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J.K. is a 45 year old man who presented to Dr. Avi Ishaaya at the Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute in 2008. At his first appointment J.K. weighed...
Do you wake up in the morning still feeling tired? An estimated 20 million Americans suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common sleep...
It may come as no surprise that being overweight causes sleep problems, but new research shows that the reverse may also be true! Sleep problems may...
Sleep Well
Sleep apnea is a serious condition affecting more than 18 million Americans, but many don’t even realize they have it. Symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring and daytime fatigue, but in order to really know if you have sleep apnea it’s essential to have a sleeping test performed. Now, with the latest in compact mobile technology, you can get tested for sleep apnea conveniently at home, without the need to go to a sleep lab.
Sleep Well
Polysomnography is a study of how you sleep, or how you try to sleep. It is usually performed to evaluate sleep problems and diagnose possible sleep disorders.
Sleep Well
Nearly 2 million drivers have crashed or had near misses due to drowsiness in the last year, according to The National Sleep Foundation's 2009 Sleep in America poll.1 Truck crashes are a significant public health hazard causing thousands of deaths and injuries each year. Commercial truck drivers may be even more at risk of driving drowsy than the general population, due to their high road mileage and the likelihood that they have OSA, or obstructive sleep apnea.
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About 11 percent of Americans, or 24 million people have diabetes. Most have Type II diabetes, yet experts say at least one third don't know it is occurring silently in their bodies. In addition, 57 million overweight adults have high blood sugar levels and are Insulin resistant, which raise the risk of developing type II diabetes.