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ENT Doctor in Trivandrum, Kerala, India

March 21, 2010

Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS, Fellow of the Royal College from UK, heads the ENT department with two more consultants and 3 Registrars, Audiologist, and Speech Therapist.
ENT Department of the SUT Hospital offers world class treatment at a very low cost when compared to the international rate.
We offer Cosmetic Rhinoplasty, Surgery for Snoring and OSA, plus all the [...]

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Sleep Apnea-Why CPAP therapy fails

March 19, 2010

The most effective treatments for sleep central, mixed and certain cases of obstructive sleep apnea are devices that deliver slightly pressurized air to keep the throat open during the night.
In order to determine the appropriate amount of air pressure, the patient usually needs to be monitored in a sleep laboratory. Although this may require only [...]

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Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)-An overview

March 19, 2010

Sleep apnea is a disorder defined as a pause of breathing while asleep. There are three types of sleep apnea.
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common. This type of sleep apnea is caused by an obstruction which stops the flow of air to the nose and mouth.
• Central Sleep Apnea (CSA). This type of sleep [...]

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Ear ache and TMJ Dysfunction

March 17, 2010

TMJ ( Tempero Mandibular Joint) dysfunction is a medical problems related to the jaw joint. The TMJ connects the lower jaw -mandible-to the skull, the temporal bone in front of the ear.
Problems in this area can cause Ear ache, head ache and neck pain. At times jaw gets locked in position or difficult to open, [...]

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Do you have Snoring and Sleep apnea- Test Yourself

March 16, 2010

Epworth Sleepiness Scale
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a scale intended to measure daytime sleepiness that is measured by use of a very short questionnaire. This can be helpful in diagnosing sleep disorders. It was introduced in 1991 by Dr Murray Johns of Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a “test” based [...]

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Facts about Snoring in Woman

March 16, 2010

Please read this only if you are a snoring woman and suffer from sleep disorder-sleep apnea.
May be it is embarrassing for you
May be you are disrupting your partner’s sleep
Maybe your snoring is loud enough to even disturb the sleep of family members sleeping in other rooms in the house or the house next door.
I’m sure [...]

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