Sleep apnea and what it can do to your body. What helps?

 I have had severe sleep apnea for years, and with that came migraine headaches. This has been a very trying problem, and it seems my throat  has a very small air passage. This is why I can't breathe.

 Finally over a year ago I met a woman who recommended a doctor to me who has made a real difference in my life, and people actually come to him from all over the world. She had plenty of money and had tried everything, and this helped she said. Since then I have sent many people to him, but not written about it here yet.

These patients are very impressed with their treatment even though they were once diagnosed with auto immune disorders and other complaints such as Parkinsons Disease, Alzheimer's, ADHD, or Depression, the list goes on, once fitted with my doctors special orthotics which only he knows the science of because he is creating that science as he goes, these patients find they don't have such disorders, they were just extremely exhausted, and the body wasn't going into a deep enough sleep to heal itself, so many problems spring up.

I have seen him over a year now. I have an extreme case as my throat is so small, but I am getting better, The headaches now are manageable by using an over the counter migraine medicine mostly, and I can sleep if the orthotic is adjusted to my current needs. There will be a stopping place where I will not need adjustments very often at all. My case is a more severe one.

Headaches and racing pulse at night or in the morning, or anytime of day when I might becomes very relaxed and my tiny air passage collapses, this happens. If you see an MD they may give you something for anxiety saying you have an anxiety disorder. Anti anxiety medications will only make things worse because your body is trying to wake you up by producing adrenaline. You may also have depression because when the body dumps adrenaline in large quantities depression may naturally follow. The body is just responding to having pumped out a huge amount of adrenaline.

When you don't go into deep sleep, your body can't heal itself.
So you may have allergies, sensitivities, headaches, diseases like auto immune, ADHD, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's , seriously the list is exhaustive.

The reason is how the bodies react to not getting healing sleep.

My air passage is so small and tongue large in comparison and it becomes your throat you know.
C-pap is a ridiculous device. It rarely works in case you suspected.
Medical doctors do not have a clue about sleep apnea. But their realm is dispensing pills and surgery.
If surgery is the answer they don't have the first clue as to the many complications because they don't understand the problem to begin with.

Here in my blog I've offered some mainstream strategies.
And exercises.
But I want to let you know that your problem with apnea is not due to reasons a medical doctor may suggest to you.

I'm working with a renowned dentist who people come from all over the world to see.
He is in my state and knows more about this disorder than anyone on earth.

If you're interested please contact me.
I'm happy to share what I'm learning but don't want to cause them a serious run on callers.
This is all for now.
I'm mobile. Will correct when on my computer. Have patience. Thank you.  . 

Art by Sherry ©1999

So if You are interested, please send a mail my way, and I will give you information about this method and the doctor I use.

Heres to good sleeping.... 

I sleep with a smile these nights....all night long..

Until then see my page with throat exercises, they have helped many people with sleep problems. It is the number one hit on my blog.

Sleep Apnea, exercises for throat, and tongue,,chronic headaches...

Curing The Snore

With the news this week that snoring and chronic daily headache are linked, we've compiled a list for your patients of simple exercises that help in reducing snoring frequency and volume, for those who don't want to take drugs daily.

Iif you want to know the cure thats easy,

I have news on Sleep Apnea, something everyone wants, am easy solutions to a complex problem.

 Write me at

jerez598atgmaildotcom

We’re all aware of various devices which can be worn to prevent snoring , but there may be a simpler alternative that is worth a shot too. Exercises can make a significant difference to a tired snorer and their partner. The following patient information sheet can be printed to give to your patients.

Tongue and throat exercises, if practiced diligently over a period of time, may be of great benefit in reducing snoring. Repeat each of the following exercises 5 times each, twice daily:

