apnea.

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How to Sleep Like A Baby Even if You Have Sleep Apnea! Have You Been Told Over And Over Again That You Snore A Lot, But You Choose To Ignore It?

Have you been experiencing lack of sleep at night and find yourself waking up in the wee hours of the morning to find yourself gasping for air? You have a few more hours to sleep before it's time to get up, but you're having difficulty going back to sleep. You realize that it's only 1:30 in the morning. It is still dark and you are the only one struggling to get some more shut eye.

You could possibly be suffering from sleep apnea and not even know it. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing for short intervals. This disorder is not easily detected because it happens while you are sleeping. If your condition goes untreated, you can suffer serious medical issues later on.

In this guide on Sleep Apnea, you will find out what this sleep disorder is about and what you can do to treat it.

* Four things that can put you at risk for developing sleep apnea

* The three types of categories of sleep apnea

* Signs and symptoms of sleep apnea

* Why it is more than just chronic snoring to diagnose this sleep disorder

* How one of the sleep apnea categories affects the throat muscles

* What happens when you have low levels of oxygen ... Read more

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Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease associated with significant morbidity and use of health care resources. Therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices has low risk and a potentially large benefit in treating this disease. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a memo revising their earlier position that authorized payment for CPAP only if formal polysomnography (PSG) was performed and was diagnostic for OSA. The revised memo states that CMS will be pay for CPAP therapy for 12 weeks (and subsequently if OSA improves) for adults diagnosed with either PSG or with unattended home sleep monitoring devices. The use of portable home monitoring devices can greatly increase access to diagnosis and treatment of OSA. However, these devices must be used as part of a comprehensive sleep evaluation program that includes access to board-certified sleep specialists, PSG facilities, and therapists experienced in fitting and troubleshooting CPAP devices.
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Discover How to Get Rid of Your Sleep Problems Naturally … So You Can Start Getting the Deep, Restful Sleep You Need!
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This ebook is jam-packed with the sleeping tips, tricks, techniques and secrets you need to know to enjoy a restful night’s sleep tonight … and the next night and the night after that and so on!
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How to create a bedtime schedule so that your body can learn how to fall asleep without medication – start following these tips and you’ll be falling asleep faster and sleeping better in no time!
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The four steps of a successful sleep strategy – you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to fall asleep when you follow these simple steps!
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11 tips for creating a “sleep-conducive environment” – follow these tips and you’ll soon be sleeping like a baby!
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The effect sleep equipment (such as your mattress, pillows, sheets, etc.) can have on the quality of your sleep – and how to select the right equipment to ensure you get a good night’s sleep!
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10 self-help techniques that you can use to start sleeping better immediately – you’ll be amazed at how effective these natural techniques actually are!
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The effect diet can have on your sleep patterns – find out here what you should be eating and when you should be eating it to ensure you get a good night’s sleep!
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Herbal remedies and supplements that may help you sleep better – find out what supplements are really worth your money here!
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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on November 15, 2005. The length of the article is 718 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Apnea in pregnancy could pose threat to fetus.(Women's Health)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 15, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 22Page: 54(1)

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Affecting 20 to 30 % of children under the age of five, sleep disorders can seriously affect a child's health.This authoritative guide illustrates the consequences of sleep disordered breathing and offers a state-of-the-art overview of methods to identify, diagnose, and treat sleep disorders in children.Covering the latest research related to the medical and surgical management of disease, high-risk groups, psychosocial effects, and the examination of sleep study results, this source helps practitioners understand normal sleep patterns, recognize common sleep conditions, and implement appropriate care protocols for optimum patient health. ... Read more

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Have You Been Told Over And Over Again That You Snore A Lot, But You Choose To Ignore It?

Have you been experiencing lack of sleep at night and find yourself waking up in the wee hours of the morning to find yourself gasping for air? You have a few more hours to sleep before it's time to get up, but you're having difficulty going back to sleep. You realize that it's only 1:30 in the morning. It is still dark and you are the only one struggling to get some more shut eye.

You could possibly be suffering from sleep apnea and not even know it. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing for short intervals. This disorder is not easily detected because it happens while you are sleeping. If your condition goes untreated, you can suffer serious medical issues later on.

