Patients Looking For Somnomed MAS, Somnodent MAS, TAP Appliances, SUAD Or Other Oral Appliance For Treating Sleep Apnea Can Find A Local Dentist At I Hate CPAP!

    GURNEE, IL, July 25, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dental Sleep Medicine is rapidly becoming a major player in the treatment of sleep apnea. Dr Ira L Shapira a Chicago dentist has created http://www.ihatecpap.com to assist patients in their search for qualified sleep apnea dentists. Dr Shapira is a pioneer in the field and treats sleep apnea patients in his dental practice in Gurnee, Illinois. He has also opened Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates to help patients throughout Northern Illinois find solutions for treating sleep apnea. CPAP is the gold standard for treating sleep apnea but two out of three patients do not utilize their CPAP machines. There are many reasons patients do not like CPAP but the reasons are not as important as finding treatment alternatives that patients can live with.

The amazing success of www.ihatecpap.com has turned this site into one of the premiere sites discussing sleep apnea and treatment of sleep apnea. There are now over 30 dentists across the US who are members of www.ihatecpap.com and can be found in the find a dentist section of the site. The I HATE CPAP team will help you locate a sleep apnea dentist even if one is not yet listed. The I HATE CPAP dentists work as a team to promote better sleep and better health. Thousands and thousands of unique visitors come to the site every month looking for CPAP alternatives.

Dr Shapira, the founder is a Diplomate of The American Board of Dental Sleep Member and believes every patient should be seen by a physician experienced in Sleep Medicine. Ideally, according to Dr Shapira, every patient will have a diagnostic sleep test and a second test to confirm the efficacy of treatment. Dr Shapira recommends patients utilize an accredited sleep center whenever possible. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine sets high standards for sleep centers to achieve accredited status.

Sleep and Health Journal has an article "ORAL APPLIANCES FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA: PANACEA OR PANDORA'S BOX
Problems and Pitfalls with Oral Appliances" by Dr Shapira in the June 2009 issue. This article can be found @
http://www.sleepandhealth.com/oral-appliances-treating-sleep-apnea-panacea-or-pa

Dr Shapira stresses that he does not hate CPAP and that CPAP is an excellent and extremely effective treatment for sleep apnea. Unfortunately, many patients give up on CPAP and face greatly increased risks of heart attacks, strokes and other serious medical problems. It is most unfortunate that all sleep physicians don't routinely explain the options available to patients who do not tolerate CPAP. There are surgical alternatives to CPAP but studies have shown higher efficacy with oral appliances. Additional information on surgical alternative can be found in"SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT: ARE DENTAL APPLIANCES MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN SURGERY?" in Sleep and Health Journal. @
http://www.sleepandhealth.com/story/sleep-apnea-treatment-are-dental-appliances-more-successful-surgery

There are a wide variety of oral appliances used to treat sleep apnea. Some of the most effective oral appliances re the Somnodent MAS by Somnomed, the TAP appliance, the SUAD appliance, the Telescopic Herbst, the Oasys appliance and tongue retaining devices. A more complete list of oral appliances with pictures an descriptions can be found @
http://www.ihatecpap.com/oral_appliance.html

I HATE CPAP LLC will be at the IACA meeting in San Francisco in July 30- August 2. The IACA or International Academy of Comprehensive Aesthetics is a major Dental meeting that will have continuing education in treating sleep disordrs, neuromuscular dentistry, chronic daily headaches, cosmetic dentistry, migraine treatment and other complex issues that leading dentists have integrated into their dental practices.

Dr Shapira will have a presence at the meeting and expects a large sign-up of dentists joining the I HATE CPAP family. He is also introducing his newest venture I HATE HEADACHES.info that will promote the advantages of neuromuscular dentistry for the treatment of headaches and migraines. A popular article in Sleep and Health Journal is "SUFFER NO MORE: DEALING WITH THE GREAT IMPOSTOR" discusses how neuromuscular dentistry can provide answers for patients with complex chronic pain problems. You can read the complete story @ http://www.sleepandhealth.com/story/suffer-no-more-dealing-great-impostor and additional information on treatment of TMJ problems is available at http://www.ihateheadaches.org

Dr Ira L Shapira is an author and section editor of Sleep and Health Journal, President of I HATE CPAP LLC, President Dato-TECH, and has a Dental Practice with his partner Dr Mark Amidei. He has recently formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates. He is a Regent of ICCMO and its representative to the TMD Alliance, He was a founding and certified member of the Sleep Disorder Dental Society which became the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, A founding member of DOSA the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, A Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a graduate of LVI. He is a former assistant professor at Rush Medical School's Sleep Service where he worked with Dr Rosalind Cartwright who is a founder of Sleep Medicine and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a consultant to numerous sleep centers and teaches courses in Dental Sleep Medicine in his office to doctors from around the U.S. He is the Founder of I HATE CPAP LLC and http://www.ihatecpap.com Dr Shapira also holds several patents on methods and devices for the prophylactic minimally invasive early removal of wisdom teeth and collection of bone marrow and stem cells. Dr Shapira is a licensed general dentist in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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