Brain damage may explain problems related to sleep apnea such as memory loss and mood changes.



American Academy of Sleep Medicine

AASM | 03/26/2009



Studies show that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects much more than just your sleep. It can even damage your brain.



A recent brain imaging study from France involved 16 adults. Each of them had just been diagnosed with sleep apnea.



In numerous brain regions the study found a loss of “gray matter”.… Continue

Can playing a musical instrument, the Didgeridoo, help treat Sleep Apnea? Sounds like a gimmick, but there's actually some credible scientific evidence showing exactly that. The Didgeridoo appears to strengthen muscles in the airway, reducing the likelihood of their collapse and obstruction. For some serious scientific evidence on the effectiveness of the Didgeridoo in the treatment of Sleep Apnea, check out PubMed and the… Continue

This is a copy of a recent newsletter we sent from our sleep lab in Oak Ridge, TN. I thought some of the information may still be helpful for those elsewhere.

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A turf war is afoot in the Sleep Industry for control over the heart, mind and airway of the Sleep Apnea patient. The turf war pits the field of Sleep medicine, very much in its early, formative stages, but showing a lot of promise, against the established specialists like dentists, ENTs, pulmonologists and others. And although some of these specialists do a… Continue

A friend, I'll call him Jason, was diagnosed with a case of moderate obstructive sleep apnea. A tech came to his house, set him up with CPAP and wished him good luck. That was a year ago. Since then, nobody's reached out to him to check up on his treatment, and although he feels better using the CPAP, he has grown increasingly frustrated with being tethered to a… Continue