Drowsy Driving: Asleep at the Wheel
CDC.gov – Drowsy Driving Drive alert and stay unhurt. Learn the risks of drowsy driving and how to protect yourself. In an effort to reduce the number of sleep-related crashes and save lives, November 1-8, 2015 has been named Drowsy Driving Prevention Week by the National Sleep Foundation. The Drowsy Driving Problem Drowsy driving is a major problem in the United States. The risk, danger, and often tragic results of drowsy driving are alarming. Drowsy driving is the dangerous combination of driving and sleepiness or fatigue. This usually happens when a driver has not slept enough, but it can also …
What Causes Crime? New Study Links Lack Of Sleep By Teenagers To Criminal Behavior As Adults
BY JULIANA ROSE PIGNATARO | 02/24/17 AT 11:40 AM | IBTimes.com Drowsiness might not just have ill effects on a person’s day— it could also impact life years later. A study published in the journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that teenagers who reported feeling tired in the middle of the day were more than four times more likely to commit crimes as adults. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of York in the U.K. collected data from 101 15-year-old boys from schools in England to get the results. “It’s the first study to our knowledge …
A Quarter Of Brits Are Boozing To Help Them Sleep. This Is A Terrible Idea NEWS
Alcohol might make you nod off quicker, but your sleep will be dreadful by NICK HARRIS-FRY | on 24 FEB 2017 | CoachMag.co.uk A sizeable 25% of adults in the UK are hitting the bottle to help them fall asleep, according to the latest Great British Bedtime Report produced by the Sleep Council. That’s a hefty rise on the 16% who turned to booze to help them snooze in the last report, which came out in 2013. The 2017 survey of more than 5,000 adults found that the biggest bedtime boozers were people aged between 45 and 54, with 30% …
Home sleep studies may help identify sleep apnea
Stuart Quan, MD, Contributing Editor | POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2017, 9:30 AM | Health.Harvard.edu What if I need a sleep study? If you are one of the approximately 35% of Americans who snore, perhaps this has crossed your mind. You have read on the internet or watched a newscast about sleep apnea, a condition associated with an increase in heart attack and stroke risk. Loud snoring, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and observed pauses in breathing at night are the most frequent symptoms. A sleep study is necessary to make the diagnosis. To many people, the thought of a sleep study raises …
One-third of people ‘get less than six hours sleep a night’
Ikea-commissioned survey also reveals that almost half of couples sleep back-to-back Tim O’Brien | Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 17:57| IrishTimes.com One-third of Irish people are getting less than six hours sleep a night, a new survey has revealed. The sleep survey, which was commissioned by Swedish retailer Ikea and designed by paediatric sleep consultant Lucy Wolfe, also found that almost half of couples sleep back-to-back with their partners. Meanwhile, four in 10 respondents claimed they have to use sleeping aids. Blackout blinds were the most widely used (28 per cent of respondents), while just five per cent used ear plugs. …
Benefits of Treatment for Snoring
From ResMed.com – Original Article on Snoring Everyone in your household benefits when you take measures to stop your snoring, control your obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and reclaim your sleep. Tired of feeling tired? Want your energy back? It all comes down to getting a good night’s sleep – both for you and your partner. There are several studies that point to the negative effects of snoring on partners. Their sleep is disrupted, so they can suffer from all the consequences of poor quality sleep: tiredness, daytime sleepiness, mild depression, and irritability. So if you take measures to stop your …
Treatment Options for Snoring
From ResMed.com – Original Article on Snoring ResMed has solutions for throat snorers who have sleep apnea, as well as for throat snorers who don’t. Discover treatment options for your condition. Treatment options for your snoring depend on a number of factors, but the two key ones are these: Do you snore through your nose or through your throat? Do you snore and have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? At ResMed, we have solutions for throat snorers, as well as for throat snorers with sleep apnea. This includes both mild to moderate OSA as well as more severe cases of OSA. …
Sleep deprived suffer performance loss, according to new study
Tracie White on January 26, 2017 | ScopeBlog.Standford.edu More bad news for insomniacs and those of us who struggle to get enough sleep at night. Lack of sleep definitely affects your performance the next day, and probably for a longer period of time than you might expect, according to a new study. Among the findings: Two consecutive nights of less than six hours could leave you sluggish for the following six days. (Surprised? You aren’t alone: This stat sparked a gasp of dismay at my office staff meeting.) Researchers also found that staying up an extra hour, even if followed …
What Causes Snoring?
From ResMed.com – Original Article on Snoring When we sleep, our neck muscles can relax so much our upper airway partially closes. This narrowing of the airway causes a vibration that results in snoring. When we’re asleep, the muscles in our necks relax. Sometimes, they relax so much that the upper airway (the nose and throat) partially closes, narrowing the passageway in which air travels to our lungs. This narrowing of your airway causes a vibration in the throat when you breathe, which causes the sound of snoring. There are many reasons why our neck muscles may relax. Swollen tonsils, …
Smart Strategies to Get More Sleep
Do more than just count sheep to pay down your sleep debt. By SANDRA BLOCK, Senior Associate Editor | Kiplinger.com From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, March 2017 Americans have rung up a massive sleep debt, and the bill is coming due. More than one-third of adults get less than seven hours of sleep on a regular basis, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Lack of sleep affects job performance, relationships and the ability to perform routine tasks. The Rand Corp. estimates that decreased productivity by sleep-deprived workers costs the U.S. economy $411 billion a year, or 2.3% of our gross …
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