Sleep Apnea Specialist Orem UT
Not unless patient''s insurance requires a referral
Ages Seen
>17 years
Insurance
Insurance: We accept most insurances
Medicare: Yes
Medicaid: No
IHC North Orem
Specialties
Family Practice
Cosmetic Surgery
Insurance
Medicare Accepted: No
Workmens Comp Accepted: No
Accepts Uninsured Patients: No
Emergency Care: No
Reproductive Care Center
Specialties
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted: Atena, Beechstreet, BCBS, Cigna, CCN, Coverntry Health, DMBA, Educators Mutal, First Health, Humana, Multiplan Network, PCHS, PEHP (not Summit), Private Health Care Systems, Select Health (not Select Med or Value), Tall Tree Administators, Unicare and Uni
Medicare Accepted: No
Workmens Comp Accepted: No
Accepts Uninsured Patients: Yes
Emergency Care: Yes
Doctor Information
Primary Hospital: Alta View
Residency Training: Case Western Reserve University in obstetrics and gynecology
Medical School: Medical College of Virginia, 1983
Additional Information
Member Organizations: He became the interim Medical Director of the Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine in 1994 and assumed the Medical Directorship in 1997.
Awards: Dr. Hatasaka has an excellent reputation as a board certified reproductive endocrinologist and served as the medical director of the IVF program at the University of Utah from 1994 until 2009.
Languages Spoken: English,Spanish,Chinese
Provo, UT
2yrs - 100+yrs
Reproductive Care Center
Specialties
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna, Blue Cross, Beechstreet, Cigna, CCN, Coventry, DMBA, Educators Mutual, First Health, Humana, Multi Network, PCHS, PEHP (not Summit), Private Health Care Systems, Select Health (not Select Med), Tall Tree Administratiors, Unicare, United Healthcare
Medicare Accepted: No
Workmens Comp Accepted: No
Accepts Uninsured Patients: Yes
Emergency Care: Yes
Doctor Information
Primary Hospital: Alta View
Residency Training: Obstetrics and Gynecology at Keesler USAF Medical Center in Biloxi Mississippi
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine , 1983
Additional Information
Member Organizations: He is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), the Society of Reproductive Surgeons (SRS), The Endocrine Soc
Awards: Dr. Blauer has been on the faculty of four medical schools including the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Wright State University (WSU), University of South Carolina (USC) and the M
General Practice
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch Of Med, Portland Or 97201
Graduation Year: 1963
Desperately Seeking Shut-Eye
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By Jennifer Lang
Once upon a time, getting a good night’s sleep wasn’t an issue for me. I went to bed when I was tired and woke up feeling refreshed. No tossing and turning before I drifted off to dreamland—no middle-of-the-night awakenings. Then I started having babies, who roused me at all hours and made eight-a-night a thing of the past. But even after they started sleeping soundly, I couldn’t seem to slip back into my old, good-sleep patterns. Why?
“Many factors go into whether or not we’re able to fall asleep and stay asleep, such as stress, hormones, and what’s going on in our lives at a given time,” says Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, medical director of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers. “And since all of these factors fluctuate as we go from one life stage to another, we can expect our sleep patterns to change as well.”
The statistics alone on Americans and insomnia could keep you up nights. As a nation, we spend more than $3.5 billion on prescription sleep medications each year, trying to bring relief to the 126 million of us (that’s six out of 10 Americans) who experience symptoms of insomnia at least a few nights a week. How does this inability to get a good night’s rest affect us? Ninety-three percent of Americans believe sleep loss can impair work performance, and 86 percent feel a lack of sleep can lead to health problems.
So what’s an insomniac to do? “Understanding why you might be experiencing trouble sleeping can help you make changes that will lead to better sleep,” says Teitelbaum. Here’s a guide to how your sleep can change through the years—and what to do to give yourself the best shot at a better night’s rest.
Teens and early 20s
For a young adult, the obvious sleep robbers—late nights, too much television and computer time, poor diet, and school or new-job stress—clearly play a role in sleep disorders, but teens and 20-somethings also have a physiological reason for not sleeping well. Their circadian rhythm—the natural body clock that signals when to go to sleep and wake up—is in flux.
In young adults, the body produces melatonin—a hormone created by the brain to help induce sleep—at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. (in adults that happens earlier, around 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.). So a teen’s sleep cycle gets pushed back, which explains why she might not feel sleepy until around 11 p.m. or midnight. What’s more, everyone gets a “dip” in their circadian rhythm twice a day; for adults they typically come at 2 a.m. and 2 p.m., while adolescents hit their low points around 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., which explains both their torturous early-morning wake-up calls and late-afternoon naps.
Too much caffeine can also affect sleep in this age group. From after-school lattes to late-night energy drinks, a caffeine jolt lasts well beyond bedtime—affecting a young adult’s ability to fall and stay asleep and worse, setting the body clock back even further.
Sleep-Well Tips
• Stay warm. Take a hot bath or shower before getting into bed. Cold temperatures c...
Author: Jennifer Lang
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