Obstructive sleep apnea quietly destroys memory, motivation, and even marriages. Jobs are lost, promotions delayed, and relationships strained. Performance and workplace safety is threatened, as is the ability to excel where the now-sleep-deprived once thrived. In Freedom from Sleep Apnea Hurts, the Cure Doesn’t Have To, authors and doctors David Dillard and Mayoor Patel have teamed up to provide a uniquely comprehensive overview of sleep apnea from both an ENT and a dental perspective.
This is packed with information you need to understand what is sleep apnea, what it can do to you and what treatments are out there.
I particularly like that the authors are actual practitioner treating people with sleep apnea. Their indept knowledge of the condition and experience in treatment using various procedures and devices is very helpful to sufferers. Particularly, i like their open-minded approach to treatment options even though they have actually developed or perfected a treatment option themselves. Their emphasis that there is a treatment option out there for you regardless of the circumstances of your condition is very encouraging. I am very enlightened about my condition after reading this book.
This was an interesting book which clearly explained what obstructive sleep apnoea is, then described not only CPAP and related treatments for obstructive sleep apnoea, but also what unrelated treatments are available. This is important information for those suffering from OSA, as the majority of OSA sufferers struggle with CPAP. Alternative treatments described include oral appliances and surgery, with multiple types of each of these described.
On the whole the book was quite easy to read, though it certainly wouldn't win any prizes for great literature, and it definitely needed more editing than it received. Grammatical errors were quite frequent, and the authors repeated whole sentences almost word for word just two or three paragraphs apart on more than one occasion.