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SNORING & SLEEP APNEA

• Airway Examples

• Evolution of Snoring if Left Untreated

• Causes of Snoring & Sleep Apnea

• Treatments for Snoring & Sleep Apnea

  • Effects of Treatment

    • Case Study 1

    • Case Study 2

    • Case Study 3

    • Case Study 4

    • Case Study 5

    • Case Study 6

    • Case Study 7

    • Case Study 8

    • Case Study 9

    • Case Study 10

  • Sleep Hygiene & Relaxation

  • Lifestyle Changes

  • Body Position

  • Nasal Sprays

  • Nasal Valve Dilators

  • Dental Appliances

    • 3 Basic Kinds of Dental Appliances

    • More on Dental Appliances

      • 3 Basic Kinds of Dental Appliances

      • Mandibular Advancement

      • Key Anatomic Relations in Mandibular Advancement

      • Effect of Increasing the Vertical Opening with the Mandible Advanced

      • CPAP vs. Mandibular Advancement

      • Schematic of the Jaw Thrust

      • Mandibular Advancement with a Dental Appliance and the Upper Airway

  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

    • Further Information on CPAP

    • New Developments in CPAP

  • Surgery

    • The Effects of LAUP on Different Kinds of Snorers.

    • The Harmful Effects of LAUP

• Impact of Snoring & OSA

  • Economic Impact

    • References for Economic Impact

• Statistics on Snoring & OSA

• Evaluation of Snoring & OSA

  • Dynamic Nasopharyngoscopy

    • Structures Seen During Nasopharyngoscopy

    • Example

  • Epworth Sleepiness Scale

  • Probability of Having OSA

  • Sleep Study

  • Stanford Method for Predicting OSA

OTHER SLEEP DISORDERS

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BREATHING

• Testing the Lungs

• Smoking

  • Statistics on Smoking

  • Effects of Smoking on the Lungs

  • Effects of Smoking on Other Parts of the Body

  • Effects of Second Hand Smoke

  • Quitting Smoking

• Asthma

  • Statistics on Asthma

  • Causes of Asthma

  • Signs and Symptoms of Asthma

  • Assessment of Asthma

  • Treatments of Asthma

• Other Breathing Disorders

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