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Sleep Apnea WAKING UP TO WHAT’S KEEPING YOU UP

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Sleep Apnea. Waking up to what’s keeping you up. What is Sleep Apnea? . How does Sleep Apnea affect me ?. Sleep on Your Side. So, is there nothing I can do? . Prop Your Head Up. Exercising can help too…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Sleep ApneaWAKING UP TO WHAT’S KEEPING YOU UP

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Sleep Apnea affects the way you breathe when you’re sleeping

Breathing is briefly interrupted or becomes very shallow during sleep

Breathing pauses can occur up to hundreds of times a night

Jolts you out of your natural sleep rhythm

You spend more time in light sleep and less time in the deep, restorative sleep you need

What is Sleep Apnea?

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How does Sleep Apnea affect me ?

Short Term Memory

Loss

Weight Gain, Slow Metabolism, Inability to

Lose Weight

Fatigue Sore Throat, Dry Mouth, Acid

Reflux

High Blood Pressure

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Lifestyle Changes

Go a Long Way..

Diet & Exercise

Quit Smoking

Avoid Caffeine & Heavy Meals

Sleep on Your Side

Prop Your Head Up

So, is there nothing I can do?

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Exercising can help too…

Press your tongue flat against the floor of your mouth and brush top and sides with a toothbrush. Repeat brushing movement five times, three times a day1.

Press the length of your tongue to roof of your mouth and hold for three minutes a day

Place a finger into one side of your mouth. Hold the finger against your cheek while pulling the cheek muscle in at same time. Repeat 10 times, rest, and then alternate sides. Repeat this sequence three times

Purse your lips as if to kiss. Hold your lips tightly together and move them up and to the right, then up and to the left 10 times. Repeat this sequence three times.

Place your lips on a balloon. Take a deep breath through your nose then blow out through your mouth to inflate the balloon as much as possible. Repeat this five times without removing balloon from your mouth

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Every Aspect Covered

Therapeutic

Diagnostic

And when you need more help…

…it is never too far away

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