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Ask Dr. Park: Minimally Invasive Options for Snoring & Sleep Apnea

Please join me for my next Ask Dr. Park program when I’ll be talking about all the different minimally invasive treatment options for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. I’ll talk about Somnoplasty, Pillar, Repose, Snoreplasty, and many others.... Read more

Past Events

Expert Interview: Michael Goldman of SleepGuide.com

Ask Dr. Park: Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

Expert Interview: All About CPAP Machines

Ask Dr. Park: An Insider’s Guide To Sleep Apnea Surgery

10 Tips For CPAP Success

Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled?:Expert Interview with Dr. Richard Shames

Ask Dr. Park: Sleep Meeting 2010 Update

Tongue Exercises For Sleep Apnea: Expert Interview With Janet Bennett

Ask Dr. Park: How to Unstuff Your Stuffy Nose

Featured Articles

The Biggest Throat Problem for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

If you wake up every morning needing to hack up lots of thick mucous, or have throat pain, hoarseness, or a chronic cough, you’re not alone. You may think it’s the beginning of a cold, but a cold doesn’t continue for weeks to months... Read more

UARS: The Hidden Sleep Condition

You’ve gained some weight over the years and you’re just not sleeping well. Your husband says you’ve begun snoring. You know that your father has obstructive sleep apnea and is doing well with CPAP. You mention this to your doctor and... Read more

Don’t Let Poor Sleep Ruin Your Vacation

There are many resources available regarding tips for travel while on vacation, but one thing that can definitely ruin your vacation is poor sleep. You may never think that you will suffer from sleeping problem until it happens, and by then, it’s... Read more

Tips for Traveling with Your CPAP Machine

One of the most common excuses for not wanting to use CPAP is that "I travel a lot." Even after I explain that many people travel just fine with their CPAP machines, some people are stll reluctant. With advances in technology and increased awareness... Read more

The Biggest Ear Problems for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

If you have obstructive sleep apnea, chances are, you’re likely to have some sort of an ear problem. There are a number of reasons why you’re going to be prone to various ear problems, but in many cases, the problem is not actually coming... Read more

The Biggest Throat Problem for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

UARS: The Hidden Sleep Condition

Don’t Let Poor Sleep Ruin Your Vacation

Tips for Traveling with Your CPAP Machine

The Biggest Ear Problems for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

Top Ten Do’s and Don’ts of Ear Remedies

Is Your Father Going Through Menopause?

Proven Weight Loss Strategies for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

Why Mothers Are So Tired

Allergy Solutions for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

Why Is Your Teen So Sleepy? The Answer May Surprise You

An Insider’s Guide to Septoplasty

What You Can Do About Your Stuffy Nose

Why Sleep Loss Can Make You Gain Belly Fat

7 Simple Ways To Get Rid of Your Snoring For Good

Breathing Lessons for Sleep Apnea Sufferers

5 Things You MUST Know About Sleep Apnea Surgery

5 Quick And Easy Ways To Get Better Sleep Fast

Attention All Mouth Breathers – 5 Important Reasons Why You Must Breathe Through Your Nose

Sleep Is The New Black: 5 Steps to Get What You Need and Want

The Hidden Truth About Allergies Revealed

The Facts About Anti-Aging: Science or Scam?

Why Your Child Can’t Sleep

What Everyone Should Know About Tonsillectomy

Our Health Scare Crisis

Real Life Confessions of a Healthcare Addict

Sleep And Grow Rich: 5 Steps to More Restful, Rejuvenating, Refreshing Sleep

The Truth About Sleeping Pills, Herbs, and Natural Remedies

When Exercise Becomes Hazardous To Your Health

6 Natural Tips for Deep Sleep

5 Simple Ways You Can Sleep Better While Traveling

Jet Lag, Shift Work, and Sleep Deficits: An Expert’s Guide to Managing Time Shifts

Unusual Gear To Combat Swimmer’s Ear

Spring Is In The Air — And So Are The Pollens

10 Solutions for Better Sleep

Can A Sleep Problem Give You Alzheimer’s?

