A good night’s sleep is critical to maintaining your overall health. In fact, poor sleep has been linked to weight gain, depression, and increased risk of heart disease and stroke among other negative health impacts.  Many people know that healthy adults require 7 to 9 hours of quality sleep each night, but do you know why? Here is everything you need to know about the body’s natural sleep cycles and how sleep apnea treatment in Wesley Chapel can restore restful sleep for those suffering from the disruptive condition.

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Sleepwalking is surprisingly common in children, and in most cases does not need treatment. In adults, though, the risk of danger is greater than it is during childhood. An adult who is sleepwalking should seek professional intervention. A sleep diary can help determine what the issue is — and if that is not sufficient, a sleep test may be recommended. This is when you visit a sleep clinic and rest for the evening hooked up to machines that monitor your vital signs. If it is determined that you have obstructive sleep apnea during this exam, that is the likely cause of your sleepwalking. Sleep apnea treatment in Wesley Chapel can help!

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Are you one of the estimated 3 million people living with celiac disease? If so, you are at a higher risk of experiencing a sleep breathing disorder. One of the most common of these is sleep apnea — and unfortunately, cutting out gluten may not fix the problem. If a sleep test in Lutz has recently told you that you have sleep apnea and you ALSO have celiac disease, listen up. This blog post is for you.

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Getting a good night’s sleep can affect everything from the way you feel the next day to how likely you are to have a car accident on your way to work. (It’s true.) But even if you’re doing everything you can to get a solid eight hours of sleep every evening — and most of us aren’t — chronic snoring greatly diminishes the quality of your sleep. Keep reading to learn about the serious implications of this noisy and terribly un-sexy habit. Then find out how to know when it’s time to try out a snore guard in Lutz!

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You’re probably used to hearing one of your parent’s snore when you were a kid, but what do you do when you find out that your loved one is a chronic snorer? On the flip side, maybe you wake up the next morning and find out they barely got any sleep that night. “What’s the matter?” You ask them. As they turn to look at you at they just stare and say, “Do you know how loudly you snore?”

To some, this may come as a surprise. Chronic snoring doesn’t just affect your loved ones though. In fact, snoring can affect the overall quality of your own sleep as well. That’s why you may want to consider an anti-snoring device in Lutz. Your dentist can better explain what’s at stake.

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If you’ve ever slept next to someone who snores, you know how frustrating it is. Another person’s noisy breathing can keep you up all right — or compel you to move out of the bedroom and onto the couch. On the other hand, maybe you are the guilty party. If you snore, you may be embarrassed by the problem, and you might even find that it affects the quality of your sleep and even your daily functioning. But just how common is this issue, and how can you stop snoring in Wesley Chapel?

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Last September, a New Jersey train slammed into a station, killing a woman. The train’s engineer suffered from undiagnosed sleep apnea. This tragic incident illustrates why sleep disorders are so dangerous. While no one should ever get behind the wheel when they’re extremely tired, that is especially true for truck drivers and train engineers, whose jobs require a high level of awareness. Sometimes, being drowsy on the job is related to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). That is why we recommend that truck drivers and train engineers undergo sleep testing in Wesley Chapel.

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It’s 3 o’clock and you’re struggling to keep your eyes open at work – again! This is even after you went to bed early last night. Chronic fatigue is affecting your productivity during the day, and all you want to do is go home and take a nap. Did you know that sleep apnea could be the culprit of your fatigue? Dr. Jay A. Nelson can help with sleep apnea treatment in Wesley Chapel!

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