In this guide on Sleep Apnea, you will find out what this sleep disorder is about and what you can do to treat it.

* Four things that can put you at risk for developing sleep apnea

* The three types of categories of sleep apnea

* Signs and symptoms of sleep apnea

* Why it is more than just chronic snoring to diagnose this sleep disorder

* How one of the sleep apnea categories affects the throat muscles

* What happens when you have low levels of oxygen

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A waste of 30 minutes and my money!
What a joke of a so-called "book" that took me 30 minutes to read cover-to-cover. It's one of those books that you can buy in volume and re-sell as an "informational guide". It says basically, get diagnosed by a doctor, and get medical treatments of an airway machine or surgery. Very mis-leading. Don't buy! ... Read more

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Sleep disorders cause considerable morbidity and distress in the aging population. By highlighting the clinical diagnosis and management of sleep disorders, this volume provides a valuable resource for all those involved in health care of older individuals. The changes in sleep patterns that occur during normal aging are described, followed by authoritative chapters on the presentation of various age-related sleep disorders. The book deals with the range of therapeutic measures available for managing these disorders and gives insight to potential areas of research that have emerged in the last few years, such as the study of circadian rhythms in later life, sleep patterns associated with co-morbidities and the use of quality-of-life measurement tools to determine sleep quality as we age. This volume is relevant to sleep disorders specialists, psychiatrists, geriatricians and gerontologists, and any professionals and researchers working in the interdisciplinary areas of sleep and aging. ... Read more

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Maybe you're stressed out and tired, and have put on a little weight. Or you have persistent pain you and your doctor can't explain. Man or woman, you may be fighting fluctuating hormone levels. Or maybe you snore like a freight train.

Anything that narrows the throat and interrupts sleep, particularly breathing problems brought on by sleep position, illness, life changes, or your anatomy, may be key to understanding a host of common health issues. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Steven Park outlines a simple, rational explanation for what s making you sick, and provides guidance for treatment options that address specific health problems.
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Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide. Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 71. New edition of a volume in the series on research in sleep-disordered breathing. Examines neurobiological aspects and specific disorders. Previous edition 1984. 57 contributors, 33 U.S. DNLM: Respiration. ... Read more

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Have you been experiencing lack of sleep at night and find yourself waking up in the wee hours of the morning gasping for air? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing for short intervals. This disorder is not easily detected because it happens while you are sleeping.In this guide, you will find out what sleep apnea is about and what you can do to treat it. If your condition goes untreated, you can suffer serious medical issues later on. ... Read more

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Expert help for the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic snoring.

Drowsiness, irritability, and congestion. Memory and concentration problems. Decreased alertness and productivity. Increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, migraines, and strokes.

The ravages of snoring are all too familiar, yet easy to prevent.

In No More Snoring, one of the world's leading snoring specialists provides you with a proven, step-by-step program to cure your snoring problem. This expert guide includes advice on:

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• Simple lifestyle changes, home remedies and treatments—including the "snore ball" and the CPAP machine—to try before considering surgery
• The cost, benefits, risks, and suitability of various surgical options, including laser, UPPP, and new outpatient radiofrequency surgery.

Customer Reviews (8)

sleep apnea
I have been diagnosed with apnea and use a CPAP. I bought four books to gain a deeper insight into my condition. While informative this book does not cover the subject nearly as well as Sleep Apnea - Phantom of the Night. I would not recommend purchase of this book.

Did I miss something?
This book includes just about everything one needs to know to learn about sleep disorders. It allows you to test yourself at home and explains all of the different "treatments" available. However, none of those treatments boasted any substantial cure rate. The subtitle of the book "A Proven program for conquering snoring and sleep apnea" makes me ask the question "What is the program? Did I miss something?"

Very helpful.
Thank goodness we were able to stop my husband's snoring.

nothing new here
Lose weight, stop smoking, drinking, coffee, become a veggie, yadda yadda. Nothing interesting or new here. I wish I hadn't wasted the money.

Inaccurate Information on Oral Appliance Therapy
Victor Hoffstein, MD, PhD, is truly one of the most respected international authorities in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.His book "No More Snoring," coauthored with distinguished medical writer Shirley Linde, PhD,covers all that a layman need know about the subject.It is well organized and written to be an easy read. It is accurate and reliable in all areas except treatment with oral appliances.

