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  • Should I play the didgeridoo (or harmonica) to fight sleep apnea‽

    Some recent studies on obstructive sleep apnea got attention for concluding something fairly obvious — losing weight and reducing fat in the tongue might be the best treatment for OSA.

    Dan

    February 10, 2020
    News, Research, Therapy
    Breathing, CPAP, Respiration, Sleep Apnea, Tongue
  • Reading (and Writing) about Disability

    Over at Electric Literature, Robert Kingett recently reviewed a bunch of literary anthologies written by, for, and about disabled people. These are essays and fictional works from the young adult genre to dystopian science fiction.

    Dan

    February 9, 2020
    Art
    Disability, Literature
  • Respiratory Problems and CMT

    Earlier in life, relatively healthy people with CMT can overlook signs of compromised respiratory function which will start to cause more and more problems for them later.

    Dan

    February 9, 2020
    Research, Therapy
    Breathing, CMT2, Hypercapnia, Respiration, Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Apnea and CMT

    Studies show CMT tends to come with Disturbed Sleep, Depression, and Reduced Quality of Life. 😞 This post summarizes the scientific research I’ve absorbed on the subject of CMT and sleep apnea. It’s definitely accurate relative to my own experience in the past year or so.

    Dan

    January 4, 2020
    Research, Therapy
    Asthma, BiPAP, Blood Oxygen, CMT1, CMT1A, CMT2, CMT2C, CPAP, Depression, Hypercapnia, Hypercarbia, Hypoxemia, Larynx, Pharynx, Quality of Life, Sleep Apnea, Vocal Cords
  • The State of Research for Cures (2019)

    The US-based CMTA (Charcot Marie Tooth Association) has a 12-year-old program called the Strategy to Accelerate Research (STAR) that is actively pursuing the causes and possible cures for CMT. STAR will cover nearly all CMT Type 1s and 2s, including types with as yet unidentified genetic causes.

    Dan

    December 31, 2019
    Research
    Antisense Oligonucleotides, Axon, CMT1, CMT1A, CMT1B, CMT1X, CMT2, CMT2A, CMT2E, CMT4, CMT4C, CMTX, CRISPR, Inherited Neuropathies Consortium, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Kleopas Kleopa, Mitofusin 2, Muscular Dystrophy, Myelin, Neuromuscular Disorders, PMP22, Schwann Cells, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, STAR, Stephan Züchner
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