Treatment Failures: Florida Sleep Disorders / Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Snoring

March 2, 2009 - PRLog -- CPAP is considered the Gold Standard of treatment for sleep apnea but unfortunately most patients do not use it on a regular basis.  The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) recognize comfortable oral appliances as a first line treatment of mild to moderate sleep apnea as an alternative to CPAP.  The groups also recommend oral appliances as an alternative to CPAP in cases of severe sleep apnea when patients do not tolerate CPAP.

WWW.IHATECPAP.com is helping patients who do not tolerate CPAP find sleep apnea dentists to fit comfortable oral appliances as an alternative to CPAP.  Dr Ira L Shapira is the founder of I HATE CPAP! LLC the company that put the site together.  It was originally meant for patients in the Chicago area but has grown tremendously with over 9000 new patients looking for sleep apnea dentists every month.  Dental Sleep Medicine is an exciting field because it offers help to patients who have often lost hope after being Intolerant to CPAP.  CPAP intolerance is an enormous problem for sleep physicians and patients alike.

The I HATE CPAP! website and Dr Shapira have been featured on Bottomline Personal, numerous television and radio stations across the U.S.  Dr Shapira is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and a pioneer of Dental Sleep Medicine.  He emphasizes that he does not Hate CPAP but is out there to help the patients who do.

Patients can find descriptions of many appliances on the I HATE CPAP website at:  http://www.ihatecpap.com/oral_appliance.html

Sleep and Health Journal has several articles on Dental Sleep Medicine that can be accessed at:   http://sleepandhealth.com/modules.php?name=News&file=topi...

Dr Ira L Shapira is an author and section editor of Sleep and Health, President of I HATE CPAP LLC, President Dato-TECH, and has a Dental Practice with his partner Dr Mark Amidei. He has recently formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates. He is a Regent of ICCMO and its representative to the TMD Alliance, He was a founding and certified member of the Sleep Disorder Dental Society which became the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, A founding member of DOSA the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, A Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a graduate of LVI. He is a former assistant professor at Rush Medical Schools Sleep Service where he worked with Dr Rosalind Cartwright who is a founder of Sleep Medicine and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a consultant to numerous sleep centers and teaches courses in Dental Sleep Medicine in his office to doctors from around the U.S. He is the Founder of I HATE CPAP LLC and http://www.ihatecpap.com Dr Shapira also holds several patents on methods and devices for the prophylactic minimally invasive early removal of wisdom teeth and collection of bone marrow and stem cells. Dr Shapira is a licensed general dentist in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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Sleep and Health Journal is the Pre-eminent publisher of a patient oriented Journal concerning Sleep and other health issues. It was founded by Dr Alexander Golbin a sleep specialist who wrote the book on Childrens Sleep and publishes numerous articles on all aspects of sleep medicine.

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HATE CPAP LLC is dedicated to promoting the dangers of Sleep Apnea and helping patients find appropriate care whether it is CPAP, Surgery or Dental Sleep Medicine.