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Steven Y Park, MD  
Male, 42
New York - NY

Specialties: Sleep-breathing disorders

Interests: Running, Baking, origami
Private Practice
212-315-9058
330 West 58th Street, Suite 610
New York - NY
still tired
Nov 29, 2009 09:37PM in the Sleep Apnea Expert Forum
Do you have a data recording feature that measures how many hours you're using the machine, if there are any leaks, and what your effective AHI (or how often you stop breathing every hour) is? There are a number of reasons why you may feel the way you do and the best way to figure it out is to talk with your sleep medicine doctor. There also also many online ...
Bizarre Waking "Dreams," Half Asleep/Half Awake
Nov 29, 2009 09:34PM in the Sleep Apnea Expert Forum
I deal mainly with sleep-breathing issues. You may want to address this with either your doctor or a sleep medicine doctor.
Adult 'night terrors' ?
Nov 29, 2009 09:32PM in the Sleep Apnea Expert Forum
Although there are various explanations for recurrent nightmares, recent studies are showing that sleep-breathing problems may be an underlying issues for many of the "parasomnias" such as sleep-walking, nightmares and groaning during sleep. If you prefer to sleep on your side and are tired, no matter how long you sleep, then you may want to have yo...
Snoring is a medical issue? Is that true?
Nov 24, 2009 04:16PM in the Sleep Apnea Expert Forum
Take a look at two recent articles that I wrote: http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/138053 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/138833
falling asleep while driving
Nov 24, 2009 01:00PM in the Sleep Apnea Expert Forum
First of all, stop driving. Then make an appointment to see your medical doctor. If you have no obvious medical issues, then see a sleep medicine doctor.
Hallucinations upon waking
Nov 24, 2009 12:58PM in the Sleep Apnea Expert Forum
74% is in the dangerous zone for oxygen levels. Imagine if your brain is oxygen deprived for hours. That's an excellent reason for you to have hallucinations or disorientation. Untreated obstructive sleep apnea can also cause CHF.