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Sleep Therapy

How to Stop Snoring?

How to Stop Snoring?

Many people snore. This occurs when air flows via your throat at the time that you breathe within your sleep. This leads to the relaxed tissues in the throat vibrating and developing harsh, irritating snoring noises. Snoring helps in disrupting sleep and that of your...

How CPAP is different from BiPAP and PEEP?

How CPAP is different from BiPAP and PEEP?

What is CPAP? Continuous positive airway pressure or CPAP is a type of positive airway pressure kind of ventilator. This applies mild air pressure and that on a continuous basis so as to allow your airways to remain continuously open. This is in those individuals who...

Dealing with Sleep Walking (Somnambulism)

Dealing with Sleep Walking (Somnambulism)

Sleep is a pleasant ride to the unconscious and it is one of the basic needs for a human body. A person seeks sleep when they want to relax and press that reset button on all the bodily functions. Sleep disturbance can lead to a lot of major health disorders. What is...

Sleep Apnea and Headache

Sleep Apnea and Headache

Can sleep apnea cause headaches? The answer is YES. Sleep apnea headaches, especially in the mornings, are just one main and common side-effect of the syndrome. In fact, 50% of people who wake up with headaches are believed to have sleep apnea. Headaches are most...

The Importance of Sleep for Our Immune System

The Importance of Sleep for Our Immune System

We have many stages of our sleep and they cycle 4-6 times every single time we sleep. To ensure that we are getting a full complement of all the cycles, it is recommended that we go to sleep at the same time every night, well before midnight, and sleep for a minimum...