The smart bed that can track your sleep – and reveal how long your partner was REALLY snoring for
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: I’m not sure about the accuracy of this device but its another interesting consumer device in the area of sleep disordered breathing. By MARK PRIGG PUBLISHED: 15:29 EST, 17 January 2014 | UPDATED: 16:03 EST, 17 January 2014 Strap is placed across the bed to monitor sleep quality, heart rate and snoring levels Can download data to an app revealing exactly when you snored – and how loud Algorithm creates a ‘sleep score’ every morning It could finally end the morning rows over exactly how loudly, and how often your partner was snoring. A new gadget can turn any mattress …
Children’s Sleep in Their Genes?
Children’s Sleep in Their Genes? How long kids sleep may be genetic, study finds By Children’s Health Team | 6/5/13 11:17 a.m. Your toddler’s sleep habits may be affected by both genetics and environment. Genes play an important role in how long your child sleeps at night, and environmental factors influence daytime naps, says a new study. But this doesn’t mean your child’s sleep habits are out of your control, researchers add. Jyoti Krishna, MD, did not take part in the study but treats pediatric sleep disorders at Cleveland Clinic. He says some children just don’t need as much sleep as others. “If the child isn’t …
Growing up angry: How nighttime breathing battles hurt our children: the sleep apnea-ADHD connection
Sleep apnea is not just an adult problem. Far from it. Between 1- 3% of young children have sleep apnea/disordered breathing, and if untreated, can grow up with lasting scars. Habitual nighttime battles for adequate air can set a child up for ADHD sym By Dr. James E. Metz Published: Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013 – 2:14 pm Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/18/5353670/growing-up-angry-how-nighttime.html#storylink=cpy COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — People lobbying for gun control may want to consider another culprit in the post-Newtown search for the answer to our unfathomable questions. In Adam Lanza, with his classic adenoidal face structure, have we overlooked a possible …
Sleep Apnea & Multi-Modal Transportation Conference in Baltimore
Dr. Blumenstock has attended the Sleep Apnea & Multi-Modal Transportation Conference in Baltimore on November 8-9, 2011. This event was sponsored by the American Sleep Society to promote and find solutions for transportation safety. …
Want To Know What It Feels To Sleep Again?
We all want to feel rested and mentally sharp every day. Our productivity depends on it. But not having a good night’s sleep affects far more than just our ability to stay focused or have a day full of energy. Not having enough sleep directly affects our brain and our cognitive function and may even cause depression. Sleep apnea, if left untreated, can lead to serious conditions but also its effects can severely interrupt daytime cognition. If this is your case, Dr. Blumenstock can help you! Identifying and treating sleep apnea is the first step for knowing what it feels …
Real Solutions for Sleep Apnea
Our goal at the Central Jersey Dental Sleep Medicine is to help sleep disorder sufferers find REAL solutions to their sleep problems. No one wants to live with never getting a full night’s rest, and we would like to help you sleep better. There are many solutions to sleep apnea, but the first step is to get diagnosed. If you visit us then you will receive an objective medical assessment by a team of physicians, neurologists, pulmonologists, and ear, nose, and throat specialists. Following their referral, Dr Blumenstock will examine you and discuss all options to solve your sleep apnea. …
Interview with Dr. Blumenstock part III
Stroke, heart attack, diabetes, high blood pressure can all be a result of people who suffer from sleep apnea. Statistics read that most ambulances respond between the hours of 3 and 6 am. This is during the time of sleep called REM. REM is characterized by your body being paralyzed, your eyes going back and forth and blood pressure shooting up. For someone who has sleep apnea and is at higher risk for certain medical issues, this could be a time of danger. Getting treatment for sleep apnea can be an emotional experience. It is important that you stand by …
Interview with Dr. Blumenstock, Sleep Apnea Dentist
Dr. Blumenstock has been working with sleep apnea patients for over 20 years. Earlier in his experience, he realized many of his dental patients had headaches. Many of these patients did not respond to TMJ treatments. Dr Blumenstock discovered that they all had one thing in common, sleep issues. Before the 1980’s, tracheostomy was the most common cure for people with sleep apnea. This is a surgical procedure that involves cutting a hole in the lower neck to penetrate the trachea. Later, in Australia, the first CPAP machine was invented by putting a vacuum cleaner in reverse and attaching it …
What Should You Know About Sleeping Disorders
Sleep disorders can involve sleeping difficulties such as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, falling asleep at inappropriate times, excessive sleep, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep. Dr. Blumenstock specializes in a sleeping disorder known as sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when breathing is interrupted during sleep. A person with this disorder may stop breathing repeatedly during sleeping hours. This could happen sometimes hundreds of times during one night of sleep. Ceasing breathing during any time means the brain and the rest of the body does not receive the oxygen they need to function. Sleep …
Snoring, a Sleep Disorder
Do you have trouble sleeping because of a loved one’s snoring? Believe it or not, snoring can be more disruptive to the person snoring than it is to you. Snoring is caused by a blocked airway. It is often dismissed as an annoyance, but it can actually be a sign of a very serious condition known as obstructive sleep apnea. The tongue falls backward during sleep and can fully or partially block the airway. There is then a struggle to obtain air, and this is what causes the vibration we call snoring. Much of the time the body will continue …
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