The information on oral appliances is inaccurate and misleading. For example they classify the Nocturnal Airway Patency Appliance (NAPA) as a tongue retaining device (TRD), which tugs on the tongue all night, and many patients find uncomfortable.The NAPA is definitely not a TRD. It is a mandibular advancement appliance (MAA), which most patients find much more comfortable to wear and more effective.

Then they say the first MAA was used in Germany in 1986.A 1985 report in the New England Journal of Medicine described how a NAPA had reduced the number of stopped-breathing episodes in a middle aged man from 79 per hour to 5 per hour.

As a very important aside, the above mentioned patient received his first NAPA in Honolulu in 1983 and has been wearing one nearly every night for over 17 years. ... Read more

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Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Presents research on breathing patterns and behaviors during sleep in children. Covers the physiology of sleep development and breathing rhythms, the normal and abnormal maturation of sleep from childhood through adolescence. For clinicians. ... Read more

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Snoring is the effect of strange breathing noises that takes place as you sleep. These noises are due to a difficulty in breathing which is caused when there is blockage to the airways. People who have mild snoring problems do not have sleep disturbances at all. They can snore all through the night while asleep and feel completely rested the next day. Sleep apnea, on the other hand, is a serious health condition, that causes sleep interruption.Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder that's closely related to snoring. In sleep apnea, there is a blockage to the throat. The airways completely closed off while you sleep and so the lack of oxygen to the lungs causes you to wake up. If left untreated, sleep apnea can cause serious oxygen deprivation to the body and affect energy levels significantly. People who snore or have sleep apnea may have these signs and symptoms in common:* Snorting or gasping sounds during sleep* Low energy, tiredness, sluggishness* Concentration problems * Difficulties with memory retention* Irritability or being short-temperedIf snoring or sleep apnea is affecting your health and lifestyle to a great extent, then it is best to consult with a doctor to get the right evaluation and treatment immediately. For mild cases, it may only require a few simple changes like losing weight and improving sleeping habits. ... Read more

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tips to help you help yourself
The tips guide you on formulating a process to help you identify the cause so that you can find the cure that is most suited to your situation. The book helps you to help yourself to stop your snoring or sleep apnea.

will help you find out the link between snoring and sleep apnea
Through this book I found out that snoring can be an indication of sleep apnea, which can be a life-threatening sleep disorder. It is a good basic guide about the link between the two sleep conditions. It gives information on causes and remedies and cures so you can discover a treatment method that can be effective for you.

Gave me a plan of action to follow as a guide
I found the book full of details on snoring causes and treatment options. I especially like the discussion on the trigger factors because I was made aware of my own actions and lifestyle habits that may be the cause of my snoring. With this book's help, I went into the process of reviewing my lifestyle, jotting down my sequence of actions everyday for a week, established patterns and removed trigger factors. I still snore but not as consistently as before. My wife actually said there was one night I didn't snore at all.It is becoming more irregular as each night progresses. It is no longer straight snoring all throughout the night.I credit this book for providing me with an effective self-help plan of action.
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WARNING: This book is for REAL people!I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO TOLD ME TO WRITE THIS BOOK – THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS AND ALL THAT WANT TO SAVE THEMSELVES FROM WEIGHT GAIN, DEPRESSION, HEART ATTACKS, STROKES, DIABETES, AND LOTS MORE. ENJOY YOUR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.



“I am not a doctor, but this book contains my experiences and patient testimonies in the real world working in hospital sleep labs. I have seen it all!”



UNLOCK THE SECRETS:why you are tired during the daytime; how to lose weight; how to decrease depression; how to lose the “fatigued feeling”; prevent or control insulin resistance; what goes on in our bodies during sleep; prevent or control diabetes.



