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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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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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Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation. Sleep is particularly important in children, due to its putative role in consolidating memory and other neurocognitive functions.

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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:

• The most common risk factors and what to do about them
• The latest highly successful treatments developed at the renowned sleep disorders center at St. Michael's Hospital
• 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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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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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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Guide to Snoring Reliefand Sleep ApneaGet rid of your snoring and save your marriage!It is 2:00 a.m. and you are still staring at the ceiling. Finally, in an effort to escape what sounds like a freight train bearing down on your bedroom you drag yourself out to the living room and try and get a few hours sleep before you have to return to the salt mines.What ever happened to “til death do us part?”Hmmm . . . judging by the noises coming out of your beloved that vow could come to fruition way too soon.Does this sound like you or someone you know?If you are one of those people who is having their life totally altered by the sleeping habits of your partner there is hope in sight.“The Guide to Snoring and Sleep Apnea” will help you put an end to the snoring once and for all giving you all the information you need so you can approach the challenge head on.The majority of us certainly didn’t start our lives with the goal of becoming the most obnoxious snorer in the world.When we were kids, our parents didn’t sleep in the same room so were probably unaware of the problem.It probably didn’t become a huge problem until you acquired a partner.Sleeping with an obnoxious snorer is no fun!You don’t get the rest you need which adds to stress.You just can’t go on indefinitely without the proper amount of sleep.While everyone probably snores at times that is not the kind of snoring that is discussed in “The Guide to Snoring and Sleep Apnea”.What is really sad is the fact that many people aren’t even aware that their snoring is a serious problem.So, how do you know if your snoring is a serious problem?Glad you asked.Do you experience any of the following symptoms:Gasping for breathLack of mental acuityHeadaches in the morningLoud pauses in breathingDaytime sleepinessLack of concentration Feeling restlessHeartburn in the morningNight sweatsSpiking blood pressureUnwarranted irritabilityChoking noisesWritten in plain English, “The Guide to Snoring and Sleep Apnea” is easy to understand.Why go into a doctor’s office without being informed?It just isn’t necessary until you know what you are dealing with.You will learn:What Causes Snoring?What Causes Sleep Apnea?What Are the Different Types of Sleep Apnea?Who Is At Risk for Snoring and Sleep Apnea?What Are the Symptoms of Sleep Apnea?Is it Sleep Apnea or Allergies?Negative Effects of Sleep Apnea On the body and mindDiagnosing - Learn the different tests for sleep apneaWhat Are the Treatments for Sleep Apnea?When is surgery deemed necessaryDo Snoring Remedies Work?Modifying your lifestyleSleep Apnea and Snoring in ChildrenNutritionExercisePeople from all walks of life are able to get pertinent answers to their pressing questions about snoring and sleep apnea in “The Guide to Snoring and Sleep Apnea”.Grab your copy today.It might just save your marriage! ... Read more

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In this guide, you will discover:

* 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

Here is what you will learn inside this guide….

* Introduction
* Categories Of Sleep Apnea
* Signs And Symptoms
* Diagnosis Of Sleep Apnea
* How To Diagnose Sleep Apnea With Sleep Studies
* Children With Sleep Apnea
* Treatments For Sleep Apnea
* Lifestyle Changes
* Other Treatments For Sleep Apnea
* Important Points About Sleep Apnea
* Conclusion
* Resources
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The new Snore Terminator is an easy read with charts, photos and clear explanation of what anyone can do to overcome snoring and sleep apnea. Most people don’t realize that even simple snoring can be dangerous to their health. Scientific studies have shown that snoring can cause high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and weight gain.As you follow and implement Dr. Fong’s methods you will see immediate results and a 50% improvement overnight. This book can change your life. ... Read more

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Reduced snoring, but exercises moved my back molars
These exercises reduced snoring, but exercises moved my back molars. I now accumulate food in the enlarged space between my upper left molars.

Cure not cover up
This is a unique book. While most books on snoring and sleep apnea treat symptoms, Dr. Fong goes for a cure.
After showing the anatomy of the problem, he shows the limitations of other treatments. Weak muscle tone is a problem with snoring.
In one chapter, he describes Snore Terminator exercises. This directly attacks weak muscle tone. This may work on snoring and mild sleep apnea.
This book is not for everyone. His exercises takes time. His treatment is an alternative for snorers and mild sleep apnea. ... Read more

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Sleep apnea is a medical condition, which makes it difficult to sleep for some, as they are not breathing correctly, while for others, it can be listening to snoring for quite a long time. Sleep apnea is most commonly also called 'obstructive' sleep apnea, which is the condition where you, as the person sleeping, stop breathing. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 476 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.

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Title: Is portable home monitoring the future of sleep apnea diagnosis? It's more equitable, accessible, and cost effective.(Point/Counterpoint)
Author: Timothy L. Morgenthaler
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37Issue: 9Page: 11(1)

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This book and an alert doctor saved my life.
A wonderful resource describing the apnea experience from both the doctor's and patient's viewpoint.A must for anyone who snores! ... Read more