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	<title>Health Fitness How To &#187; Sleep Disorders</title>
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		<title>How to Stop Snoring Using Effective Snoring Cures and Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jathomas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sleep Disorders]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sleep is an important part of our health and well-being. Every day we spend about eight hours sleeping to reset our bodies and minds and to relieve ourselves from the hassles and stresses of daily life.  However, a peaceful night’s sleep can be disrupted by our partners snoring or even our own.</p>
<p>In general, snoring can cause sleep deprivation, drowsiness, irritability, and even health problems such as heart attack and stroke. Statistics released by the American Academy of Otolaryngology suggest that 45% of normal adults snore occasionally and 25% are habitual snorers. These statistics alone suggest that there is a need for an effective snoring cure where possible or at least an effective treatment.</p>
<p><strong>Snoring Cure</strong></p>
<p>Experts believe that avoiding smoking, alcohol, and certain foods and medications before going to bed is an effective way of minimising snoring.  In a study published in the British Medical Journal, Dr. Robert Parker of the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine suggests that postural training is a good non-surgical cure for snoring. This involves constant practice by sleeping on your side with a tennis ball attached to your back to prevent you from lying face up. This method minimises the chance of getting your airway obstructed from your relaxed throat muscles.</p>
<p>Throat exercises with the use of musical instruments may help people with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea problems. A 2005 study conducted by University of Zurich researcher Dr. Milo Pulan revealed that 50% of his test subjects who played didgeridoo over a four-month period have shown significant improvement in their daytime sleep apnea than those who didn’t have such extensive throat exercises. As a result, the test subjects’ partners reported fewer disturbances from snoring.</p>
<p>Although the above studies and suggested treatments have worked for some, the best way to move forward is to consult an expert.  Consistent sleep problems are a medical problem and you should consult a professional.  They can provide you with advice and products to help you gain a better nights rest and therefore improve your general well being.</p>
<p><strong>Snoring Treatment</strong></p>
<p>For those having serious cases of snoring, medical and surgical intervention is necessary. According to Dr. Parker, consider getting an opinion from an ear, nose, and throat specialist before getting surgery. Among the prominent surgical procedures for treating snoring are uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, thermal ablation palatoplasty, coblation tonsillectomy, and Pillar procedure.</p>
<p>Another great option are sleep therapy centres.  Sleep therapy centres perform polysomnography and sleep apnea tests to diagnose sleep apnea and snoring problems. In recent years the developments of specialised CPAP masks and sleep apnea machines have allowed users to perform sleep tests and monitoring in some cases without having to always visit the sleep therapy centre.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ressleep.com.au/">ResSleep</a> has a growing national franchise network of Sleep Clinics that provides a snoring cure and premium patient service for the treatment of <a href="http://www.ressleep.com.au/our-products/cpap-machines-cpap-mask/">Sleep Apnea</a> Australia wide. ResSleep clinics also offer an on-site sleep test program operated by partnering Sleep Physicians. Our treatment consultants specialise in Complex <a href="http://www.ressleep.com.au/contactus/">Sleep Apnea and COPD treatments</a>.</p>
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		<title>10 Reasons You Should Purchase a High Back Office Chairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sochairs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the end of it all, the high back office chair will always stand out to be a priority choice. This is due to factors that include comfort, design, and overall price. Here are 10 great reasons that you should go with your gut and purchase a high back <a title="office chairs" href="http://www.spiderofficechairs.com/"><strong>office chairs</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Lumbar Support</strong><br />
The lumbar area of your body is located on your lower back and your lower torso sides which are more specifically sandwiched between your pelvis and rib area. Think of your lumbar area as a crucial, pivotal point of your body where the most strain happens when we twist and turn to do daily activities. A high back office chair will protect this area because it concentrates on giving great support while you are at work or rest.</p>
<p><strong>Neck Support</strong><br />
A high back office chair will definitely give your neck the support it needs when you lean back to do your thinking or when you take a quick rest from your office work. Keeping the neck supported is important in preventing cricks from happening in your neck which will eventually give you a headache.</p>
