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SNORING…AT ITS BEST IT'S ANNOYING. AT ITS WORST IT CAN SIGNAL A HEALTH HAZARD…
NOW…A NEW PRODUCT ON THE MARKET CLAIMS TO BRING RELIEF TO SNORERS AND EVEN SOME SUFFERERS OF A COMMON SLEEP DISORDER._____HAS THE HEADS UP!

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THESE SOUNDS MAY BE AMUSING AT THE MOVIES… BUT IN REALITY… SNORING CAN BE A NIGHTMARE WHEN IT GETS IN THE WAY OF A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.

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KEY @ : 12 Wendell Williams, Sleep Apnea Patient
"I would awaken a lot during the night and would be restless even when I was trying to sleep"

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FOR WENDELL WILLIAMS SNORING IS A SIGN OF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS…SLEEP APNEA… A DISORDER THAT DISRUPTS BREATHING WHILE YOUR'E SLEEPING PREVENTING AIR FROM REACHING YOUR LUNGS.

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KEY @ : 29 Dr. Najeeb Zuberi, Sleep Specialist
"Primarily the cause of sleep apnea is that the jaw moves back and causes an obstruction in the back of the throat."

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Source: American Sleep Apnea Association
MORE THAN 18 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM SLEEP APNEA, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS.

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KEY @ : 42 Dr. Betsy Sherry Dir., Mt Auburn Hospital Sleep Disorder Center, Cambridge, MA
"It's definitely been proven to be associated with hypertension, stroke, heart disease."

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THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT FOR SLEEP APNEA IS A DEVICE CALLED "C-PAP"… WHICH HELPS REGULATE BREATHING. NOW, DOCTOR NAJEEB ZUBERI… A NATIONALLY-KNOWN SLEEP SPECIALIST… SAYS HE'S DISCOVERED A LESS CUMBERSONE SOLUTION. IT'S CALLED THE SONAPILLOW.

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KEY @ : 1:03 Dr. Najeeb Zuberi, Sleep Specialist
"The face is positioned downward which moves your jaw forward just because of gravity. And that stops the obstruction."

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THE FUNNY-SHAPED, TRIANGULAR PILLOW IS F-D-A APPROVED FOR TREATING SNORING AND VERY MILD SLEEP APNEA. SEEMS LIKE SUCH A SIMPLE IDEA… BUT CAN IT REALLY HELP?

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KEY @ : 1:20 Dr. Betsy Sherry, Dir., Mt Auburn Hospital Sleep
Disorder Center, Cambridge, MA
"In a patient whose sleep apnea was definitely just worse when they were on their back, and in whom their sleep apnea was mild, I think this might be a good alternative"

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WENDELL ADMITS HE WAS SKEPTICAL AT FIRST… BUT HE NOW CREDITS THE SONAPILLOW FOR HIS RENEWED ABILITY TO REST.

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"I think that that's a great alternative. It's certainly a great device and well worth considering."

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DOCTOR SHERRY STRESSES IF YOU HAVE MILD APNEA THE SONAPILLOW MIGHT HELP…BUT IF YOUR APNEA IS MORE THAN MILD YOU'LL MOST LIKELY NEED A C-PAP MACHINE. EITHER WAY YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR TO SEE WHAT THE BEST TREATMENT IS FOR YOU.

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Dr. Betsy Sherry
Mt. Auburn Hospital
330 Mount Auburn St. · Cambridge, MA

Dr. Najeeb Zuberi
506 West Cherry St
Kissimmee, FL

Dr. Zuberi is a Florida Neurologist and sleep disorder specialist. He designed the Sonapillow. He conducted a study with people using the SonaPillow. The study, "Sleep Apnea Avoidance Pillow Effects on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Snoring", was published in the journal "Sleep and Breathing".
Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
ISSN: 1520-9512 (Print) 1522-1709 (Online)
Issue: Volume 8, Number 4 / October, 2004
Category: original Article
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-004-0201-5
Pages: 201-207

Najeeb A. Zuberi1, 2, 4 , Kamel Rekab3 and Hal V. Nguyen2
Abstract The study was performed to determine the ability of a new inclined pillow to treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The SONA Pillow®is a triangular pillow with space to place your arm under the head while sleeping on the side. Twenty-two patients with nocturnal polysomnogram (NPSG)-proven obstructive sleep apnea syndrome were included in this study; the group included 11 mild, 8 moderate, and 3 severe sleep apnea patients. All patients had a second attended NPSG performed while utilizing this specific inclined pillow. The pillow was found to be an effective and easily used treatment for mild (respiratory disturbance index [RDI] 5 to 19) and moderate (RDI 20 to 40) obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. In this group, RDI ranged from 5.1 to 35.2 and decreased on the average from 17 events per hour to fewer than 5 events per hour while utilizing the inclined pillow (< 0.0001). Also, a statistically significant difference was noted in rapid eye movement (REM) RDI decrement in all patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea (p= 0.001) and the increase in SaO2was also significant (p= 0.004). Overall, snoring was decreased or eliminated (p= 0.017). Conclusion: A uniquely designed pillow (SONA Pillow®) is effective in reducing the number of events in patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Using this pillow also reduces snoring.

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Dr. Najeeb Zuberi
506 West Cherry St
Kissimmee, FL
407 935 1008

Dr. Zuberi is a Florida Neurologist and sleep disorder specialist. He designed the Sonapillow.

Dr. Betsy Sherry
Mt. Auburn Hospital
330 Mount Auburn St. · Cambridge, MA 02138 to contact call Erin Smith at Aigner Associates 617-254-9500

Dr. Sherry is the director of the Mount Auburn Hospital Sleep Disorder Center in Cambridge, MA.