ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY FOR SNORING AND SLEEP APNEA
About Dr. Hutchins
Dr. Richard G. Hutchins DDS, received his dental degree from the University of Illinois. He completed a General Practice Residency at Andrews AFB in Washington DC and received a year of training at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and works with physicians in the area to treat snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with various oral appliances. He is an active member of his church where he serves as an Assisting Minister and a member of Men's Chorale and Sanctuary Choir.
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:23:54
Wake-up call: Diabetics face sleep apnea risk
Here’s a wake-up call to the mil-lions of American men and women with type 2 diabetes: Snoring at night or nodding off during the day may be symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially life-threatening problem affecting one out of three diabetics....Continue
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:08:47
Sleep cures for the whole family
like most, everyone is seriously sleep deprived. A study from the CDC found that only 1 out of 3 Americans gets enough sleep all month long. And 16 percent of adults get less than six hours per night, says the National Sleep Foundation....Continue
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:21:55
Arousal frequency in heart failure found to be a unique sleep problem
A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep demonstrates that the frequent arousals from sleep that occur in heart failure patients with central sleep apnea (CSA) may reflect the presence of another underlying arousal disorder rather than being a defensive mechanism to terminate apneas...Continue
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:46:43
Snoring in children can be easy to resolve
My son was recently having an orthodontic exam when his orthodontist said he might be suffering from sleep apnea...Continue
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:44:48
Obese kids who snore more sleepy in the daytime
Obese children who have difficulty breathing while they sleep have excessive daytime sleepiness compared with slimmer children who are also chronic snorers, new research in the journal Pediatrics shows...Continue