Screening Tools for Sleep Apnea Less Accurate in Women Who Are Pregnant.
Clinical Anesthesiology OCTOBER 19, 2016 San Francisco—There is a growing body of literature demonstrating that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is directly linked to an increase in adverse maternal and fetal complications. Although there are a number of OSA screening tools available, they have been found to be less accurate in pregnant women, making OSA diagnosis and treatment even more challenging in these patients. “There are more and more papers in the literature regarding OSA and pregnancy,” said Mahesh Nagappa, MD, assistant professor of anesthesia and perioperative medicine at Western University, in London, Ontario. “So we wanted to dig a little …
Senchyna: Exercise leads to better sleep.
by Kerry Senchyna – Maple Ridge News Maple Ridge posted Oct 12, 2016 at 12:00 PM Sleep disruption has a variety of causes which can include stress, anxiety as well as a condition called sleep apnea. Lack of quantity and quality of sleep has profound consequences, which range from attention deficits, reduced concentration and mental processing, mental fatigue, as well as mood disorders, such as depression. About 70 per cent of North American adults report having trouble sleeping. However, exercise has been shown in past studies to help people attain better quality of sleep and recently more information about the …
Why a Lack of Sleep Makes Us Depressed: Expert Reveals What You Can Do About It.
Published on October 14, 2016 In a report from the Daily Mail, psychology professor Alice Gregory discusses the idea that insomnia happens before depression and improving sleep may help treat the condition. Historically, insomnia has been thought of as secondary to other disorders such as depression. The idea was that you became depressed – and that your sleep got messed up as a consequence. This might involve difficulty falling asleep, excessive time awake at night or waking up earlier than hoped. This may make sense to those who have experienced depression and found that thoughts of distressing events such as …
FMCSA Announces Meetings on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Recommendations
Published on October 20, 2016 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces a joint meeting of its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) and Medical Review Board (MRB) on Oct 24, 2016. According to regulations.gov, the MRB will report on its revised recommendations on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) based on its evaluation of the comments from the joint Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that the FMCSA issued with the Federal Railroad Administration. Additionally, the MCSAC will discuss how the implementation of these recommendations may impact current and future populations of drivers. On Oct 25, the MCSAC will meet …
What Sleep Tracking Apps Can and Can’t Tell You.
Beth Skwarecki | 10/13/16 10:00am Activity trackers and sleep tracking apps will happily give you stats on your sleep: How many hours you were in the sack, for example, and whether that sleep was good “quality.” But you can’t take those numbers at face value, and some of them are flat out wrong. Sleep Trackers Don’t Really Analyze Your Sleep (Even If They Say They Do) We talked to Dr. W. Christopher Winter, a specialist in sleep medicine and neurology and author of The Sleep Solution. Dr. Winter previously brought Fitbit, Jawbone, and phone-based trackers to his sleep lab, …
Required sleep apnea tests for truckers does not violate the ADA – 8th Circuit
By Brendan Pierson A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit by a truck driver claiming trucking company Crete Carrier Corp discriminated against him by requiring him to be tested for sleep apnea because of his weight and firing him when he refused. The ruling, handed down Wednesday by a unanimous three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, found that the Nebraska-based company’s policy was justified by “obvious safety concerns.” …
Exercises To Alleviate Sleep Apnea.
Note from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: These exercises may be helpful with oral appliance therapy patients as well. THE HANS INDIA | Jun 18,2016 , 11:01 PM IST Snoring isn’t something that most of us worry about. In fact some of us even relate snoring to having a good night’s sleep. Around 40-45 per cent adults snore some or other time during sleep and they are unable to discern the difference between simple snoring and snoring as a disease. However, loud snoring when accompanied by daytime fatigue could be a sign of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is …
How a Sleepless Night Affects Your Ability to Focus.
By Sara G. Miller, Staff Writer | April 3, 2016 09:04pm ET NEW YORK — A sleepless night may affect your ability to filter out information, a new study finds. In the study, the researchers confirmed that sleep deprivation can impair what’s known as “selective attention,” or the ability to focus on specific information when other things are occurring at the same time. A classic example of a setting that requires your selective attention is a cocktail party, said Eve Wiggins, a former student at Willamette University in Oregon and the lead researcher on the study. Selective attention is the …
The Surprising Reason You’re Sleepy All Day.
SAM BAILEY Last updated 09:45, May 6 2016 Slumping over your desk well before it’s appropriate to knock off? Before you blame those early starts, central heating or the “3pm effect” for the uncontrollable yawning, there might be another reason at work. And it’s not what you might expect. Latest research from Penn State College of Medicine has found obesity and depression are the leading causes of chronic drowsiness. The study, as published in the SLEEP Journal, analysed 1300 people over 7.5 years and found those who were obese and depressed showed higher sleep disturbances and excessive levels of daytime sleepiness (EDS). …
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