by Dr. Shapira | Mar 20, 2016 | Always tired cause by lack of sleep, Anxiety, Chicago, Depression and Sleep Disorder, Highland Park, Kenilworth, Lack of Sleep, Lincolnshire, Memory Loss Lack of Sleep, Orthodontic Treatment of Sleep Disorders, Other Health Problems cause by lack of sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea and Sleep Disorders, Sleep Apnea Effects & Symptoms, Sleep Apnea Specialist, Sleep Apnea Treatment, Sleep Disorder, Sleep Disorder Causes, Sleep Disorder Diagnosis, Sleep Disorder Treatment, Sleep Problems, Sleep Weight Gain and Loss, TMJ Chicago, Treating Sleep Disorders, Vernon Hills, weight and sleep problems, Why do I snore
This patient video describes how Ed, a pilot has used an oral appliance for the last nine years and how it has changed his quality of life! The field of sleep disorders and Sleep Apnea is very complex. There are multiple variables that determine success of treatment....
by Dr. Shapira | Feb 20, 2016 | antidepressants sleep apnea, autonomic cephalgias, Blog, Chicago, Highland Park, Physiologic Dentistry, TMJ, tongue pain TMJ, Tooth & Facial Pain, Vernon Hills
Facial Pain is primarily mediated through either the Trigeminal Nerve (Cranial Nerve V) and /or the Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve 7) According to John Hopkins “Atypical Facial Pain is a pain disorder of the face which shares some features with trigeminal...
by Dr. Shapira | Feb 13, 2016 | autonomic cephalgias, Blog, Chronic Daily Headache, Cluster Headache, Headaches and Migraines, Highland Park, Kenilworth, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Migraine, Northbrook, Northfield, Physiologic Dentistry, Schaumburg TMJ, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks, tension Headache, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, TMJ Pain, TMJ Specialist, Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias, Trigeminal Cervico-Complex, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminal Nervous System, Trigeminal Vascular System, Vernon Hills, Vision, Wilmette, Winnetka
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT HEADACHES: Question from Kasey in Pennsylvania: I always seem to have a headache that never 100% goes away, and it usually varies day to day. It can get worse by mid to the end of the day. I don’t have bad jaw pain but could that be a...
by Dr. Shapira | Jan 6, 2016 | autonomic cephalgias, Barrington, Blog, Breathing problems can cause TMJ, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Causes of TMJ, Chicago, Chronic Daily Headache, Clicking & Popping, Kenilworth, Physiologic Dentistry, Schaumburg TMJ, Sleep, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, TMJ is a painful condition, TMJ Neck & Back Pain, TMJ Pain, TMJ Pain and Sleep, TMJ Symptoms, TMJ Treatment, Tooth & Facial Pain, Treatment of TMJ, Vernon Hills
Patients from across Chicagoland and the Midwest are finding answers for TMJ disorders in Highland Park, Illinois. The following is a reprint of a 24/7 Press Release: Innovative Treatment Protocols for Fast Relief of TMJ (TMD) Disorders: You Deserve a Better Quality...
by Dr. Shapira | Dec 17, 2015 | antidepressants sleep apnea, Anxiety, autonomic cephalgias, Blog, Chronic Daily Headache, Cluster Headache, Depression and Chronic Pain, Depression and Sleep Disorder, Headaches and Migraines, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Migraine, SPG Block Anxiety, SPG Block Cluster Headache, SPG Block Migraine, SPG blocks, Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks, TMJ, TMJ Chicago, Vernon Hills
The SPG Block or Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block can be extremely effective at preventing and eliminating migraines. The Sphenopalatine Ganglion is part of the Autonomic Nervous System. It is the Largest Parasympathetic Ganglion and treatment with lidocaine has been...
by Dr. Shapira | Dec 9, 2015 | Breathing problems can cause TMJ, Breathing Sleeping Problems, Causes of TMJ, Chicago, Chronic Daily Headache, Cluster Headache, CPAP Alternatives, Deerfield, Depression and Sleep Disorder, Diagnosis of TMJ, Headaches and Migraines, Highland Park, Jaw Pain Clicking & Popping, Kenilworth, Lack of Sleep, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Mettawa, Migraine, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Orthodontic Treatment of Sleep Disorders, Other Health Problems cause by lack of sleep, Skokie, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Apnea and Sleep Disorders, Sleep Apnea Specialist, Sleep Apnea Treatment, Sleep Disorder, Sleep Disorder Causes, Sleep Disorder Diagnosis, Sleep Disorder Treatment, Sleep Problems, Snoring, Snoring Devices, tension Headache, Throat & Swallowing TMJ, TMJ, TMJ and sleep disorders, TMJ Specialist, Vernon Hills, Wilmette, Winnetka
New guidelines for Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring have been released by the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. I am glad to report the new guidelines are essentially the same as my office guidelines have been for 30...
