Alex Lucio
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Alex Lucio is the CEO at 3B Medical Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea.
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New Study Uses Blood Tests to Screen for Sleep Apnea
Patients are commonly diagnosed with sleep apnea following when a sleep disorder specialist obtains a medical history and perform a physical exam. Affected patients commonly complain of habitual snoring and an inability to get quality sleep. They also have larger neck sizes and a smaller upper respiratory airway. Individuals suspected to have the disorder typically undergo a sleep study. However, recent research reveals that specific blood tests may hasten diagnosis and treatment.
Biomarker S...
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Sleep Apnea Frequently Missed in Black Americans
Statistics indicate that nearly 42 million adults living in the United States live with sleep apnea. If not diagnosed and treated, the disorder often leads to an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other health issues. A study performed by researchers found that a large number of African-American adults live with sleep apnea that has not been diagnosed or treated.
Jackson Heart Sleep Study
The study involved 852 men and women of African-American descent for the ...
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What’s Causing My Breathing Problems at Night?
No matter how early you go to bed, or much sleep you get, does it feel like you don’t get enough sleep at all? Do you wake up feeling breathless? If this is you, you might have sleep apnea, which cuts off much-needed oxygen to your airways when you sleep its sufferers wake up several times throughout the night to breathe. Sleep apnea is often the culprit for breathing problems at night, but sometimes it can be hard to identify the true, underlying cause. Want to find the culprit of your sleep...
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What Else is Causing My Breathing Problems at Night?
As a follow-up to a previous blog, there are still a handful of issues that have yet to be explored regarding sleep apnea and problems breathing at night. Feeling breathless in the middle of the night is a common occurrence for people who have excess weight, narrow airways, nasal congestion, and asthma — which all can contribute to sleep apnea. However, there are still a few other issues that can contribute to sleep apnea. Nocturnal asthma, mold, mildew, smoking, and sinus issues can all cont...
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3 Products to Help Your Sleep Apnea
Do you suffer from sleep apnea? If you have a prescription from your doctor for a device to treat your sleep apnea, you may want to consider a few of these products from 3B Medical, Inc. The company produces high quality technology that has the ability to drastically help consumers get higher quality sleep. If you’re looking for a solution to your sleep troubles, read about the iCodeConnect™, the Luna, and the Cirrus 5 below.
iCodeConnect™
Part of what I’ve overseen at 3B Medical, Inc. was th...
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See What Happens When Epilepsy Patients Get Treated for Sleep Apnea
For patients with epilepsy, developing ways to reduce the number of seizures has always been a top priority for healthcare professionals. Seizures lower quality of life and impair the individual’s ability to function in everyday life activities. Experts have known for a long time that problems sleeping tend to increase the frequency of seizures.
However, establishing the nature of this relationship has been difficult for some reasons. For example, a seizure disrupts sleep, which makes it hard...
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New Drug May Help With Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is an annoying disorder where the air going into the lungs is blocked. It can cause extreme snoring or even death if it is not dealt with appropriately. People with sleep apnea may report that they are unable to breathe in their dreams and then wake up gasping for air. Most sleep apnea victims are male, though it can occur in females.
The Mayo Clinic reports that sleep apnea comes in three types: Obstructive, central, and complex. Obstructive sleep apnea involves the airway collap...
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Technology Spotlight: The Snore Circle
Are you tired of being told that you snore loudly and disturb your partner all night? Now there is an easy-to-use and easy-to-wear solution to that problem with an advanced option that can eliminate that extreme annoyance, to your partner’s delight. The Snore Circle is a patented invention sold and shipped by VVFLY Electronics of Shenzhen, China. It is advertised and written about in technology news and publications as being the Smartest Anti-Snoring Device in the World. It is a one-of-a-kind...
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A New Dawn, A New Day: Americans are Finally Getting More Sleep
Today, millions of Americans experience sleep disorders. In fact, 1 in 3 Americans have difficulty getting enough sleep, and everything from too much caffeine and stress to overexposure to the blue lights of mobile devices are to blame. Even in recognition of that trend, a new study has found that we’re actually getting more sleep now than we have in years past.
Americans are Giving Up Their Pre-Bedtime Leisure
The study was conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medic...
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Cannabis May Soon Treat Sleep Apnea
Affecting up to 6 percent of the U.S. adult population, sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder in which a person stops breathing during sleep. Typically, the brainstem tells our body to breathe — and perform other vital functions — automatically. People who suffer from sleep apnea, however, experience airway blockages or other problems during sleep that prevents this otherwise important function from happening.
There’s hope on the horizon for the millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea...
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Sleep Apnea News: What’s Happening Right Now
This blog originally appeared on Alex Lucio’s WordPress website here.
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Wondering what’s happening in the world of sleep apnea and sleep disorders? read on below to see a news roundup of the latest reports.
Profile of Mia Amdur
This profile about a girl living with sleep apnea (the daughter of American Sleep Apnea Association’s (ASAA) chief patient officer Adam Amdur) gives a good idea of what the illness is and the dangers of a severe case. Mia inherited adenoidal face syndrome, or “long fac...
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About The Sleep 2017 Boston Conference
This blog originally appeared on Alex Lucio’s WordPress website here.
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A conference on sleep was recently held in Boston, but over 5,000 medical doctors and others associated with the sleep industry did not have much time to take naps during the exciting conference. This was the 31st annual meeting put on jointly by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society (SRS). Participants heard from a range of speakers during this event along with getting introduced to...
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Alternative Sleep Apnea Treatments
Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that thousands of people suffer from every year. One of the most frequently prescribed treatments is a CPAP machine, which pumps continuous positive air pressure and where the machine gets its name.
There are other methods, of course, that patients can use if a CPAP machine is not a viable option for any reason. Talk with your sleep doctor about some of these alternatives if you have sleep apnea but would prefer an alternative treatment plan:
Medical Wei...
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5 Things That Can Make Sleep Apnea Worse
Affecting up to 6 percent of all adults and 2 percent of all children, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), sleep apnea is a widespread sleep disorder. It’s characterized by spontaneous interruptions of breathing or restricted breathing while a person sleeps. Due to its negative impact on sleep quality, many people who suffer from sleep apnea also suffer from chronic fatigue. To minimize the effects of this disorder, sleep apnea sufferers should familiarize themselves with the fo...
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Can Children Have Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea is not only an adult disease. It also affects 1 to 4 percent of children. Sleep apnea is actually among the most common reasons children need their tonsils or adenoids removed. There is a chance children will “grow out of” sleep apnea, but untreated sleep apnea in children can have prolonged consequences.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by something blocking the airway, such as tonsils. Central sleep apnea occurs when the brain doesn’t tell the body’s muscles to breathe. B...