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Record Nr.

UNINA9910909153103321

Titolo

Sleep apnea / / Information Television Network

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Infobase, [2009], c2007

Descrizione fisica

1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col., digital file

Soggetti

Developmental disabilities

Diseases

Epidemiology

Lungs

Respiratory organs - Diseases

Respiratory tract diseases

Sleep disorders

Educational films.

Internet videos.

Videorecording

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Videoregistrazione

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Health Risks of Sleep Apnea (4:30) -- What Is Sleep Apnea? (3:59) -- Types of Sleep Apnea (2:32) -- Importance of Treatment for Sleep Apnea (1:37) -- Types of Snoring (2:42) -- Sleep Studies for Sleep Disorders (1:54) -- Treatment Options for Sleep Apnea (3:57)

Sommario/riassunto

Over 19 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea. But the potentially fatal disorder only presents during sleep-so a large number of sufferers remain unaware of the danger. This program explores the causes of OSA and the treatments available for it. Two instructive case studies will help viewers understand and feel comfortable about current diagnostic approaches, including the completion of a polysomnogram or sleep study. With the expertise of Dr. Stephen Scharf, director of the University of Maryland Sleep Disorder Clinic, and Dr. Rosanne Barker of the Barker Sleep Institute, the program illustrates many of the treatments that have turned the "slow death" of sleep apnea into a new



lease on life.