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136. Sleep Apnea Hits the Gas with “Snore & Roar”
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) My 1971 Mustang Mach 1 and I recently attended the “Snore & Roar” car show here in Durham on October 5th 2013. As you may notice, this show was put on to help raise awareness about Sleep Apnea. The most common form of this medical condition, known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), affects many millions of Americans and is caused by recurring airway blockage during sleep. Affected...
137. Snoring - When to see the ENT?
Snoring is considered a social problem because it disturbs bed partners and family members. However, about 15% of people who snore also have obstructive sleep apnea, which is a medical problem. Additionally, while snoring is not a direct cause of heart attack, sleep apnea can be a risk factor. When snoring is caused by a sleep disorder called sleep apnea, a surge in cortisone and adrenaline occurs each time you’re jolted...
138. Spa-like Treatment for your Dry Eyes
When you have dry eye, it can feel like something is in your eye. NCEENT now offers a new spa-like treatment that relieves dry eyes and helps your eyes make more tears. Find out how our Thermal 1-Touch™ improves your eyes’ health: Thermal-1-Touch™
139. Statement of Support
It may be difficult for each of us to process everything that has happened, and is happening. And each of us may be experiencing these times with different perspectives and feeling different emotions. Anger, sorrow, powerlessness, guilt, frustration, and even defensiveness. Our thoughts and feelings will be all over the map, and that is OK. And it is normal. It is in these times that we search for the...
140. Strange But True: Hair Grows From This Man’s Eye
A case report in this month’s New England Journal of Medicine documents the strange case of a 19 year-old man in Iran who presented to his local eye clinic complaining of a mass on his right eye that had been present since birth. This lesion gradually enlarged through the years and began to cause symptoms of irritation and blurred vision. Oh, and it also had hair growing out of it....