Sleep Apnea Increases Stroke Risk When Left Untreated. Find a Doctor Today at IHateCPAP

March 31, 2011 - PRLog -- In a recent study those persons with serious cases of sleep apnea have more than twice the possibility of suffering an ischemic stroke, specifically, 2.5 times more. If you’re not sleeping, learn about sleep disordered breathing symptoms and treatment options at http://www.IHateCPAP.com.

Chicago Sleep Medicine Expert and I Hate CPAP founder Dr. Ira Shapira explains that “Obstructive sleep apnea is the second leading cause of daytime fatigue, after insomnia and is a major cause of stroke, heart disease, and sleep-related car accidents.”

This research study evaluated the quality of sleep for 394 subjects, aged 70 or more. Then tracked these people over the course of six years, at which time 20 had suffered a stroke.

Most people with sleep apnea are aware that they snore and feel overtired or fatigued but are unaware of potentially serious medical problems which may exist. It has been reported that 5% of all adults suffer from sleep apnea with prevalence increasing with age and weight gain.

While CPAP is considered the “gold standard” in sleep apnea treatment, compliance at less than 50%, explains Dr. Shapira. It’s important that sleep apnea sufferers who are not using their prescribed CPAP machine or can’t tolerate it discuss oral appliance therapy with their doctor.

If you want to discuss a dental alternative to CPAP with an experienced dental sleep medicine professional in your area, visit the “Find a Doctor” section of http://www.IHateCPAP.com.

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I HATE CPAP! LLC provides information on Sleep Apnea, Dental Sleep Medicine and alternative to CPAP for patients who are CPAP intolerant. The website http://www.ihatecpap.com has valuable information on treating sleep apnea utilizing oral appliances.