Usual and Unusual Ways to Stop Snoring

Solutions for Your Bed Partner’s Worst Sleep Problem

What the Makers of Viagra Missed

Stressed and Starving? Three Simple Solutions To Stop Emotional Eating

Rosie O’Donnell and the 5 Sleep Myths That Women Have

Women and Heart Disease: What Most Doctors Don’t Know

Similarities Between CPAP And Breast-Feeding

What All Pregnant Women Must Know

Get On The Fast Track To Weight Loss After Pregnancy

When Your Cold Is Not A Cold

10 Tips For Healthy Holiday Eating

Solutions For Your Biggest Holiday Health Risk

7 Tips to Breathe Better Through Your Nose

Why Your Lack Of Sleep Can Make You More Creative

On Health And Healing

The Real Reason Why Some People Are Lazy

Need To Carve The Turkey? Call A Surgeon

Tune Up Your Body With Craniosacral Therapy

How to Destress During Stressful Times

Solutions for Your Top 10 Fitness Problems

Give Me A Break!

Acupuncture: Sham or Science?

Can Sleep Apnea Cause Alzheimer’s?

An Allergist’s Nightmare: The Micro-Poop Theory

Planes, Trains and Ear Infections

New Age Dawning: Breathe Well, Sleep Well, Age Well

Surgery for Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Tired of Being Tired — The Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

Sleep Apnea – A Primer

Dr. Park's Sleep Apnea Blog

More Sleep Apnea Bites the Dust

I had a crazy day today with a packed schedule full of patients, but the one thing that made it worthwhile for me was the feedback I got from three different patients about either how well they were sleeping, or how their lives were changed as a result of sleep apnea treatment. While rounding at the hospital early this morning to see my post op patient, she was... Read more

Bad News For Alzheimer’s Disease

Here’s an article in the New York Times that describes why scientists are baffled as to why we’ve made essentially no progress in preventing or treating Alzheimer’s disease, despite all the recent advances in understanding this all-too-common condition. Could it be because our fundamental explanation for Alzheimer’s is wrong to begin with?... Read more

Listen To Dr. Park on Radio

Please join me on Thursday, September 2nd at 2 PM Eastern when Tara Marie Segundo of Tara Marie Live interviews me about my book, Sleep, Interrupted: A Physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired. Click on this link to listen live or to download the interview later if you can’t make it. That link again is http://www.healthylife.net/RadioShow/archiveTM.htm. Hope... Read more

Should Asymptomatic Sleep Apnea Patients Be Treated?

Once in a while, I’ll come across someone with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea who feel fine. They deny any sleep problems or any daytime fatigue. In this situation, it’s hard to convince the patient that he or she should use CPAP or oral appliances. Here’s another study that shows why it’s important to treat obstructive sleep... Read more

Migraines, Heart Disease, & Sleep Apnea

One of the most common conditions that I see in my ENT practice is migraines. Not your typical classic migraine with the auras, light sensitivity and nausea, but the variations of migraine that involve the ears and sinuses. In fact, the vast majority of people who suffer from sinus pain and headaches are found to have migraines—if you perform CT scans, the... Read more

Lou Gehrig, Head Trauma, & Sleep Apnea

A recent study showed that head trauma can sometimes mimic Lou Gehrg’s disease (or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – AML). This condition was named after the famous New York Yankees baseball player that develop muscle weakness, paralysis and eventually, death. The journalist displayed a vintage photo of Gehrig just after being knocked unconscious by... Read more

Can Antidepressants Cause Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

I do believe that untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a major cause, if not the most common cause of depression. We know from numerous studies that OSA, via massive hypoxia and inflammation, causes brain biochemical and structural changes that can alter almost every aspect of your physiology and psychology. Almost weekly, I see patients that suddenly... Read more