If you are reading this blog and asking yourself, “Why make such a song and dance about snoring in sleep?” you need to wake up to the realities of obstructive sleep apnea. Snoring is not the real problem. It...
There are various factors that contribute to this change in housing need with age and retirement. Physical factor Economic factor Loss of a spouse Location of family Location of the house Physical factor: With age and retirement come physical...
For most of us, holidays are a time for festivities and merry making. It is a time when families get together and celebrate. The festive spirit pervades the air. However, for older people or senior citizens, the holidays can...
Every holiday season, I am stumped trying to figure out what gift to buy for my parents. My father is in his 80’s and my mother is in her 70’s. Everything they want, they already have or they don’t...
I am Dr. Sudipta Chandra. I am an ENT, sleep medicine and sleep surgery specialist. I treat all types of sleep disorders regularly, mainly obstructive sleep apnea and upper airway resistance syndromes and simple snoring cases – of all...
What exactly is it about dementia that causes aggressive behaviour? Dementia is a progressive brain disorder that affects a person biologically in which some parts of the brain shrink and it gets progressively difficult for the person affected to...
For us, every new day is the dawn of new hope, new possibilities. Old age, however, is a different ballgame altogether. Old age sometimes brings with it dementia. People no longer recognise their home environment. Though there are ways...
With old age comes wisdom but so does infirmity. People become physically incapable of running around doing chores around the house all day. Sometimes they may need help with daily tasks like walking, eating and remembering to take their...
Do you have aging parents? Do they live alone? How do they want to spend the final years of their lives? If they need someone to take care of them, who will bear the cost? These are questions that...
When we are little, it is a given that we will listen to our parents and do as they say. But what happens when the tables are turned? When it is their turn to listen to us? We cannot...