11/21/2012 – Children with Prader-Willi syndrome may receive relief from sleep disorders after undergoing an adenotonsillectomy, suggests a new study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital published in the November print issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. “Patients with Prader-Willi syndrome are at risk for sleep disordered breathing as growth hormone commonly used to [...]
ALGONQUIN – When Dr. Ben Nager got into sleep therapy in the early 1990s, it wasn’t exactly a popular field. “In 1992, when I’d talk to people about sleep apnea, they’d look at me like it was something completely off the wall,” said Nager, a sleep specialist at the Centegra Sleep Disorders Clinic – Algonquin. Nager [...]
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ALGONQUIN – The cumbersome machine that enabled Kathy Culhane to sleep, albeit fitfully, was wearing out its welcome. “It really helped, but it was such an annoyance.” said the Algonquin resident. “If you saw a picture I looked like Darth Vader.” Some people with sleep apnea, a serious sleep disorder, can be helped by nothing [...]
NEW YORK, NY ( Ivanhoe Newswire) – Half of all middle aged men suffer from it, but only twenty percent know they have it. If left untreated, sleep apnea can be deadly. Now a new surgery could help sufferers get the sleep they need. One of Spongebob’s creators is one of 12 million American suffering [...]
CHICAGO, Jan 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In the latest step of their national expansion campaign, The Snoring Center is pleased to announce the opening of a Chicago location on January 9. The company is the nation’s leading provider of minimally invasive, office-based treatment for snoring and sleep apnea, including the Pillar Procedure from Medtronic. [...]