10 Signs You’re in Denial of Having Sleep Apnea
Here's a checklist of 10 signs that are very suspicious for sleep apnea. How many apply to you? You may think you know all the signs of sleep apnea, but this list will enlighten you [...]
Feeling More Tired after Using CPAP: Causes & Solutions
CPAP therapy for sleep apnea should not be making you feel even more tired and drained. “If you're actually sleeping the majority of the night and feeling MORE tired than you did without the CPAP, [...]
What the Typical Person with Sleep Apnea Looks Like
Think the typical person with sleep apnea looks like a beer gutted middle age man with a short fat neck? Think again! There is NO typical appearance of a person with obstructive sleep apnea, and [...]
Make Excuses for Excessive Napping and Deny Sleep Apnea?
Do people say you nap too much? Do you make excuses such as being awake but closing your eyes just to rest them? Do you justify naps due to your age or stress? NOTE: This [...]
How to Convince Elderly Parent to Get Sleep Apnea Test
Here’s how to convince your elderly parent, whom you suspect has obstructive sleep apnea, to agree to a sleep study or an overnight oxygen level test. I was finally able to convince my advanced-elderly father [...]
Repeatedly Strangled While Sleeping: Sleep Apnea’s Dangers
Don’t think for a second that the typical patient with sleep apnea is a fat man with a thick neck. Thin young women can be diagnosed with this often misdiagnosed and very common condition. In [...]
Can Untreated Mild Sleep Apnea Cause Cardiovascular Harm?
Don’t let the diagnosis of “mild” fool you; untreated though mild obstructive sleep apnea can lead to adverse cardiovascular events in your body. […]
How to Tell You Might Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea ??
Don’t count yourself out from having sleep apnea just because you don’t have daytime symptoms and are lean, buff and young. Sleep apnea is one of those conditions for which millions of people could be [...]
Can a Sleep Study Miss Sleep Apnea?
Don’t get your hopes up if your first sleep study is negative for sleep apnea. Better have a second sleep study done because the first one may have missed it. […]
What Is Mild Sleep Apnea? It’s Not What You Think
Is the mildness of sleep apnea determined by the patient’s daytime symptoms such as severity? Is it frequency of these symptoms? Or is it something else? […]
HOW Does Untreated Sleep Apnea Damage the Heart?
You’d be shocked to know just all the ways that sleep apnea can harm the heart. If you’ve ever wondered why periods of stopped breathing can be so dangerous to the cardiovascular system even though [...]
Sleep Apnea’s Gasp for Breath vs. Overnight Laryngospasm
Okay, so which is it: sleep apnea or laryngospasm, being that both can cause you to abruptly wake in the middle of the night gasping for breath? […]
Can a Finger Pulse Oximeter Alone Detect Sleep Apnea?
Being that sleep apnea causes frequent low oxygen levels overnight, could a finger pulse oximeter by itself detect sleep apnea? When sleep apnea is suspected, the patient is encouraged to undergo a “sleep study” (polysomnography) [...]
Can You Prevent Sleep Apnea Sleeping Upright?
Which is more tolerable for preventing sleep apnea: sleeping upright or sleeping lying down with a CPAP machine on? This is a million-dollar question to people diagnosed with sleep apnea who can’t stand using a [...]
Can You Fake Sleep Apnea and Fool the Test ? Yes and No
Who’d want to fake sleep apnea and try to fool the sleep study test? A person wanting to scam an insurance company. A young man wanted to know if he could fool a sleep study [...]
26 Conditions that Mimic Stroke Including Cancer
People are misdiagnosed with stroke more often than you think because stroke mimics so many conditions – including cancer. […]
Sciatica Calf Pain vs. DVT Pain: Key Differences
Both sciatica and deep vein thrombosis can cause a lot of calf pain. What’s troubling is that not all DVT pain comes with visible symptoms that strongly point towards this condition. So the patient is [...]
No Insurance for a Sleep Apnea Test? Here’s What to Do
There IS a way you can undergo a very reliable sleep apnea test if you don’t have insurance—for a price so low you won’t believe it. […]
Avoid Colon Cancer: Whole Grains, Exercise, No Processed Meat
The prevention of colon cancer begins with the big 3: Eat whole grains, exercise and avoid processed meats. […]
What Happens to Sperm After Prostate Removal?
After prostate removal, the sperm has to go somewhere – but where? Men who are facing prostate removal due to cancer will surely wonder where their sperm will go after removal of the prostate gland. [...]
