How to Handle Snoring
Erica Van Buren Josephine Magazine | Dec 6, 2016 | NewPressnow.com For some couples, dealing with a snoring partner is an ongoing battle. But snoring could be a sign there’s something else going on. Some battle through it shoving and kicking throughout the night until neither one of you gets a good night’s sleep. But that isn’t the best way to handle it. “Snoring isn’t a disease per se,” says Dr. Asad Kabir with Mosaic Life Care. “It’s a symptom or a manifestation of a possible underlying disease.” Snoring is caused by vibrating tissues within the airways of the nose …
Short-term Sleep Deprivation Affects Heart Function
Published on December 6, 2016 – Sleep Review – The Journal for Sleep Specialists Too little sleep takes a toll on your heart, according to a study to be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). People who work in fire and emergency medical services, medical residencies, and other high-stress jobs are often called upon to work 24-hour shifts with little opportunity for sleep. While it is known that extreme fatigue can affect many physical, cognitive, and emotional processes, this is the first study to examine how working a 24-hour shift specifically affects cardiac …
More than 60% of New Brunswick youth not getting enough sleep: study
Use of screen devices before bedtime partly to blame for ‘urgency of sleep deficit’ for those 5 to 17 By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, CBC News Posted: Dec 06, 2016 12:29 PM AT Last Updated: Dec 06, 2016 1:45 PM AT More than 60 per cent of children and youth in New Brunswick don’t get enough sleep, which can affect their mental and physical health, lead to accidents, and contribute to the use of tobacco or other substances, a new study shows. The recreational use of screen devices before bedtime is partly to blame for the “urgency of the sleep deficit,” according …
What are different levels of snoring?
December 05, 2016 – https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/169794-What-are-different-levels-of-snoring What is snoring-IV Mild resistance to airflow for any of the above reasons in the upper airways may result in some snoring that is not associated with any sleep disturbance. If resistance to airflow increases, the efforts to maintain adequate ventilation and breathing may cause transient arousal from sleep that is typically not severe enough to cause the level of oxygen in the blood to decrease (hypoxia). This is called the respiratory effort related arousal (RERA). When the resistance increases even further, the ventilatory efforts cannot keep up with the degree of resistance to maintain …
Regulators want train operators tested for sleep apnea after Hoboken crash
By MICHAEL R. SISAK – Associated Press | Posted: Fri 12:22 PM, Dec 02, 2016 | Updated: Fri 6:03 PM, Dec 02, 2016 Federal regulators want all U.S. train operators tested for sleep apnea after the engineer in September’s deadly New Jersey commuter train crash was found to have the fatigue-inducing disorder. The Federal Railroad Administration issued a safety advisory Friday calling for screening and treatment. It says engineers with severe sleep disorders shouldn’t operate trains until they are treated. The agency also is urging railroads to install inward-facing cameras in train cabs and take steps to ensure engineers abide …
Zzzzzzzzzzzz…Busting The Myths About Sleep And Sleep Disorders
By Mia Zaharna, M.D. and Henry I. Miller, M.D. Nov. 30, 2106, at 5:00am A certain amount of sound sleep is necessary for optimal health and can affect hormone levels, mood and weight. However, sleep problems, including snoring, sleep apnea, insomnia, sleep deprivation, and restless legs syndrome are common. In spite of being common, sleep and the problems associated with it are widely misunderstood. Here we address some of the myths. If you can’t recall your dreams, you’re not sleeping deeply. Not true. It’s normal not to remember your dreams, but most likely you are still having dream sleep otherwise …
Atrial Fibrillation: What Puts You at Risk and How to Avoid It.
Age, obesity, height and sleep apnea are among the risk factors for AFib. By Konstantinos N. Aronis, M.D. and Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S. Nov. 30, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. As the most common electrical problem that disrupts the beating of the heart, atrial fibrillation carries health risks that can lead to strokes and even a greater risk of death. InPart 1 of this two-part series, we discussed the problems associated with atrial fibrillation and how to treat it. Here, in Part 2, we discuss risk factors that can lead to atrial fibrillation and how to prevent it. What Are Risk …
Americans don’t sleep enough, and it’s costing us $411 billion.
New research shows just how much our lack of proper sleep hurts the global and domestic economy. By Marco Hafner and Wendy M. Troxel November 30 Myriad business executives and heads of state have said they get by on little to no sleep. President Obama told Vanity Fair in 2012 that he didn’t shut off the lights at the White House until 1 a.m. and rose each morning before 6. Internet pioneer Vint Cerf made his thoughts on the topic clear: “Sleep is a waste of time.” And President-elect Donald Trump, who wrote in his 2004 book “Think Like a …
The Nuts and Bolts of Scoring Apneas and Hypopneas
Published on April 7, 2001 Respiratory events are divided into two categories: apneas and hypopneas, in which airflow is substantially or partially reduced Respiratory disturbances during sleep have traditionally been divided into two categories: apneas and hypopneas. Noting the associations between four polysomnographic signal channels allows a distinction to be made between apneas and hypopneas and among different types of apneas and hypopneas. One channel is referred to as an airflow channel, channels #2 and #3 are referred to as thoracic and abdominal “effort” or movement channels, and the fourth channel is a recording of oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry. …
Insomnia: Your 3 Worst Ways and 3 Best Ways to Fall Asleep
Our sleep experts weigh in Have trouble falling asleep? Wake up at 3 a.m. for no reason? Insomnia can rob you of energy the next day, fog your thinking and put you in harm’s way on the road. If you’re relying on common crutches for sleeplessness, they won’t help your cause. Here, our sleep experts share their favorite and least favorite remedies for insomnia: The 3 worst ways to get to sleep 1. Have a ‘nightcap’ before bed Do you unwind with a glass of wine or a scotch and soda before bed? “The literature shows that alcohol is the …
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