News from The Sleep Surgery Centre

Doctors Patients and Sleep - A survey of family practitioners in the United States has shown that doctors in general do not ask their patients about sleep. More>>

New Surgical Procedures for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Fall 2006 newsletter from the Sleep Surgery Centre More>>
 

Sleep Apnea Often Goes Undetected - Dec 2004 From the Publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine

Sleep apnea, a common and debilitating disorder signaled by loud snoring, often goes unrecognized, according to researchers who say better diagnosis and treatment would cut the risk of accidents, heart attacks, and strokes. More>>
 

Integrated Care for Sleep Disordered Breathing - Summer 2003 newsletter from the Sleep Surgery Centre

The condition of sleep disordered breathing covers a wide range of clinical variability from mild snoring to severe sleep apnoea. Many patients, and their clinicians, are unaware where exactly on that continuum they stand. Moreover once accurately diagnosed, the morass of available treatment is confusing, and the advice given on management may depend more on the perspective of the consultant than on the optimal treatment for a particular patient. More>>

Laser or Radio-Frequency: Which is better for snoring? - Fall 2002 newsletter from the Sleep Surgery Centre

At the Sleep Surgery Centre patients are encouraged to become thoroughly informed about all forms of treatment for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea and to engage fully in the decision process concerning the best treatment for them. Not surprisingly, then, the question of whether the laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) or radio-frequency palatal myoplasty (RPM) is the best treatment often comes up. More>>

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