Risk of Prostate Cancer Spread from Needle Biopsy?
You’re scared that prostate cancer—which you don’t know if you have—will spread by a needle biopsy. But if you don’t have the needle biopsy, then you can’t be diagnosed with prostate cancer – and thus [...]
Can You Have an Extremely High PSA but No Prostate Cancer?
Should you panic about prostate cancer if you learn that your PSA is shockingly high? […]
You Know You Probably Have Sleep Apnea When…
Sleep apnea not only is one of the most misdiagnosed conditions. But many undiagnosed people are in denial that they might actually have it. Though the stereotypical patient is an overweight middle aged man with [...]
Can Prostate Cancer Cause Cloudy Urine?
Cloudy urine has many potential causes. Many men just cannot get the idea of prostate cancer — which has a lifetime risk of one in six U.S. men—out of their mind, and obsessively check their [...]
Cause of Sciatica Pain and Tingling in the Butt and Hip
If you’re suffering from sciatic butt pain, especially if it’s accompanied by tingling or numbness, this is probably caused by the sciatic nerve getting compressed by the piriformis muscle. […]
Does Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Always Cause Pain?
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be quite painful, prompting frustrated patients to seek a surgical solution. But for some individuals with this common disorder, there is never any pain. Tingling and/or numbness may be the only [...]
Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cause Your Palm to Itch?
The itching of your palm is driving you mad and there seems to be no explanation for this itching – except maybe carpal tunnel syndrome? Well, don’t go there. “Itching, which is called pruritus, is [...]
Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cause Cracking Wrists?
So your wrist is going snap, crackle pop! Maybe there’s even some pain or tingling along with the cracking in your wrist: carpal tunnel syndrome as a cause for cracking of the wrist bones? “CTS [...]
Why Can’t Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Go Away on Its Own?
If you don’t think carpal tunnel syndrome can go away on its own, there’s actually more hope than you’ve been thinking about this common and sometimes very painful condition. […]
Enlarged Prostate vs. Prostate Cancer: Symptom Comparison
The symptom overlap from an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer are nearly identical as far as urine-related symptoms. […]
Five Simple Steps to Stroke Prevention for Women and Men
Stroke doesn’t strike out of the blue; this condition, in large part, can be prevented by taking a handful of measures and sticking to them, says the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines. Stroke is [...]
Can ALS Cause Hand Symptoms that Mimic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Unfortunately, early symptoms of ALS can masquerade as symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. If you wait long enough and have ALS, you’ll eventually suffer the progressive symptoms of this neurodegenerative disease. […]
The Worst that Can Happen if Carpal Tunnel Is Never Treated
If you don’t get treatment for your carpal tunnel syndrome, it may spontaneously improve, OR, you may end up with permanent pain and grip weakness. The tricky thing here is that you can’t tell for [...]
Appearance of Pencil Stools of Colon Cancer Compared to IBS
Colon cancer can cause pencil shaped stools. So can irritable bowel syndrome. And therein lies the problem when you see skinny poops coming out of you that resemble a pencil shape or how toothpaste looks [...]
How Stress Increases Stroke Risk
Stress increases stroke risk. If you suffer from a lot of stress, then beware, as this is a risk factor for stroke, which strikes 700,000 Americans every year, the third leading medical cause of death [...]
Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cause Pain in the Entire Arm ?
Carpal tunnel syndrome can cause pain in your entire arm, but not without the help of another neurological disorder. To relieve the whole arm pain, you must have both conditions treated. […]
Can Excess Sleep Cause a Deep Vein Thrombosis (Blood Clot) ?
You know that excess sitting can cause a DVT, but what about sleep? How much sleep is too much sleep when it comes to causing a blood clot in your vein? “Excessive sleeping means you [...]
Why Quitting Smoking after a TIA Is So Important
Do whatever it takes to quit smoking if you’ve had a TIA. Smoking damages the blood vessels in the brain. But not only that, it also causes conditions that are independent risk factors for transient [...]
Life after a TIA: 5 Steps to Kill the Fear of Another One
Once you’ve had a transient ischemic attack, life as you know it will never be the same — but there are five measures you can take to regain power over your life. […]
Will the DASH Diet Help Prevent a Second TIA?
If you’ve suffered from a TIA, perhaps you’re wondering if the DASH diet will help prevent another one of these mini-strokes, which can mean a massive stroke in the near future. You need not have [...]
