No More Snoring: A Proven Program for Conquering Snoring and Sleep Apnea [Paperback]

Victor Hoffstein (Author), Shirley Linde (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471243752 | ISBN-13: 978-0471243755 | Publication Date: December 28, 1998 | Edition: 1

Expert help for the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic snoring.

Drowsiness, irritability, and congestion. Memory and concentration problems. Decreased alertness and productivity. Increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, migraines, and strokes.

The ravages of snoring are all too familiar, yet easy to prevent.

In No More Snoring, one of the world's leading snoring specialists provides you with a proven, step-by-step program to cure your snoring problem. This expert guide includes advice on:
* The most common risk factors and what to do about them
* The latest highly successful treatments developed at the renowned sleep disorders center at St. Michael's Hospital
* Simple lifestyle changes, home remedies and treatments--including the "snore ball" and the CPAP machine--to try before considering surgery
* The cost, benefits, risks, and suitability of various surgical options, including laser, UPPP, and new outpatient radiofrequency surgery.

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From the Back Cover

Expert help for the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic snoring.

Drowsiness, irritability, and congestion. Memory and concentration problems. Decreased alertness and productivity. Increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, migraines, and strokes.

The ravages of snoring are all too familiar, yet easy to prevent.

In No More Snoring, one of the world's leading snoring specialists provides you with a proven, step-by-step program to cure your snoring problem. This expert guide includes advice on:

• The most common risk factors and what to do about them
• The latest highly successful treatments developed at the renowned sleep disorders center at St. Michael's Hospital
• Simple lifestyle changes, home remedies and treatments—including the "snore ball" and the CPAP machine—to try before considering surgery
• The cost, benefits, risks, and suitability of various surgical options, including laser, UPPP, and new outpatient radiofrequency surgery.

About the Author

VICTOR HOFFSTEIN, M.D., Ph.D., heads the Division of Respirology and the Sleep, Nose, and Sinus Clinic at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He has published over 150 professional articles and is a frequent guest on radio and television.

SHIRLEY LINDE, Ph.D., is a medical writer and coauthor of 15 books, including the national bestsellers No More Sleepless Nights (Wiley) and Dr. Atkins' Superenergy Diet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471243752
• ISBN-13: 978-0471243755
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,255,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate Information on Oral Appliance Therapy, November 22, 2000

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Peter T George,DDS (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No More Snoring: A Proven Program for Conquering Snoring and Sleep Apnea (Paperback)

Victor Hoffstein, MD, PhD, is truly one of the most respected international authorities in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. His book "No More Snoring," coauthored with distinguished medical writer Shirley Linde, PhD, covers all that a layman need know about the subject. It is well organized and written to be an easy read. It is accurate and reliable in all areas except treatment with oral appliances.

The information on oral appliances is inaccurate and misleading. For example they classify the Nocturnal Airway Patency Appliance (NAPA) as a tongue retaining device (TRD), which tugs on the tongue all night, and many patients find uncomfortable. The NAPA is definitely not a TRD. It is a mandibular advancement appliance (MAA), which most patients find much more comfortable to wear and more effective.

Then they say the first MAA was used in Germany in 1986. A 1985 report in the New England Journal of Medicine described how a NAPA had reduced the number of stopped-breathing episodes in a middle aged man from 79 per hour to 5 per hour.

As a very important aside, the above mentioned patient received his first NAPA in Honolulu in 1983 and has been wearing one nearly every night for over 17 years.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars nothing new here, December 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: No More Snoring: A Proven Program for Conquering Snoring and Sleep Apnea (Paperback)

Lose weight, stop smoking, drinking, coffee, become a veggie, yadda yadda. Nothing interesting or new here. I wish I hadn't wasted the money.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars High school level, tries please everybody, no hard data., August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: No More Snoring: A Proven Program for Conquering Snoring and Sleep Apnea (Paperback)

Defines a bunch of terms, tells you what to expect in the doctor's office and why, says all treatments are useful. Contains no rigorous studies of efficacy, and nothing written by or even summarizing experts in the field. Does not begin to cover all the approaches possible and how likely they are to work for you.