by Cindy Barry | Mar 30, 2023
Snoring & Gasping at night? Learn more about Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder that causes the airways to collapse or become blocked while you’re asleep. It can cause you to stop breathing for 20 to 30 seconds at a time, numerous times...
by Cindy Barry | Dec 2, 2022
What causes sleep apnea in young adults (18-30 years)? When you think of sleep apnea, you might associate it with older men who snore loudly.However, this is not always the case. Granted, a huge proportion of older men do suffer from sleep apnea, but in reality, it...
by Ian Jackson | Nov 9, 2020
Understanding Dental Sleep Medicine Dental sleep medicine is an area of dental practice that focuses on the use of oral appliance therapy to treat sleep-disordered breathing, including snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). At the Beacon Sleep Medicine Clinic we...
by Ian Jackson | Jan 27, 2020
Solutions to Snoring – Beacon Dental Clinic, Dublin What is snoring?Snoring is noisy breathing during sleep. It can happen when breathing in or breathing out. Forty per cent of all adults snore, but it is most common in men, especially older, middle-aged and...
by Ian Jackson | Jun 21, 2019
Sleep Apnea: Why You Feel Tired After a Full Night of Sleep If you never wake up feeling refreshed, you might have this dangerous condition.You know the consequences of not getting enough sleep: mood swings, crabbiness, cravings, difficulty focusing and sluggishness....