I Hate CPAP comes to Bostom, MA offering CPAP Alternatives for treating sleep apnea.

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 30, 2007 -- Boston area residents who hate CPAP have a new resource. Dr Stephen Chafkin has become part of the I Hate CPAP group whose goal is to inform the public of comfortable alternatives to CPAP. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine considers oral appliances to be a first line treatment for mild to moderate apnea and an alternative treatment for severe apnea in patients who do not tolerate CPAP. Studies have shown that only 23-45% of patients regularly use their CPAP and most of those patients do not use their CPAP the recommended 7 1/2 hours per night.

Patients with untreated apnea have a greater risk for high blood pressure , heart attacks and strokes. Sleep apnea has been implicated in dementia, altzheimers and short term memory loss.

The National Sleep Foundation's Drowsy Driving Awareness week targets sleep disorders effects on highway safety. According to JAMA there is a three fold increase in motor vehicle accidents in snorers and untreated sleep apnea patients have slower reaction times than someone who is legally drunk.

There is good news if you are one of the millions that do not tolerate CPAP. WWW.ihatecpap.com is helping patients find comfortable oral appliances as CPAP Alternatives. New doctors have recently signed up in Buffalo, NY, Encino California, Bonita Springs Florida, Conroe Texas. There are offices in Michigan, Illinois and more than 30 other dentists getting ready to join.

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Dr Ira Shapira the founder of I HATE CPAP LLC practices in the Chicago area in his Gurnee office. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, a Diplomate of the Academy of Pain Management, a Fellow and Regent at Large of the International College of CranioMandibular Orthopedics.

Dr Shapira became interested in sleep medicine when he watched his son Billy sleeping. He was a restless sleeper, snored and sweated profusely during the night. When he was not ready to start kindergarten Dr Shapira took him to the Sleep center at Rush Medical School in Chicago. He had sleep apnea which was treated and Billy who could not start kindergarten stopped snoring, grew, stopped having night sweats and went on to graduate from college magnum cum laude.

In recent years sleep apnea has been shown in 50-80% of kids with ADD and ADHD.

If you have sleep apnea and do not tolerate cpap I HATE CPAP LLC wants to help you find answers.

Go to WWW.ihatecpap.com to find a sleep apnea dentist in your area.

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