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For many premenopausal and postmenopausal women, hot flashes are just a fact of life, and unfortunately, they often cause sleep disturbances, though many women simply try to ignore them. However, in a new study recently published by The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), women who suffered from severe hot flashes were almost twice as likely to also have sleep apnea. What is the connection between the two? We discuss it today, and whether or not hot flashes mean you need to get sleep testing. (more…)

It’s a typical night in bed for you, in that you’re just staring at the ceiling as your partner snores like it’s their job. You’ve tried jabbing them with your elbow or just putting a pillow on their head, but short of smothering them, nothing seems to help long term. There has to be a way to get them to stop snoring completely, right?  You can’t go through another sleepless night! Thankfully, easy, at-home snoring treatment in Melbourne is possible, so today, we’re going to share the 4 best ways to help your partner stop snoring. (more…)

For some people, the only way they’re able to get through the day without riding a wave of caffeinated beverages is by taking a nap. It seems pretty straightforward: if you’re tired in the middle of the day, a nap is a quick fix. However, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, napping has been linked to higher mortality. So wait, does this mean that napping is actually dangerous? As with all things having to do with human health, it depends, and in today’s blog, we’re going to discuss whether or not it’s a good idea for you to be napping every day. (more…)

The alarm goes off, and you’d rather be listening to nails on a chalkboard right now, because at least with that, it wouldn’t signal that it’s time to get up. Once again, you made sure to go to bed at a decent hour, and once again, after sleeping through the entire night, you still wake up feeling completely exhausted.

What is the problem? No matter how much you sleep at night or how many naps you take, it just never seems to be enough. Should you be concerned? What is causing this? Today, we reveal what may be impacting your sleep quality and preventing you from getting the rest you deserve night after night. (more…)

Right now, about 22 million Americans are currently suffering from sleep apnea, and while that is an extremely high number, here is another one that is a bit more shocking: over 80% of people with sleep apnea go untreated because they are either undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. That means about 17.6 MILLION people currently have an uncontrolled sleep disorder! Of course, numbers this large can be somewhat hard to imagine in your head, so to bring this issue home, we’ve decided to crunch the numbers and reveal how many people likely have sleep apnea in Melbourne. Are your sleep issues due to sleep apnea? We’ll reveal your chances today. (more…)

When it comes to sleep apnea treatment, for years, it has been assumed that oral appliance therapy (OAT) is only helpful for those who have mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea. For those with severe sleep apnea, it has been believed that only CPAP therapy or surgery could truly address the issue. However, at Florida Dental Sleep Disorders, we’ve been able to provide successful sleep apnea treatment in Vero Beach for a wide range of patients using OAT despite the severity of their sleep apnea. In fact, we have shown that oral appliance therapy can offer fantastic results even for those with the most severe sleep apnea. Of course, you don’t have to just take our word for it—we have the numbers to back it up! (more…)

You’re lying in bed one night, just about to drift off to sleep, when you hear that sound. Your bed partner starts snoring softly, but after a few moments, it sounds like they are trying to saw through a large tree. This happens every night, and every night you have to push and poke them to make it stop. In the morning, you’re both under rested and extremely frustrated. What is causing them to snore so much? Is it something you should be concerned about? Better yet, is there a way to actually stop snoring in Melbourne? (more…)