2 Your Health Study connects sleep disorder with heart problems.
By Carolyn Murray | Published: January 12, 2016, 4:26 pm A new study examined whether people who suffer from sleep apnea were prone to develop heart problems down the line. The study The study looked at the two types of sleep apnea – obstructive and central. Researchers followed a group of elderly men for a period of six and a half years and found that most of the men who had central sleep apnea later developed heart arrhythmia, or atrial fibrillation. Dr. Reena Mehra, MD, MS of Cleveland Clinic was a lead investigator on the team that conducted the …
Snoring, drowsiness could mean sleep apnea.
Brandi Schlossberg, Health Source | 12:30 p.m. PST November 17, 2015 Loud snoring may be more than a nighttime nuisance — it could be a sign of sleep apnea. This sleep disorder occurs when the muscles in the back of the throat relax, which narrows or closes the airway and results in brief, repeated pauses in breathing during sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 18 million U.S. adults suffer from sleep apnea and are at risk for serious associated complications. Although sleep apnea can affect anyone, including children, there are specific risk factors that may increase the chances …
8-Hour Sleepers More Likely to Be Heart Healthy
by Sara G. Miller, Staff Writer | November 12, 2015 02:44pm ET ORLANDO, Fla. — People who get at least 8 hours of sleep each night are more likely to have good heart health than those who get less sleep, a new study finds. In the study, researchers compared groups of people who slept for different average lengths of time, looking at how well each group met the seven criteria from the American Heart Association for “ideal” heart health. The researchers found that people who slept 8 or more hours a night were 2.7 times more likely to meet six or …
Good Morning America Discusses Sleep Apnea Treatments.
Published on November 6, 2015 A Good Morning America segment that aired on Nov 5 provides encouragement to patients who may be afraid to get diagnosed with sleep apnea or who have failed CPAP. The segment discusses several technological improvements in therapy, such as quieter CPAP devices and more comfortable masks, and alternative therapies including oral appliance therapy, Provent, and positional therapies such as Advanced Brain Monitoring’s Night Shift. …
How Your Dentist Can Help Detect and Treat Sleep Apnea.
By Rebecca Koenigsberg, Gallery57Dental.com | November 6, 2015 Last Updated: November 6, 2015 1:54 pm Snoring can be bad for your health—and not just because your partner may kick you or toss you out of bed! Snoring can be a sign of sleep apnea, a serious condition that is reaching epidemic proportions. Sleep apnea can increase the risk of heart disease, dementia, and a host of other diseases. Like many chronic diseases, the early stages may not cause obvious symptoms and the disease often progresses to cause significant damage before people become aware. If you snore, let your physician or …
Sleep Apnea May Raise Women’s Heart Risk, But Not Men’s
Findings highlight the need to screen women for the nighttime breathing disorder, experts say WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The nighttime breathing disturbance known as sleep apnea can boost a woman’s risk for heart problems and even death, but there was no such effect for men, a new study finds. The finding “highlights the importance of sleep apnea screening and treatment for women, a group who often are not routinely screened for sleep apnea,” study co-author Dr. Susan Redline, a sleep specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said in a hospital news release. The study involved …
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