Alcohol And Sleep Apnea
Did you know that instead of helping you sleep, alcohol can make your sleep apnea symptoms worse and keep you from getting a good night’s rest? While you sleep, alcohol tends to increase pauses in your breathing and their duration, the exact opposite of what we are trying to achieve with sleep apnea therapy. Read […]
Sleep Problems in Children: The Importance of Early Treatment
A child’s mind is curious, active, and hungry for knowledge and adventure. All this energy needs to be channeled in a healthy, productive way to ensure optimum development of all their potential and abilities. Good rest is important for children to recharge so that they can get back in action every day. Studies show, however, […]
Diabetes And Sleep Apnea
Do you snore or wake up frequently during the night? Do you have diabetes? Did you know that they are connected? Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing is interrupted during sleep due to a physical block in the upper airway. The correlation between Type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea is evidenced in […]
A “Silent” Killer: 9 Dangers of Sleep Apnea
Many people are aware of sleep apnea—a disorder where you stop breathing for brief periods of time during sleep. If you know of sleep apnea, you might associate it with snoring, and think of it as an inconvenience for a bed partner and nothing more. But there are many dangers of sleep apnea. The disorder […]
Treating Your Snoring
You feel sleepy during the day–at your desk, watching TV in the evening. Yet, you keep a regular bedtime and awaken each morning with the alarm clock. Your spouse says you snore. Are these circumstances connected? Dr. Sep has helped scores of people in the London, ON, area and across North America with their snoring […]
Signs Your Snoring May Not Be Benign
What your dentist in London, Ontario wants you to know. Occasional snoring is nothing to worry about, but if you wake up choking or gasping for breath, you may have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a serious condition that can shorten your life. So how do you know if you have sleep apnea? There are […]
