Sleep Apnea is a serious medical disorder that can have dire health consequences if left untreated. CPAP is considered the Gold Standard of treatment but there are comfortable alternatives available for patients that do not tolerate CPAP.
Untreated Sleep Apnea can increase the risks for heart attacks and strokes six fold. It is therefore amazing that so many patients refuse to use CPAP. One study showed a 36% decrease in 8 year survival in patients with untreated sleep apnea. Why would more than half of all patients prescribed CPAP not use it when it is clearly an excellent treatment. The reason patients will be happy to tell you is " I HATE CPAP!" according to Dr Ira L Shapira an Illinois general Dentist who has been treating sleep apnea since the early 1980's. A recent study has shown that heavy snorers may be at up to a six-fold increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis even if apnea is not present.
http://www.Ihatecpap.com offers help to patients who are cpap intolerant or looking for a comfortable alternative to cpap to improve their sleep. Studies show numerous health, attitude and social improvements when sleep apnea is treated.
Sleep apnea and CPAP are linked in the minds of many patients who believe that is the only treatment available. Patients who do not tolerate CPAP or continue to feel tired with CPAP use have an excellent alternative treatment for their sleep apnea.
There are currently I HATE CPAP! dentists in Houston and Dallas but there may be dentists joining the program in Corpus Christi and San Antonio in the near future.
Dental Sleep Medicine offers comfortable oral appliance alternatives to CPAP. Dr Ira L Shapira is a pioneer in treating sleep apnea and has created http://www.ihatecpap.com to spread information about the dangers of sleep apnea. His site has thousnds and thousands of new visitors every month who appreciate the patient friendly tone of the site. The find a dentist area http://www.ihatecpap.com/
Dr Shapira is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and offers sleep apnea treatment in offices across Northern Illinois. He originally created the site to promote his dental practice in Gurnee but due to the enthusiatic response from patients he now has created Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates with offices in Skokie, Schaumburg, Vernon Hills, Chicago an Bannockburn in addition to his general dental practice in Gurnee. Offices are located across Chicago Metropolitan areas in Lake and Cook Counties in Northern Illinois. Contact information can be found at http://www.chicagoland.ihatecpap.com/