<p><strong>Shoulder Support</strong><br />
The shoulders are another highly affected part of your body when you work in the office, particularly when you work at a laptop which is not always at eye level. Having a high back chair will give you the proper shoulder support that will prevent upper back pain which is a major complaint for many office workers today.</p>
<p><strong>General Back Support</strong><br />
Remember, posture is everything! Having a great posture requires you to keep your back straight at all times and to have it properly supported when you sit to do work for long periods. A high back chair will give good overall back support whether you are working or resting.</p>
<p><strong>Head Support</strong><br />
When you are in a resting position while you are thinking deeply or talking to an employee, your high back office chair will give your head the proper support that it needs so you can relax. Being alert all day at work, your head is working overtime with all the thinking and brainstorming that it has to do. A high back chair can give your head the deserved support and rest place that it needs when it needs it.</p>
<p><strong>Overall Comfort</strong><br />
A high back chair gives general overall comfort for the body as the back has proper support, along with the neck and head. The comfort is further felt by other parts of the body that are not tasked to support the already well-supported areas.</p>
<p><strong>Ergonomic Features</strong><br />
High back chairs are really made for ergonomic purposes and to give the office worker the maximum comfort in a stressful environment. Having to sit for more than 8 hours daily is awfully stressful to the body, and with the features of the high back chair, you can be guaranteed of a good investment that will give you a healthier and more limber body for better office productivity and less physical injury.</p>
<p><strong>Professional Style</strong><br />
A high back chair is naturally very pleasing to the eye. Its style denotes professionalism and good standing in the company. Having a high back chair will not only make your office look better, it will make employees feel better when they use it and boost their overall confidence!</p>
<p><strong>Adjustable Features</strong><br />
The high back chairs have great features that make adjustment easy, appropriate and convenient. With an armrest that will give great arm support and height support for the chair itself, an office worker is benefited with a chair that adjusts to him and not him to it.</p>
<p><strong>Great Price</strong><br />
Contrary to what you may think, high back chairs are most affordable and are not too much over the price range of other average office chairs. Besides, if you think of all the benefits you will be getting with a high back chair, consider it as an exponential return on your initial investment!</p>
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		<title>Sleep Disorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarkSmith</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wake up and Do Something about Your <strong>Sleep Disorder</strong>&#8230; Are you falling asleep behind the wheel, in meetings, in waiting rooms, watching television, or worse even, in church? Do you snore or wake up frequently during the night?</p>
<p>You may have a sleep disorder and you need to do something about it immediately before it is too late. Sleep apnea is a growing problem in the United States; this particular sleep disorder is quite dangerous. The first sign you may have a problem, of course, is snoring.</p>
<p>Very often chronic snorers have a sleep apnea, which is a sleep disorder where you just stop breathing for a while in your sleep. This could vary from a few moments to as much as a minute or more. This sleep disorder also prevents you from obtaining a deep, REM sleep . You awaken frequently, after an apnea, or cessation of breathing.</p>
<p>There are various causes of this problem, but there is no time to waste figuring that out; get help immediately. When you quit breathing during the night, there is, of course, danger of a sudden death. But, even more alarming is that not being able to sink into that reparative deep sleep that your body needs, is harmful to your body, and especially harmful to your heart. You also run the risk of any number of calamities during a day due to the lack of good sleep. You become, eventually. a walking zombie. You feel like you want to sleep, but you can’t achieve that depth of rest that you need, so you are constantly sleep deprived and can barely function.</p>
<p>A sleep specialist can easily hook a few wires to you while you sleep, performing a sleep test. Most insurance will pay for this. He can quickly ascertain what the problem is and how to go about fixing it. Usually, you are set up with a machine that actually kind of keeps you breathing when you have an apnea by blowing wind into your passages.</p>
<p>The technology in these machines has improved rapidly in the last few years, and there is a very wide selection of options in masks and equipment. Wake up and do something about your <strong>sleep disorder</strong> and your whole outlook on life will change. If you don’t, you might wake up in a car accident or worse yet, you might not wake up at all.</p>
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