Understanding the importance of Sleep
How much sleep do we need and why is important? Most doctors would tell us that the amount of sleep one needs varies from person to person. We should feel refreshed and alert upon awakening and not need a day time nap to get us through the day. Sleep needs change...
Why Do We Need Sleep? Sleep Apnoea & Snoring Treatment
Sleep is an essential function that allows your body and mind to recharge, leaving you refreshed and alert when you wake up. Healthy sleep also helps the body remain healthy and stave off diseases. Without enough sleep, the brain cannot function properly. This...
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 strongly believe that dentists can...
Sleep Apnea and Sleep
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep. The “apnea” in sleep apnea refers to a breathing pause that lasts at least ten seconds. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of the...
Why Sleep Matters – Prof. Matthew Walker Ph.D. Neuroscientist and Sleep Expert
“The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life. The leading causes of disease and death in developed nations have recognised causal links to a lack of sleep.” Prof. Matthew Walker Ph.D. Neuroscientist and Sleep Expert What are you like without a good night’s sleep?...
Solve problems with sleep: Lack of sleep can impact brain performance
We all know what it's like when we don't get enough sleep - the next day you can feel foggy, find it hard to concentrate or just want to doze off. According to emeritus professor Dorothy Bruck, chair of the Sleep Health Foundation Australia, lack of adequate...
What’s the unusual reason behind your partner’s sleep-shattering snoring?
Snoring has been the bane of many a couples’ lives inside the bedroom but thunderous, sleep-shattering noises could have an unexpected but simple cause: your tongue. Researchers have found that some people’s snoring habits are actually down to — wait for it — having a...
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 overweight men. What are the causes of snoring? Snoring...
The Effects of Sleep Apnea on the Body
Sleep apnea is a condition in which your breathing repeatedly pauses while you sleep. When this happens, your body wakes you up to resume breathing. These multiple sleep interruptions prevent you from sleeping well, leaving you feeling extra tired during the day....
Understanding Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
What is sleep apnoea? This is a potentially life-threatening condition in which breathing is disrupted during sleep. It has been linked to high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Who...
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. And when you don't know why you can't get enough sleep, the...
The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well
Do you think you got enough sleep this past week? Can you remember the last time you woke up without an alarm clock, feeling refreshed, not needing caffeine? If the answer to any of these questions is “no,” you are not alone. Two-thirds of adults throughout all...
Love May be Blind But Not Deaf: How To Talk To Your Partner About Their Snoring
For some people snoring is a lifelong diagnosis. According to research conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, every third man and every fourth woman snore nightly. Snoring has always been a joking matter. The only people who don’t consider it funny are snorers’...
Sleep apnoea warning – does your breathing sound like this? When to see a doctor revealed
Sleep apnoea symptoms include loud snoring, gasping for air, and difficulty breathing while asleep. You could be at risk of the condition, and may need a sleep apnea machine, if your breathing sounds like this. Should you speak to a doctor? Obstructive sleep apnoea...
A Guide to Sleep Apnea
A Guide to Sleep Apnea Every night, hundreds of Irish people go to bed and drift into an evening of sleep that is anything but peaceful. They snore and gasp for air throughout the night, causing chronic sleepiness and increasing their risk of heart disease,...
Dental Sleep Medicine
The most common type of sleep apnea is known as obstructive sleep apnea. People who have it experience potentially dangerous pauses in their breathing while asleep, which can occur dozens or even hundreds of times a night, causing them to wake up or snore loudly as...
Effects Of Sleep Apnea If Left Untreated
Sleep apnea is a condition that can be controlled through a combination of medication, dental devices such as a Oral Appliance Therapy and lifestyle changes. However, people who have sleep apnea may not currently be using the proper treatment to alleviate their sleep...
New Year, New You with Sleep Apnea Treatment
Sleep apnea can interfere with your quality of life on many levels. While waking up with a dry mouth and sore throat may be obvious signs of a disruption occurring while you sleep, things like daytime fatigue, may be shrugged off as being relatively minor. However,...
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