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Restful Sleep Tips from Sleep Experts

Getting eight hours of restful, uninterrupted sleep each night is essential for your optimal mental and physical health. Sleep provides a foundation for all your daily activities and decisions. However, in the increasingly stressful world we live in, many people struggle to maintain a healthy sleeping routine. Sleep Deprivation Isn’t Only the Lack of Sleep… 

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A Detailed Guide to Cardiovascular Stress Tests

Cardiovascular stress tests involve checking your heart health by mimicking its function during a stressful situation or when performing vigorous activity. Most people don’t notice anything wrong with their hearts until they do something strenuous. Doctors who want to understand how exactly a patient’s heart reacts during strenuous or stressful moments order a stress test…. 

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How to Manage Allergies

Allergies are one of the most frequently occurring chronic health conditions here in Weatherford and across the United States. They affect people of all ages, change due to various conditions (including environment, stress, and your overall health), and the symptoms tend to wax and wane. Allergy symptoms can be mild to life-threatening, but usually they… 

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How to Prepare for a Cardiopulmonary Stress Test

If you have been recommended for a cardiopulmonary stress test, it means your care provider wants to see how your heart and lungs work under physical stress, such as during exercise. What Goes on During the Test Before the test, sticky patches connected to an electrocardiogram will be placed on your chest. You will then… 

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Sleepwalking: More Common Than You Know

“Sleepwalking”—the term can seem amusing, but it is a real phenomenon that can have harmful consequences on the health and safety of both the sufferer and the people in their household. Also known as somnambulism, sleepwalking is a common condition, affecting as many as 17 percent of children and 4 percent of adults in the… 

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The Importance of Cardiopulmonary Stress Test for Women

In the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the top cause of death for women, taking an estimated 300,000 lives in 2017 alone: that is 1 in every 5 deaths. The increasing CVD-related death rates in women have prompted experts to shine a spotlight on the importance of cardiac tests, such as cardiopulmonary stress tests…. 

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How Can Sleep Experts Treat Sleep Apnea

Have you been told that you’re a loud snorer? Or are you experiencing morning headaches, daytime tiredness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, and dry mouth, or sore throat upon waking up? You could have what is referred to as sleep apnea— a potentially serious sleep disorder characterized by breathing disturbances. The condition warrants prompt diagnosis and treatment… 

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Most Common Conditions Treated in Pulmonary Medicine

Pulmonary medicine is among the various subspecialties of internal medicine. It focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the full spectrum of conditions affecting the components of the respiratory system: the nose, mouth, throat, voice box, windpipe, large and small airways, and the lungs. To help give you a better understanding of pulmonary medicine,… 

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Should I See an Allergist or a Pulmonologist for My Asthma?

Two types of doctors treat asthma: allergists and pulmonologists. It is important that you see the right one to get the most effective treatment for your condition. How can the average person discern which medical doctor to see and not waste time going to the wrong one? To help you with this, let’s talk about… 

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A Guide for Your First Visit with Your Allergy Doctor

You may have heard some strange or scary things about what happens during a visit to an allergist, but rest assured that technology and medical knowledge have made great strides in keeping you comfortable while the allergy doctor figures out what is causing your miserable symptoms. You should soon be able to effectively control your… 

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