Obstructive sleep apnea raises osteoporosis risk, may impact bone health.
By: Bel Marra Health | Osteoporosis | Tuesday, January 26, 2016 – 03:00 PM The respected Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has confirmed an association between obstructive sleep apnea and bone health, specifically as it relates to osteoporosis. According to a study published in the journal, it appears as if obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can raise the risk of osteoporosis. Our bodies work on what is called circadian rhythms – physical, mental, as well as behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. This cycle responds to light and darkness within our environment. Scientists tell us that this …
Scientists Search for the Best Sleepers
Working to unravel the secrets of sleep, gene by gene. Less than 1% of Americans need less than six hours of sleep. Researchers are trying to unlock the secrets of the early-to-bed, early-to-rise sleeper. WSJ health reporter Sumathi Reddy discusses on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Getty In a lab at the University of California, San Francisco, a husband-and-wife team is working to unravel the secrets of sleep, gene by gene. Louis Ptáček is studying why some people are genetically wired to be morning larks—an estimated 3% of the population who go to bed unusually early and rise early—while …
For Sleep Apnea Patients, a Possible Alternative to Masks
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Long-term impact of stimulation of the nerve in the jaw, called the hypoglossal nerve, is not known. By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Stephen Maturen for The New York TimesJackie Kopplin of Coon Rapids, Minn., had an upper airway stimulator implanted to help treat obstructive sleep apnea. The standard treatment for people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is a mask worn at night that helps them breathe without interruption. The mask is unwieldy and uncomfortable, however; one study found that46 percent to 83 percent of patients with obstructive sleep apneado not wear it diligently. Now scientists …
Is it just Snoring or is it Sleep Apnea?
From Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone who has sleep apnea snores. Posted on December 25, 2013 Not everyone who snores has sleep apnea, and not everyone who has sleep apnea snores. So how do you tell the difference between normal snoring and a more serious case of sleep apnea? The biggest telltale sign is how you feel during the day. Normal snoring doesn’t interfere with the quality of your sleep as much as sleep apnea does, so you’re less likely to suffer from extreme fatigue and sleepiness during the day. Even if you …
Experts Reshape Treatment Guide for Cholesterol
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: The intermittent hypoxia created by obstructive sleep apnea appears to alter the surface of blood vessels, allowing the cholesterol to adversely affect those blood vessels. Statins drugs alone may not be enough if the obstructive sleep apnea is not treated in my opinion. By GINA KOLATA Published: November 12, 2013 The nation’s leading heart organizations released new guidelines on Tuesday that will fundamentally reshape the use of cholesterol-lowering statin medicines, which are now prescribed for a quarter of Americans over 40. Patients on statins will no longer need to lower their cholesterol levels to specific numerical …
Getting the Most Out of Sleep
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Published: September 23, 2013 Q. To get the health benefits of a good night’s sleep, is it just the number of hours that counts? What if sleep is induced by a sleeping pill or is stressful because of a nightmare? A. While duration is important, “the quality and timing of sleep are also critical to a good night’s rest,” said Dr. Ana C. Krieger, medical director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Optimal sleep duration varies widely, depending on a person’s genetic makeup, underlying health conditions and daytime activities, among other factors, Dr. …
What you should know about sleep apnea from The Doctors
Three myths about a common disorder that can rob you of rest and good health Myths About Obstructive Sleep Apnea: E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork explains how The Doctors’ latest article in USA Weekend Magazine focuses on common myths about obstructive sleep apnea. Snoring means you have sleep apnea: That’s one commonly held belief about the condition that’s just not true. Lots of people snore — some estimates say up to half of Americans do it at one point or another. But there’s the harmless “sawing of logs,” and then there’s the snoring associated with obstructive sleep apnea, which is …
Advice About Sleep Deficiency in Midlife, Part 1
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: September 25, 2013 Nearly 200 people sent questions about sleep to Orfeu Marcello Buxton, a neuroscientist who studies chronic sleep deficiency in the workplace and home and how it contributes to disorders like obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Buxton is an associate neuroscientist in the Division of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, as well as anassistant professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He received his doctorate from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. (Note: Dr. Buxton is a researcher, not a physician, and he emphasizes …
‘More than half’ of pilots have slept while flying
More than half of pilots have fallen asleep while in charge of a plane, a survey by a pilots’ union suggests. Of the 56% who admitted sleeping, 29% told Balpa that they had woken up to find the other pilot asleep as well. The survey comes after it emerged that two pilots on an Airbus passenger plane were asleep at the same time, with the aircraft being flown on autopilot. Balpa is campaigning against changes to flight-time regulations, which are to be voted on by the European Parliament. On Monday, new rules which include allowing pilots to land an aircraft after being …
Snoring, sleep apnea can kill
By Philip ChuaCebu Daily News 12:15 pm | Monday, July 15th, 2013 Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/445233/snoring-sleep-apnea-can-kill#ixzz2ZEv4KtRB FOR years physicians have suspected that snoring is generally associated with sleep apnea, and sleep apnea was linked to sudden cardiac death. Unlike heart attack not related to sleep apnea, which could occur anytime of the day, cardiac death from sleep apnea happens while the patient is asleep. In an article in June 11, 2013 in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Apoor Gami, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Midwest Heart Specialists-Advocate Medical Group in Elmhurst, Ilinois, and leader of the study, confirmed that link. …
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