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2008-10-26 | A study from the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine showed that people with even minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of impaired endothelial function and increased arterial stiffness.
2008-09-14 | HEAVY SNORING CAUSES SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RISK FOR CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND STROKE ACCORDING TO JOURNAL OF SLEEP AND SLEEP DISORDERS RESEARCH. THIS RISK IS INDEPENDENT OF RISK FOR SLEEP APNEA AND NOCTURNAL HYPOXIA. CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF STROKES.
2008-08-22 | Renowned Sleep Apnea Dentist Dr Ira L Shapira offers CPAP Alternatives that most patients prefer to CPAP. He is partnering with Schaumburg dentist Dr Alan Acierno to bring better sleep to the northwest suburbs. Most patients prefer oral appliances to CPAP when offered a choice.
2008-08-22 | MOST PATIENTS PREFER ORAL APPLIANCES TO CPAP WHEN OFFERED A CHOICE. DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE IS NOW ACCEPTED AS A FIRST LINE TREATMENT FOR MILD TO MODERATE APNEA.
2008-08-22 | Renowned Sleep Apnea Dentist Dr Ira L Shapira offers CPAP Alternatives that most patients prefer to CPAP. He is partnering with American Sleep Medicine in Skokie, Illinois to bring better sleep to the North Shore Chicago suburbs. New research on sleep apnea and cardiac health is reviewed.
2008-07-06 | CPAP saves lives and has long been the gold standard of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. Chicago dentist, Dr Ira L Shapira is improving lives and marriages in Illinois by treating Sleep Apnea and Snoring. WWW.ihatecpap.com helps patients across the United States find Sleep Apnea Dentists.
2008-05-09 | Dr Ira L Shapira is a Chicago Sleep apnea dentist and pioneer of dental sleep medicine. He gave informational lectures on Dental Sleep Medicine at the 2008 Big Sleep Show in Chicago. Oral appliances are preferred over CPAP by most patients who are offered a Choice on treatment. WWW.ihatecpap.com