Snoring & Sleep Apnea
Demos Medical Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-932603-26-2 (ISBN)
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Snoring is the most common sign of Sleep Apnea, a potentially fatal sleep disorder that affects approximately twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Untreated Sleep Apnea is associated with Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, and premature death. It is a common cause of driving accidents and job impairment, as well as academic underachievement in children and adolescents.
Snoring and Sleep Apnea is for people who have or suspect that they have Sleep Apnea. It is also written for their bed partners, families and friends and for health care professionals involved in Sleep Apnea management. This extensively revised and expanded fourth edition covers causes, diagnosis, treatment and surgical techniques as well as the pros and cons of specific therapies.
Readers will learn:
When snoring is a sign of Sleep Apnea
Why snoring and Sleep Apnea are dangerous to your health
Who should see a Sleep Specialist
Where to find an accredited sleep disorder centre
The latest treatments and how to feel better fast
New and expanded topics in this edition include:
A new chapter on women and Sleep Apnea
Managing children and adolescents with Sleep Apnea
Advances in CPAP and other key treatments
he latest statistics on the impact of Sleep Apnea on Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Sleep Well, Feel Better will educate readers and help them receive appropriate diagnostic tests and the most effective treatment so they can live full and healthy lives.
is a nationally recognized sleep specialist who has pioneered clinical care programs for patients with sleep disorders since 1984. He is the Director of Sleep Medicine Associates, a leading Northwest sleep medicine service.
Do You Have Sleep Apnea?; Sleep Apnea Harms Health and Home Life; Normal Sleep, Snoring, and the Development of Sleep Apnea; What Causes Sleep Apnea?; Problems and Pitfalls of Identifying Sleep Apnea; The Sleep Center: Testing for Sleep Apnea; Treating Sleep Apnea; Obesity and Sleep Apnea; Infant Death Syndrome and Sleep Apnea in Infants; Sleep Apnea in Older Children and Adolescents; Sleep Apnea and the Senior Citizen; Finding a Sleep Specialist; Choosing a CPAP and a Homecare Company; Follow-Up Care: Living with Sleep Apnea; Solving CPAP Problems; Medicine and Sleep Apnea.
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 295 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-932603-26-3 / 1932603263 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-932603-26-2 / 9781932603262 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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