Can Marijuana Cure Snoring and Sleep Apnea?

Can Marijuana Cure Snoring and Sleep Apnea?

by | Feb 23, 2019

During 2018, an interesting debate broke out between the Minnesota Department of Health and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine about the use of medical marijuana in curing sleep apnea. Minnesota approved the use of marijuana for sleep apnea and wrote a brief that...
How Snoring Kills (even in absence of sleep apnea)

How Snoring Kills (even in absence of sleep apnea)

by | Jan 11, 2019

We usually think of snoring as a harmless annoyance. Yes, it’s loud and it may keep your partner (and you) up at night. But doctors often consider its sister, disease sleep apnea, to be much more dangerous. But a new study just presented a study at a meeting of the...
#1 Cause of Sleep Apnea and Snoring Discovered

#1 Cause of Sleep Apnea and Snoring Discovered

by | Dec 30, 2018

A new study published in the journal Pulse reveals the single biggest cause of snoring and sleep apnea. Not only does this factor press on your throat and strangle you while you sleep, it also changes the shape of your breathing passages, causing those dreaded night...
Weird Sleep Apnea and Acid Reflux Connection Uncovered

Weird Sleep Apnea and Acid Reflux Connection Uncovered

by | Sep 18, 2018

Past studies to have found direct connection between gastroesophageal reflux disease (acid reflux), or GERD, and sleep apnea. But which disease is the cause of the other (chicken and the egg) or are they actually both caused by some mysterious third element? That’s...
Strange Sleep Apnea and Overweight Connection

Strange Sleep Apnea and Overweight Connection

by | Sep 4, 2018

People with sleep apnea are often overweight or obese. It is, in fact, often due to the fat buildup around our necks, backs, and chests that press on the airways, making them collapse during the night while you sleep. Scientists from the James Madison University...