Sleep Disorders

Adenoidectomy An adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids, which are small lumps of tissue that lie in back of the throat behind the nose. If breathing through the nose is blocked, if chronic headaches or earaches results, then the adenoids are removed. Adenoids: The lymphoid tissue ...Continue Reading

Central Sleep Apnea Central Sleep Apnea is a situation in which breathing stops for a few seconds during sleep. The body simply "forgets" to breath. Central sleep apneais caused by dysfunction in the part of the brain that controls breathing, (brain stem). In general, the brain stem is very sensi ...Continue Reading

What is the PITA Technique? Traditionally the tonsils were removed as a way to enhance such problems as serious throat infections and sleep apnea particularly in youngsters. However this ushered in a host of other problems such as pain post surgery as well as a slow recovery period, in particular ...Continue Reading

Sleep Apnea Statistics Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects breathing during sleep. Apnea comes from a Greek word that stands for “want of breath.” Sleep apnea is a chronic health problem and is also a progressive condition which means it can potentially worsen over time. These ces ...Continue Reading

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Sudden infant death syndrome is defined as "The sudden death of an infant under one year of age”. Although the cause or causes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) remain unknown, the premature infant is at increased risk to die of sudden infant de ...Continue Reading

Somnambulism Somnambulism Definition Somnambulism is a Sleep Disorder characterized by walking or other activity while in a state of partial wakefulness from deep sleep. Somnambulism (also called Sleepwalking) is common in school-age children. Somnambulism (Sleepwalking) is a series of complex beh ...Continue Reading

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a small joint located in front of the ear where your skull and lower jaw meet. TMJ permits lower jaw to move and function. TMJ disorders have variety of symptoms and are common. Bruxism or teeth grinding at night is one of th ...Continue Reading

Snoring – Hereditary Or Not? Are you in a doubt that if snoring is a problem that you can pass on to your children? Unluckily, the answer is yes, you can. According to a research study published in the journal "Chest", children that have at least one parent that snored were three ...Continue Reading

Snoring Snoring – An Overview Snoring is noisy breathing during sleep. It is a common problem among all ages and both genders, and it affects approximately 90 million American adults — 37 million on a regular basis. Snoring affects mostly men and people who are overweight. Forty-fiv ...Continue Reading

Teeth Grinding Teeth grinding also known as bruxism, is the clenching together of the bottom and upper jaw accompanied by the grinding of the lower set of teeth with the upper set. Teeth grinding affects between 10-50% of the population depending on the particular study sited. Teeth grinding is a u ...Continue Reading