Sleep Disorder Center of Ft Walton Beach

07/31/2022

People with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy sleep behaviors could develop fatty liver disease, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

10/04/2017

11/23/2016

Sleep apnea warning issued by regulators after deadly Hoboken, New Jersey, train crash

11/09/2016

It is a frustratingly common scenario: You fall asleep easily at bedtime but are wide awake at 2 or 3 in the morning.

10/15/2016

A federal court has ruled that Crete Carrier Corp. is within its legal boundaries to require truckers at the company to be tested for sleep apnea if their body mass index is greater than 35.

08/25/2016

Do you have GERD or acid reflux which worsens at night? People with untreated sleep apnea often suffer from these symptoms which improve or resolve when the sleep apnea is treated.

08/23/2016

People often ask what we monitor when a patient has a baseline sleep study. We monitor many parameters, such as: brain waves, eye movements, chin movements, air flow through the nose and mouth, chest and abdominal effort, oxygen saturation, body position and EKG.

08/22/2016

Most health insurance plans cover the cost (or most of the cost) of sleep apnea testing and treatment. Call Windy at 689-5496 to find out if your plan covers sleep apnea testing.

08/19/2016

Did you know that people with untreated sleep apnea are four times more likely to have atrial fibrillation? But the use of a CPAP machine may control or help control atrial fibrillation!

08/18/2016

Did you know that 70% of patients admitted to the hospital for coronary heart disease were found to have untreated sleep apnea?

08/17/2016

Did you know that people with untreated Sleep Apnea are 50% more likely to have high blood pressure (hypertension)?