CPAP.com and I HATE CPAP.com are Leading Sites for Patients with Sleep Apnea

July 10, 2010 - PRLog -- Sleep Apnea is a dangerous life threatening disorder and CPAP is the Gold Standard of treatment.  CPAP.com is the leading website for patients looking for CPAP, CPAP reviews, CPAP masks and help with CPAP problems.

I HATE CPAP! AND THE WEBSITE http://www.ihatecpap.com serves patients who do not tolerate CPAP.  A recent study has shown that 60% of patients abandon CPAP use entirely.

I Hate CPAP offers information on the dangers of sleep apnea and on Dental Sleep Medicine's alternatives to CPAP.  Comfortable Oral Appliances are preferred by the majority of patients offered a choice between the therapies.

CPAP.com is an incredible site where patients can buy and compare CPAP machines, CPAP masks.  Patients can compare styles and types of masks and read reviews of other patients.  This is a valuable service for patients who use their CPAP machines.

Dr Ira L Shapira who created I HATE CPAP.com is a Dplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (D,ABDSM).  He is always quick to point out that he does not Hate CPAP.  "CPAP is an incredible success for patients who use it" reports Dr Shapira "but the problem is that the majority of patients do not use their CPAP.

Oral Appliances are a first line treatment choice for mild to moderate sleep apnea according to parameters of care of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Acaemy of Dental Sleep Medicine.  The National Sleep Foundation reported that "ORAL APPLIANCES ARE A THERAPY WHOSE TIME HAS COME"

Recent research has shown that Oral Appliances can successfully treat some patients with severe sleep apnea.  The most difficult patients to treat with oral appliances are the morbidly obese patients.  These patients are probably always going to be best treated by CPAP but if they cannot tolerate CPAP at all an Oral Appliance trial may prove useful.

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Dr Shapira is the founder of I HATE CPAP LLC that promotes awareness of the dangers of sleep apnea and value of Dental Sleep Medicine.

Dr Shapira is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and founder of Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates. He is a former Assistant Professor at Rush Medical School's Sleep center and has been involved in research and treatment of sleep apnea with oral appliances since the early 1980's. Dr Shapira also founded I HATE Headaches LLC and the website www.ihateheadaches.org. He has several device and/or method patents on collection of stem cells from the jaws and developing wisdom tooth buds.

Dr Shapira is the Dental Section Editor of Sleep and Health Journal and has chaptered a chapter in a bmedical textbook on Anti-Aging Medicine.

Delany Dental Care was founded in 1984 as a general dental practice with special emphasis on treating sleep apnea, snoring, headaches, migraines and Temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders.