I Hate CPAP Comes to Houston, Texas

    HOUSTON, TX, January 11, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD joins national I Hate CPAP campaign to introduce oral appliance options to the many folks who can't tolerate CPAP. Do you hate CPAP? Call Dr. Konig.

Dr. Konig is improving lives in Houston, Texas with custom night-use oral appliances that keep the airway open, ensuring a restful night sleep and lowering his patients' risk of stroke, heart disease, and sleep-related car accidents.

Sleep apnea is a life threatening medical condition that is often treated with the CPAP machine. The problem is less than half the people prescribed CPAP use it regularly. Dr. Ronald Konig has joined the national I Hate CPAP campaign and launched www.Houston.IHateCPAP.com to introduce oral appliance and CPAP alternative options to sleep apnea sufferers who can't tolerate CPAP or have stopped using it.

Oral appliances have become a first-line therapy for the treatment of snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea according to a recent article in Sleepmatters published by the National Sleep Foundation.

The online sleep medicine resource- IHATECPAP.com - founded by Dr Ira L Shapira of Gurnee, Illinois- promotes sleep medicine and emotionally connect with patients who have abandoned CPAP treatment due to negative experiences. Dr. Shapira points out that the online site and marketing program does not 'hate' CPAP, however many patients do which is why the site and program's name attracts thousands of patients and family members in search of a CPAP alternatives that can improve their sleep, health and prolong their lives.

The Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine supports the use of lightweight easy to use dental appliances that eliminates the inconvenience of carrying CPAP equipment when traveling and gives rest to those folks who don't like or want a CPAP.

If you have sleep apnea or disruptive snoring and do not tolerate CPAP, I HATE CPAP wants to help you find answers go to www.Houston.IHateCPAP.com or www.IHateCPAP.com.

Recognized for his expertise in advanced dentistry, Dr. Konig specializes in a wide-range of cosmetic and complex reconstructive dental procedures, TMJ, sleep apnea and snoring relief.

Dr. Ronald W. Konig, a 1986 graduate of Baylor College of Dentistry, continued his post graduate training at the L. D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dentistry and the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. He was awarded a Fellowship from The Academy of General Dentistry for his extensive continuing education endeavors and recently received his Fellowship from the Las Vegas Institute, an accomplishment very few have attained.

Contact Dr. Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD at:http://www.Houston.IHateCPAP.com or in the find a dentist section of ihatecpap.com or call 713-668-2289.

About Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD

Dr. Konig specializes in a wide-range of cosmetic and complex reconstructive dental procedures, TMJ, sleep apnea and snoring relief.

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