Take Charge of Your Headaches
November 13, 2009
A Better Way to Treat Your Headaches….
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The biggest mistakes people make when treating headaches and what you can do to avoid them
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What causes headaches and what you can do to prevent it
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Why most doctors are not properly trained to treat headaches and what you can do to get the best treatment possible
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What you can do to prevent headaches without resorting to harmful medications
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Which medications, if any, are most effective for treating headaches and migraines

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New Treatment For Sleep Apnea?
October 13, 2008
I came across an interesting article on one of my sleep medicine journals (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine) describing a new device that is designed to treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea using two small plugs that go into the nose. Essentially, it’s a one way valve that allows air to go in through your nose when you inspire, but builds up a certain amount of resistance when you exhale. The theory behind why it works is a little complicated, even for me, but a simple explanation is as follows: At the end of exhalation, your upper airways are the most relaxed and narrow. So by preventing full exhalation, a slight amount of pressure is built up, keeping the upper airways slightly more open. I looked at the raw numbers and the results were pleasantly surprising. For most people with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, there was a significant improvement in the number of obstructions and oxygen lowering. It doesn’t bring the numbers of breathing pauses down to 0, but the numbers were significant. Availability for use in the general public is still unknown, but I’ll keep you posted. What other innovative or unusual ways of treating obstructive sleep apnea have you seen?

