Category Archives: Uncategorized

Dr. Halstrom receives award.

January 28th, 2012   |   Posted in: Dr. Halstrom News, Education Centre, silencer-news, Uncategorized

Wayne received this prestigious award, an “Honorary Membership” the British Columbia Dental Associations highest honor. Video Link

Guru and the Great!

October 19th, 2011   |   Posted in: Dr. Halstrom News, Education Centre, silencer-news, Uncategorized

Dr. Halstrom to be treating famous Quarterback Joe Kapp.   Dr. Halstrom and his team are assisting Joe with therapy to throw a full blitz at his snoring and sleep apnea. Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also […]

Sleep Apnea Causes Dementia? What You Can Do to Avoid Both

August 20th, 2011   |   Posted in: Uncategorized

By: Matthew Edlund, M.D. Director, Center for Circadian Medicine; author, ‘The Power of Rest Publication: Huffington Post Lots of us are scared of dementia — really scared. You spend your life doing “all the right things” — you floss twice a day, run five miles daily till your knees give out, eat kale and force […]

Victoria BC Sleep Apnea Screening Event

April 14th, 2011   |   Posted in: Dr. Halstrom News, Uncategorized

Think you have sleep apnea? Know someone you love has sleep apnea?  Pop by our downtown Victoria office between 1:00PM and 3:00PM on Tuesday April 19th for screening and information. More info: [email protected]

Workplace Sleep Apnea Screening

July 25th, 2010   |   Posted in: Uncategorized

Dr. Halstrom is working in partnership with the Thompson Rivers University and a major employer within the forestry industry to implement a Workplace Screening Initiative for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.  Parties are hopeful that protocols and agreements will be in place within the next 90 to 120 days.

Obesity linked to sleep disorders: Study

July 21st, 2010   |   Posted in: Uncategorized

Specialists at a sleep clinic in Newcastle, Australia have analyzed 20 years of patient’s records and found that their patients are becoming increasingly obese. This means that the rise in obesity rates is directly related to rise in sleep problems they say. Between 1987 and 2007, more than 14,000 people checked into the sleep clinic […]