1) Slowly open and close your mouth to its full extent, making sure the lips meet when closing.
2) Pucker your lips (as if about to kiss). Hold for a count of 10. Relax.
3) Spread your lips into a big, exaggerated smile. Hold. Relax.
4) Mix Exercises 2 & 3: Pucker-Hold-Smile-Hold.
5) Try to pucker with your mouth wide open, without closing your jaws together. Hold & relax.
6) Close your lips and press them tightly together.
7) Close your lips firmly, then make a ‘slurping’ noise, as if sipping a drink.
8) Open your mouth and stick out your tongue. Be sure your tongue comes straight out of your mouth and doesn’t go off the side. Hold, relax and repeat several times. Work toward sticking your tongue out farther each day, but still pointing straight ahead.
9) Stick out your tongue and move it slowly from corner to corner of your lips. Hold in each corner, relax and repeat several times. Be sure your tongue actually touches each corner each time.
10) Stick out your tongue and try to reach your chin with the tongue tip. Hold at the farthest extension.
11) Stick out your tongue and try to touch your nose with the tongue tip. Hold at farthest extension.
12) Stick out your tongue. Hold a spoon upright against the tip of your extended tongue and try to push it away while your hand holds the spoon in place.
13) Repeatedly stick your tongue in and out as fast as you can.
14) Flick your tongue from corner to corner as quickly as you can.
15) Move tongue all around your lips in a circle as quickly as you can, making sure you stay in constant contact.
16) Open and close mouth as quickly as you can, making sure your lips close each time.
17) Say ‘Ma-Ma-Ma-Ma’ as quickly as possible, ensuring there's an ‘em’ and an ‘ah’ sound each time.
18) Repeat with ‘La-La-La-La.’
19) Repeat with ‘Ka-Ka-Ka-Ka’ as quickly and accurately as you can.
20) Repeat with ‘Kala-Kala-Kala-Kala.’
21) Gargle loudly with warm water.
22) Sing through the vowel sounds (A-E-I-O-U) as loudly as you can (or dare). Songs like ‘Old McDonald Had a Farm’ are also good.


Chronic Headache Linked To Snoring

A new study finds a link between snoring and chronic daily headache. The study, published in the April 22 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, examined the snoring habits of people with chronic daily headache and people with occasional headaches.

Chronic daily headache was defined as people with at least 15 headaches per month. Occasional headache was defined as two to 104 headaches per year.

People with chronic daily headache were more than twice as likely to also be chronic snorers than those with occasional headaches. The result was the same even when adjusting for factors that can affect breathing in sleep, such as body mass index and alcohol intake.

'If we can show that the snoring is causing the headaches, then we may be able to stop or lessen people's headaches by treating their snoring,' said study author Ann Scher, PhD, of the National Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md. 'This would be a great relief to people who suffer from chronic daily headache.'

The study involved 206 people aged 18 to 65 who had suffered from chronic daily headache for five years or less and 507 people with occasional headache. Those with chronic headache had an average of 260 days with headaches per year. Those with occasional headache had an average of 24 headache days per year.

The participants were asked how often they snored, and researchers classified their headache types. Scher noted that few studies have validated the accuracy of having patients report their own snoring status. To test the validity, the researchers analysed the link between snoring and chronic daily headache data separately by gender, age, marital status and headache type and found no significant differences.

Those with chronic daily headache were more likely to be female, have a lower educational level and have been previously married (divorced, widowed or separated) than those with occasional headache.

Scher said more research is needed to determine the link between snoring and chronic daily headache. 'The headaches could be causing the snoring, or the snoring could be causing the headaches, or both,' she said. 'Chronic headache can result in disturbed sleep, and sedating medications used to treat pain can aggravate sleep-disordered breathing. On the other side, sleep deprivation or excessive sleep can trigger migraine attacks in some people.'


Thursday 20th September 2001

Jab Stops Snoring In Its Tracks

An injection in the back of the mouth can prevent snoring, reports New Scientist today.

Scott Brietzke told delegates last week at a meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology’s Head and Neck Surgery in Denver. This ‘snoreplasty’ technique is effective, relatively painless and costs only about $35 per patient.

Patients undergo treatment that involves injecting a chemical called tetradecyl sulphate into the fleshy soft palate at the back of the throat. Scar tissue is then formed which stiffens the soft palate, reducing the amount of fluttering of the tissues and hence snoring.

The technique was developed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethseda, Maryland and can reduce the loudness of snoring from 11 decibels to 2 decibels.

Andrew Cummin of London’s Charing Cross Hospital, commented, ‘This certainly seems preferable to trimming the soft palate. Trimming the palate can cause irreparable damage. If too much of the palate is removed, patients can experience regurgitation of fizzy drinks through the nostrils, or they can have trouble swallowing.’

On Monday, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine announced another potential cure for snoring.

Further information
Further advice for patients can be found in Scott E. Dr. The Natural Way to Stop Snoring
Talkaboutsleep.com
britishsnoring
entnet.org
snoring.com