- There are studies showing relationships between GERD and sleep apnea – 5 1
- There are stuies showing relationships between GERD and asthma – 5 1
- Ther are studies showing relationships between GERD and sinusitis 5 1
- With the exception of certain flat-faced dogs, man is the only mammal that has any significant OS. This is thought tto be due to the development of complex speech and language skills, which could only occur when the human voice box dropped below the tongue into the neck area 13 2
- With the advent of bottle feeding about 200 year ago, the indigence of slep breathing disrodrs has risen dramatically. Perhaps the abdnomral tongue pstiion while suckonling an artiifial nipple somehowow affects jaw devlopment 17 2
- UARS patietns tended to have more sleep onsent insomnia, headaches, TMJ, depression, GERD, runny nose, hypothyroidism, and asthma compared with OSA patients 28 3
- Tongue muscle activity during wakelfuness was much lower in post-meopausal women compared ith pre-menopasual. When given hormone replacement, tongue muscle activity increased significantly – 66 8
- One year after tonsil removal, 50% of children diagnosed with ADHD no longer displayed any symptoms 75 10
- 25% of ADHD children were shown to have SBD. These children had more daytime sleepiness, prbolelm behviaors, hyperactivity, inatettion and aggressiveness 76 10
- Children with sleep apnea displayed more behavioral problems and lower scores on sustained attention and verbal ability 76 10
- Habitual snoring was more frequent in children with ADHD 76 10
- Application of CPAP lowered the elevated blood pressure 87 12
- Babies of women who snored during pregnancy had lower brith weights and lower Apgar scores at birth 87 12
- Women who slpet less than six hours per night had onger labor nad higher cesarean deliveries than women who slept longer hours 88 12
- VEGF was found to be elevated in OSA patients, but returned to normal after treatment – 102 15
- Hypoxia was shown to stimulate VEGF production 102 15
- Chronic hypoxia was demonstrated to cause genetic mutations in the p53 tumor suppression gene, whch is common in a variety of cancers 102 15
- 80% of nighttime arousals to urinate are actually due to sleep disorders 105 15
- Vibrations caused by snoring damages the nerve endings in the soft palate 149 21
- Loud sound vibrations could cause carotid artery wallt rauama dn rupture of plaques 149 21
- There are a number of studies linking snoring with high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke 150 21
- There are a number of studies linking snoring with behavioral prblems, learning difficiulties, and asthma in children 150 21
- AHI dropped aout 50% after multiple acupuncture sessions 179 23
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