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OSA Doesn’t Discriminate
Published on Dec 29,2020 |
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Understanding gender-specific factors can improve health outcomes for women With nearly 30 million Americans suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and an estimated 80% of cases remaining undiagnosed,1 this sleep breathing disorder is a deadly disease of epidemic proportions. More people suffer from OSA than Diabetes.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and COVID-19 – Is There a Common Risk Factor?
Published on Dec 29,2020 |
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Treatment for respiratory depression related to COVID-19 and Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the same – Oxygen. This is no coincidence. Oxygen is the catalyst, without which life would cease to exist. Oxygen plays a critical role in cellular respiration, the energy-producing engine that drives the metabolisms of all living beings.
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Guidance for Elective Oral/Dental Surgery for Patients who have had COVID-19
Published on Dec 29,2020 |
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Since dentists are able to continue to perform elective surgeries while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, determining the optimal timing of procedures for patients who have recovered from COVID-19 infection and the appropriate level of preoperative evaluation are challenging given the current lack of evidence or precedent.
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Oral Appliance Efficacy – Time for Augmented Intelligence!
Published on Sep 18,2019 |
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Pankaj Singh, DDS, MD, does not mince words when assessing the knowledge levels of his dental colleagues. Even dentists who know the scope of oral appliance therapy often practice “with guesswork,” he says.
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The Dangerous Link Between Menopause and Sleep Apnea: Could Your Hot Flashes Be More than Menopause?
Published on Mar 14,2019 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has often been thought of as being more of a “Man thing” and it is true that men overwhelming have a higher instance than women. However, research shows that as women enter and continue through menopause, their risk for sleep apnea increases and equalizes to those of their male counterparts.
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