Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by episodes of disturbed
or interrupted breathing during sleep resulting in recurrent arousals
and awakenings.
Sleep Apnea Treatment
The goal of treatment for sleep apnea patients is to keep the airway
open and prevent pauses in breathing during sleep.
An Introduction to Snoring
Someone who snores can often become the butt of jokes. But jokes aside,
snoring is no laughing matter. Nearly 90 million Americans snore, most
of them men, and very often snoring affects those over the age of 60.
Why You Should Stop Snoring
If you or your sleeping partner snores, you may think of snoring as merely
an irritant. But, snoring can have serious social and health consequences.
So, there is every reason why one should attempt to stop snoring.
A Review of Recommended Snoring Cures
There are probably as many cures for snoring as there are people complaining
about someone snoring. Over 300 anti-snoring devices and cures have
been registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices. They include
the familiar remedy -- a tennis ball in a sock sewed on the back of
your pajamas, which supposedly keeps you from rolling over on your
back and snoring. Sticky strips to hold your nostrils open, mouthwashes
and nasal sprays are other commonly advised cures.
Popular Snoring Remedies
For reducing snoring there are a number of simple suggestions or home
remedies. Let's take a look at some of the options or popular snoring
remedies, in addition to the ubiquitous tennis ball cure.
A Look at Snoring Treatments
If your own efforts to stop snoring do not help, consult your physician
or an otolaryngologist -- or a doctor for the ear, nose, and throat.
If you choose to try a dental appliance as a snoring treatment, you
will need to see a dentist specializing in these devices. Some medical
snoring treatments are continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP),
oral devices (including dental appliances and lower jaw positioners),
and surgery.
How to Prevent Snoring
You probably know at least one person who snores. It could be your partner,
parents, grandparents, or even Uncle Ed or Aunt Emma that makes that
sawing wood sound. Some laugh and make jokes about it, but it can be
a symptom of a serious disorder.
Cause of Stretch Marks
The actual causes of stretch marks are still largely unknown. Fundamentally,
the depletion of collagen causes skin integrity to reduce and the end
result can be stretch marks. The rupturing of minute blood vessels
is also involved in causing the earliest pink discolorations of such
blemishes.
Home Remedies For Stretch Marks
The generally held medical standpoint is that there is no clear-cut treatment
for stretch marks. We are not talking of major cosmetic surgery or
otherwise radical intervention here, of course - those are definitely
possible approaches, but highly expensive ones that are by no means
free of inherent complications. Before one considers medical or surgical
alternatives, it makes sense to examine the most favored home treatments.
Laser Stretch Marks Removal
There is a lot of controversy about the efficacy of laser removal of
stretch marks. The main bone of contention is that lasers are only
useful in breaking down or vaporizing tissue, not in actually repairing
it. In fact, even surgical intervention is apparently only useful if
actual skin is excised. This goes along with the general medical standpoint
- there is no cure for stretch marks.
Prevent Stretch Marks
There are certain circumstances under which stretch marks are almost
guaranteed. To be forewarned and not forearmed is therefore foolhardy
- especially considering the near impossibility of getting rid of them
later on. Without doubt, pregnancy in women and intentional weight
loss in both sexes are the most danger-prone times.
Stretch Marks
Human skin is an organ in itself, considering the many functions it performs.
It protects from internal infection, warns of possible physical damage
by means of sensory pain signals and cools the entire body via sweat
glands. And, of course, it is the main canvas of physical beauty.
Stretch Marks and Pregnancy
Pregnancy brings some unavoidable problems with it - backache, fatigue,
queasiness, and, almost invariably, stretch marks. As the term of childbearing
progresses (usually during the 6th or 7th month) something like 80%
of all women can expect to find red striations to appear on the skin
of the abdomen. Depending on the degree of change in weight gain, stretch
marks can also develop on the upper thighs and waist.
Stretch Marks Cream
No clear-cut conclusions have been reached on whether creams, lotions
and the other assorted potions for stretch marks really help. Some
scorn them, others swear by them. It is quite possible that those who
actually benefit would have eventually healed anyway. The damage that
causes stretch marks happens at a level of skin that no cream or lotion
can hope to penetrate to.
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