Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Sleep Well, Feel Better - Softcover

Pascualy, Ralph A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932603263 ISBN 13: 9781932603262

Verlag: Demos Health, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Snoring is the most common sign of Sleep Apnea, a potentially fatal sleep disorder that affects approximately twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Untreated Sleep Apnea is associated with Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, and premature death. It is a common cause of driving accidents and job impairment, as well as academic underachievement in children and adolescents.

Snoring and Sleep Apnea is for people who have or suspect that they have Sleep Apnea. It is also written for their bed partners, families and friends and for health care professionals involved in Sleep Apnea management. This extensively revised and expanded fourth edition covers causes, diagnosis, treatment and surgical techniques as well as the pros and cons of specific therapies.

Readers will learn:

• When snoring is a sign of Sleep Apnea
• Why snoring and Sleep Apnea are dangerous to your health
• Who should see a Sleep Specialist
• Where to find an accredited sleep disorder centre
• The latest treatments and how to feel better fast

New and expanded topics in this edition include:

• A new chapter on women and Sleep Apnea
• Managing children and adolescents with Sleep Apnea
• Advances in CPAP and other key treatments
• he latest statistics on the impact of Sleep Apnea on Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Sleep Well, Feel Better will educate readers and help them receive appropriate diagnostic tests and the most effective treatment so they can live full and healthy lives.

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is a nationally recognized sleep specialist who has pioneered clinical care programs for patients with sleep disorders since 1984. He is the Director of Sleep Medicine Associates, a leading Northwest sleep medicine service.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Demos Health
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1932603263
• ISBN 13: 9781932603262
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 210
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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