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Posted on March 01, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
Posted on March 01, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
Before you can get a good night’s sleep, you have to fall asleep. And for some kids, falling asleep is a hard thing to do.
When we fall asleep, we enter Stage 1 No...
Continue ReadingPosted on March 01, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
A study recently published in Pediatric Neurology recently explored connections between migraines and sleep disturbances in children and teens. In an article atContinue Reading
Posted on March 01, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
The American Journal of Managed Care recently reported on a new study that links sleep apnea treatments to improved Fl...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 05, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
Does your teenager wake up tired? Do they complain that they have trouble falling asleep because they can’t stop thinking? Have you tried every home remedy you can find, with no luck? There may be another way t...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 05, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
Many people try CPAP therapy when they’re first diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). If they have trouble using the CPAP, then they become candidates for oral appliance therapy. Until now, CPAP has be...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 05, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents have learned to love telemedicine. Telemedicine keeps kids out of offices where they might catch a virus, it saves on travel time and gas money, and can allo...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 05, 2021
Meghna Dassani DMD
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has shown how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment can pre...
Continue ReadingPosted on November 11, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) can cause big problems for kids. When kids aren't breathing well during sleep, they lose energy. They fall behind academically. Their behavior suffers and they have trouble maintaining g...
Continue ReadingPosted on November 11, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
A recent article published in Pulmonology Advisor
Posted on November 11, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
The last few months of shutdowns and virtual work have been hard for most Americans, but there has to be a silver lining, right? Shouldn’t people at least be getting more sleep since they’re out of the office and classroom...
Continue ReadingPosted on November 11, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
For many pediatricians, a Tonsillectomy and Adenectomy is the first line of treatment for a child with obstructive sleep apnea. But is it always a necessary treatment? A recent study published in the journalContinue Reading
Posted on July 29, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
When you sleep, what do you dream about? Could the content and quality of your dreams be a symptom of sleep apnea? In recent years researchers have been exploring the connection between dreams and the Apnea-Hy...
Continue ReadingPosted on July 19, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Most people are aware that there's a problem when teens get little sleep. They do worse at school, their mood suffers, and they can't enjoy life. Until recently, lack of sleep was a primary concern for the pare...
Continue ReadingPosted on July 14, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Obese patients with sleep apnea are often told that their weight gain caused the apnea. This can often send them into a shame spiral, where they reject treatment because they blame themselves for their condition. However, ...
Continue ReadingPosted on July 05, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
When your patients receive sleep apnea diagnoses, their primary care physicians will often urge them to exercise more. After all, since obesity correlates with sleep apnea, and exercise is good for obese patients, it...
Continue ReadingPosted on June 22, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
While all patients should receive regular screenings for obstructive sleep apnea, these screenings are especially important for your patients with Sickle Cell Disease. ...
Continue ReadingPosted on June 22, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Researchers in Israel have developed a new screening tool that combines pulse oximetry with an AI app to provide medical professionals with a low-cost method for identifying patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
... Continue ReadingPosted on June 15, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
If you’re like most families in North America, the last few months have been chaotic. Kids have gone from rigid bedtimes and wakeups to a more freeform schedule. Without out-of-the-house activities, days seemed...
Continue ReadingPosted on March 23, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
We all know about the dangers of drunk drivers, but what about the dangers of exhausted drivers? According to the American Ac...
Continue ReadingPosted on March 16, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Even if you're dedicated to screening your patients for symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), some will fall through the cracks. Too many patients rush through questionnaires or don't take their symptoms seriously. Th...
Continue ReadingPosted on March 09, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
The 2020 Flu and RSV seasons have been terrible, and now Americans face the added threat of the Novel Coronavirus (CoVid-19). Could your untreated sleep apnea be putting you at greater risk for complications from sea...
Continue ReadingPosted on March 02, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
The current first line of treatment for pediatric sleep apnea is the removal of tonsils and adenoids. But what happ...
Continue ReadingPosted on February 25, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Allergies are tough. Environmental allergies affect 30% of US adults and 40% of US children. When people are exposed to allergens in the air, they break out in rashes, their eyes itch and water, and their sinuses and...
Continue ReadingPosted on February 18, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
When you begin to learn about sleep apnea, you may notice that many dentists and sleep doctors talk a lot about the palate. Why is the palate so important to doctors and dentists who treat obstructive sleep apnea? Th...
Continue ReadingPosted on February 11, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
It’s nearly spring, and for many American students, that means that we’re approaching the season of standardized testing. Standardized testing is a big stressor for many families. State-level tests can sometimes dete...
Continue ReadingPosted on February 04, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Your baby has a tongue tie. Should you have it revised? The answer to your question may depend on who you ask. Pediatricians, Dentists, and Speech and Language Pathologists all have different perspectives...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 21, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Is your child exposed to second-hand smoke at home or in the homes of other caregivers? If your child is already suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), exposure to second-hand smoke can result in a higher rat...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 14, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
There’s a reason that sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture. If you deprive an adults of sufficient sleep, their mental and emotion states will quickly deteriorate. But what happens when an otherwise ...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 10, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
Nocturia (nighttime urination) is so prevalent in sleep apnea patients that it has become a screening tool as significant as snoring. A research study showed that over 84% of patients with sleep apnea reported fr...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 10, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
A recent issue of the transportation industry publication, Freightwaves , drew attention ...
Continue ReadingPosted on January 06, 2020
Meghna Dassani DMD
A recent study by researchers in Europe found that women with obstructive sleep apnea(OSA ) have an increased risk of cancer compared to women without t...
Continue ReadingPosted on May 08, 2019
Meghna Dassani DMD
Did you know that in addition to training and physical conditioning and conscious eating, sleep plays a major role in athletic performance and competitive results? Obstructive sleep apnea affects as many as 22 million Amer...
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