by Sleep Center of Middle Tennessee | Last updated Dec 12, 2023
How well do you sleep at night? Sleep is a vital process that impacts you on a physical and emotional level— whether you get too much or too little, you depend on sleep to help keep yourself healthy and sane. However, some people may struggle to get the restful sleep...
by Sleep Center of Middle Tennessee | Last updated Dec 12, 2023
Sleeping medication might often seem like the perfect solution for your sleepless nights. While sleep aids might be a nightly routine for many, medications can have an inverse effect if you are being treated for sleep apnea. You may have never thought about how...
by Sleep Center of Middle Tennessee | Last updated Dec 12, 2023
If one of your parents has been using a CPAP machine for years to treat their sleep apnea, you may be left wondering if sleep apnea is genetic. What exactly are the genetic factors that go into your sleep patterns and habits? A lot of what makes us what we are is...
by Sleep Center of Middle Tennessee | Last updated Dec 12, 2023
While sleep apnea is often considered a “male” disease, sleep apnea symptoms in women are often left untreated due to a difference in symptoms and causes. The common trope of associated with sleep apnea is a husband’s loud snoring, with an exasperated wife...
by Sleep Center of Middle Tennessee | Last updated Dec 12, 2023
It’s well known that smoking causes a lot of health problems, but what’s the relationship between smoking, snoring, and sleep apnea? While public health campaigns and regulations have made smoking less popular than it once was, nearly 31 million Americans still smoke...