Sleep Apnea The Health Issue Right Under Our Noses.
By Nancy Markley Sleep apnea becoming disturbingly common in children and adolescents CALGARY, Alta. Oct. 14, 2016 / Troy Media / – Sleep Apnea, sleep-disordered breathing, and snoring: these are not just things you have to be aware of for you and your partner. These health issues are becoming disturbingly common in children and adolescents. Sleep-disordered breathing, which includes sleep apnea and snoring, affects 12 percent of children in the United States. This breaks down to approximately nine million children with sleep-disordered breathing, and perhaps as many as four million children with obstructive sleep apnea. To put his in context, …
Why Your Sleep App Won’t Solve Your Sleep Problems.
Sleep trackers promise improved sleep, but as I discovered in bed, their data alone can’t address deeper issues. DEREK WALTER |06.01.16 | 8:00 AM The inability to get a proper night’s sleep used to unleash a spectacularly twisted punishment. Instead of being refreshed and rested for the new day, I woke up exhausted, groggy, and often with a pounding headache. Yet the day had to begin, and it usually required a two-cup-of-coffee minimum to get rolling. Sleep was the constant thought in the back of my mind, pestering me like a nagging relative. Then there were the 2 a.m. doldrums. …