Also, find out the inside tricks of using a CPAP machine at home. Read on – it will NATURALLY shock you! ... Read more

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Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders are associated with upper airway obstructions such as obstructive sleep apnea.If left untreated, sleep apnea can result in a growing number of health problems including hypertension, stroke, heart failure, irregular heart beats and heart attacks. In addition, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes as well as academic underachievement in children and adolescents.This issue presents the very latest information for physicians to help them diagnose and treat this disorder. ... Read more

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The FIRST and ONLY Training Guides dedicated to teaching the art of Polysomnography. The Complete Training Guide for Mastering the BRPT Exam. A useful Introductory Guide for Physicains entering the Sleep Disorders field. ... Read more

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Not for the unknowing
If you do not know a lot about being a Polysomnographer, this book will not help you.It is NOT for the lay person.A lot is assumed.

Dyane

Wide awake and learning
Even though this book has many typos the information and the way it reads makes up for them.I learned a lot!

Great beginner Book!
I would recommend this book to anyone wanting an introduction to Sleep Studies. It starts out very basic and advances to the more complex.The author has it written in small learning blocks which I thinks is a fantastic way to learn. I would like to thank Dr. Kilkenny for taking the time to write a super Fundamental text. Jim Burgin, MA, RRT, CPFT

REALLY GOOD TEXT NEEDS MINOR REVISIONS
I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS REVIEWERS THAT THE TEXT NEEDS SOME REVIEW BUT I AM UNAWARE OF ANY OTHER TEXT THAT COMPLETELYDEALS WITH THE FIELD OF POLYSOMNOGRAPHY. AFTER READING THE TEXT AND THE WORKBOOK I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN TAKING THE BOARDS. ANY MORE PROJECTS FROM THE AUTHOR?

A must for beginning first year technicians
The good outweighs the bad as proposed by another reviewer. I agree the proofreader(if there was any) was out to lunch. But the content was easy to understand and was varied in the subject matter enough to know the basics. The workbook is better with 200+ test-like questions and enough scoring epochs to help you find staging and events. These were just a couple of the books I used to pass the Dec 2003 registry the first time. A lab could buy these and the information would be relevant for years to come. ... Read more

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Chapters: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation, Cough, Snoring, Shortness of Breath, Ondine's Curse, Wheeze, Hypopnea, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome, Shallow Breathing, Kussmaul Breathing, Stridor, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, Habit Cough, Hypoventilation, Orthopnea, Cardiac Asthma, Biot's Respiration, Respiratory Sounds, Agonal Respiration, Airway Obstruction, Trepopnea, Platypnea, Bradypnea, Tachypnea, Hyperpnea, Apneustic Respirations, Squawk, Ataxic Respiration, Hypoxic Ventilatory Response. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sleep apnea (or sleep apnoea in British English) is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode, called an apnea (Greek: (ápnoia), from - (a-), privative, (pnéein), to breathe), lasts long enough so that one or more breaths are missed, and such episodes occur repeatedly throughout sleep. The standard definition of any apneic event includes a minimum 10-second interval between breaths, with either a neurological arousal (a 3-second or greater shift in EEG frequency, measured at C3, C4, O1, or O2) or a blood oxygen desaturation of 34% or greater, or both arousal and desaturation. Sleep apnea is diagnosed with an overnight sleep test called a polysomnogram, or a "sleep study". Clinically significant levels of sleep apnea are defined as five or more episodes per hour of any type of apnea (from the polysomnogram). There are three distinct forms of sleep apnea: central, obstructive, and complex (i.e., a combination of central and obstructive) constituting 0.4%, 84% and 15% of cases respectively. Breathing is interrupted by the lack of respiratory effort in central sleep apnea; in obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is interrupted by a physical block to ai...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=28445 ... Read more

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Abstract:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and debilitating condition characterized by recurrent episodes of upper airway obstruction, resulting in intermittent occurrence of apnea–hypopnea. Clinical features include snoring or disturbed sleep, reduced concentration and memory, mood disorders, and excessive sleepiness (ES). Left undiagnosed and untreated, OSA may have detrimental consequences, including cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality, decreased health-related quality of life, and increased incidence of motor vehicle accidents. As most individuals affected by OSA will initially present in the primary care setting, primary care physicians have the opportunity to recognize the condition and refer patients for treatment when necessary. Management of the condition should include lifestyle changes and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment if required. Wakefulness-promoting agents may be considered if ES persists despite CPAP. Effective intervention for OSA not only provides symptomatic benefits, but also improves hypertension and reduces the risk for fatal and nonfatal CV events associated with the condition.
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