Mar 26, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders, What is Sleep Apnea?, What is Snoring?
Konstantin Buteyko discovered that the best position to sleep was on the left hand side or on the tummy. Ventilation is reduced while sleeping on the left-hand side given the position of the heart and on the tummy given the weight of the body restricting...
Mar 26, 2014 | Asthma, Sleep Disorders, What is Sleep Apnea?
For ten years, children and adults with asthma and other respiratory disorders have attended my AsthmaCare courses in Ireland and abroad. One striking observation is the number of patients who attend for asthma but who also reported suffering from snoring,...
Mar 26, 2014 | What is Sleep Apnea?
The normal treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea is a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine. The patient wears a mask over the face and air is applied at a pressure that exceeds the airway opening pressure, thereby enabling the patient to breathe...
Mar 26, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders, What is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnoea is increasing in prevalence, and this trend shows no signs of abating. In a paper published in the Chest Journal, Lawrence et al. wrote, “the demand for sleep medicine services has grown tremendously during the last decade and will likely...
