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Survey Finds Many Will Dump A Snoring Relationship By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
Just last month, the Snoring Center of Chicago queried more than 200 Chicago residents on their sleeping patterns, health, and snoring issues. Here are the main points the survey uncovered: Hard Day’s Night. About 40 percent of Chicagoans surveyed experience problems … Continue reading
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Stress Hormones, Sleep, and Health Effects By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
Disturbed sleep widely impacts our day-to-day mood and behaviors. Below is a series of questions and answers looking at the effect poor sleep may have on our health—specifically our stress hormone levels, appetite, metabolism, and mood. Poor sleeping habits … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedtime Rituals, Health, Insomnia, Job Performance, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Deprevation, Sleep Habits, Snoring, The Snoring Center
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“Gremlin? No, ghrelin.” By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
This month the American Heart Association meeting in San Diego presented a study that further supports the idea that lack of sleep contributes to obesity. Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, tested whether lack of sleep altered the levels … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedtime Rituals, Health, Job Performance, Obesity, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Deprevation, Snoring, The Snoring Center, Weight Loss
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Daylight Saving- Great Time to Reset Your Sleep Habits By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
It’s that time again. I know it feels as if we just turned our clocks back by one hour, how could we possibly be springing ahead so soon? Well, that sense of Daylight Savings Time (DST) sneaking up on you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedtime Rituals, daylight savings time, Health, Nasal Allergies, Pillar Procedure, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, sleep awareness month, Sleep Deprevation, Sleep Habits, Snoring, Snoring Center, Sunshine, Turbinate Coblation
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Sometimes I snore louder than my husband By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
“Sometimes I snore louder than my husband. It’s really embarrassing but is it something I should be worried about?” Snoring can potentially signal a more serious condition-obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is a sleep disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of … Continue reading
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Lack of sleep, Increased appetite By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
It’s February, how are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? For some of us who have made resolutions of weight loss, success seems out of reach and our will power flailing. While nothing but your own determination and two … Continue reading
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Improving Sleep through the Lessons of “Groundhog Day” By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
No one is actually expecting to re-live the same day over and over, as did Bill Murray’s character in the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day. Keeping the same schedule throughout all days of the week is likely to give you a … Continue reading
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Seasonal Slumber – Stop Snoring
During the holiday season, we may indulge in the spirit of giving by sacrificing a lot of our time and energy, but there is definitely one gift we must reserve for ourselves–the gift of sleep. Staying up late, performing holiday … Continue reading
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National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
We are currently in the middle of National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week (November 6-12, 2011), which is an annual public awareness campaign from the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). Since over half of us admit to having driven while drowsy at … Continue reading
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Fall Back to Sleep When You Turn Back the Clock…By Victoria S. Brkovich, MD
Will you sleep in? On November 6, we must switch our clocks back one hour, as we move from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time. Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is the period of the year when clocks are moved … Continue reading
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