How to Diagnose Sleep Disorders : Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Obstructive sleep apnea can be very difficult for an individual’s well-being if it’s not treated properly. Learn some tips for essing and treating obstructive sleep apnea from our medical expert in this free video.
Expert: Taylor Smith
Bio: Taylor Smith, CMA, is a multifaceted Certified Medical istant.
Filmmaker: Doug Craig
Duration : 0:2:47
Fox News Channel 10 (Phoenix) story about teenager Brendan, 19, who sleeps 12-16 hours at a time, and is asleep more than he’s awake. Doctors struggle to figure out why. Sleep doctor Michael Breus comments on how sleep disorders are on the rise, and says there are between 85-88 identified sleep disorders at the time of this news story. Many of these disorders are mysterious, and doctors are still struggling to understand and treat them. In a nation where 1 out of 3 Americans are sleep-deprived and stay awake longer than they should, Brendan’s sleep disorder is rare.