Health officials say lack of sleep can negatively affect students’ grades.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 by KARENNA MEREDITH Establish a regular schedule for sleep Avoiding sleeping past 7:00 A.M. Get up at the same time each morning Avoid taking naps during the day Avoid caffeine or other stimulants Make time for regular exercise Dr. Keith Willmore, medical director of the BYU Student Health Center, provided tips on how students can improve their sleep schedules. College students who deprive themselves of sleep are more at risk of losing academic success, according to health professional Dr. Keith Willmore. Willmore, medical director of the BYU Student Health Clinic, said there is definitely a connection between lack of sleep …
Deviated Septum and Sleep Apnea.
HOW CAN A DEVIATED SEPTUM CAUSE SLEEP APNEA? Deviated septum in one of the commonest types of nasal obstruction. The irregular shape of nasal septum may partially block the passage of air and interfere with breathing. Depending on severity, a person with deviated nasal septum can develop obstructive sleep apnea. To understand what is a nasal septum, and how to identify it, check the following short video. As you’ll notice, if the shape of your nasal septum is not straight, but has an irregular shape, then you have a deviated nasal septum. Breathing Problems With Deviated Septum Nasal airflow is critical …
Treating TMD with orofacial myofunctional therapy.
August 23, 2016 Myofunctional therapy can enhance a patient’s quality of life By Timbrey Lind, RDH, and Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH Some 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates noted that many people with severe headaches also had crooked teeth. There were no successful treatments until pharmaceuticals came along, which treated the symptoms, not the cause. A temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a very common problem affecting up to 33% (I think more) of individuals. TMD is often viewed as a repetitive motion disorder and eventual breakdown of the masticatory structures (jaw joint and surrounding muscles). The current perspective is that it’s an orofacial …
The Vital Connection Between Poor Sleep and Chronic Disease.
In the U.S. alone, the sickest 1% of the population has two or more chronic diseases and is responsible for approximately 23% of total healthcare expenditures, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. For benefits managers and their companies, the rising costs of claims related to chronic disease represents an ever-growing challenge. Conditions such as Hypertension, Obesity, and Type II Diabetes are on the rise and improving the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce is a top priority. The Importance Of Sleep Directly related to this challenge, but often overlooked, is the importance of sleep health and recovery. Research shows that poor …
Oventus closer to cure for snoring and sleep apnoea with its 3D printed mouthguards.
Aug 27, 2016 | By Nick Oventus Medical Ltd is another step closer to ending the scourges of snoring and sleep apnoea with its 3D printed mouthguards. A successful IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange last month raised $12 million. The company has now reported first year revenues of $540,164 and that shows a real appetite for a relatively simple device that can change lives around the world. Oventus can now focus on developing the second generation O2Vent T system with its partner, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Melbourne, Australia. Now the US Food and Drug …
Not sleeping well? It’s no wonder you can’t remember anything…
Loss of a single night’s sleep is enough to block your brain’s natural reset mechanism. Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:04 Updated: Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:05 Ian Sample For Jules Verne it was the friend who keeps us waiting. For Edgar Allan Poeso many little slices of death. But though the reason we spend a third of our lives asleep has so far resisted scientific explanation, research into the impact of sleepless nights on brain function has shed new light on the mystery – and also offered intriguing clues to potential new treatments for depression. In a study published …
A Sleepless Nation: What Does The Lack Of Sleep Really Cost Us?
Reenita Das , CONTRIBUTOR It’s hard to escape the growing amount of research and media attention placed on the importance of sleep. Lack of sleep, both in duration and quality, is being tied to weight gain, comorbidities, anxiety, depression, accidents, earning potential and productivity. A leading mattress retailer even touts the connection between poor sleep quality and chronic pain syndrome on its website. While stress and lifestyle decisions contribute to many people’s sleep problems, there is an under-diagnosed medical condition that affects the sleep of 30 million Americans, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (see figure below). OSA is a serious and …
Frequent night awakenings and urination may be due to obstructive sleep apnea, not enlarged prostate.
By: Dr. Victor Marchione | Bladder | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 – 12:00 PM Frequent night awakenings and urination may be caused by obstructive sleep apnea, rather than enlarged prostate. The study compared men aged 55 and 75 years old with an enlarged prostate diagnosis who reported nighttime urination (nocturia) at least once a night. The control group did not have prostate enlargement or nocturia. The study found that over half of the patients with an enlarged prostate may have a sleep disorder, which could actually be the reason for nocturia, rather than the enlarged prostate. Researcher Dr. Howard Tandeter …
Epigenetic Zs: Could a bad night’s sleep alter your genes?
Ben Locwin | August 12, 2016 | Genetic Literacy Project One thing’s for sure — sleep is still largely a mystery. We’re still not exactly sure why we do it. The more activity we perform or the longer we stay awake, the so-called ‘sleep pressure’ builds up, which is one of the major reasons for the adenosine hypothesis of sleep maintenance. The more sleep — and lack of sleep — have been investigated, the more correlations have been made with health concerns ranging from heart disease and early death to metabolic disorders. The exact and precise causes for these problems have not received a great …
Study Shows Why Teens Want to Sleep Late
Tue 8:45 PM, Aug 09, 2016 | Updated: Wed 2:10 PM, Aug 10, 2016 As school approaches, many parents dread the thought of pulling their sleeping teens out of bed, but a new study shows just why teens have such a hard time getting up early in the morning. According to a study at the Cleveland Clinic, teens’ bodies are wired to operate on a delayed sleep-wake cycle. This means biologically, their bodies want them to stay up and wake up late. Teens require around nine hours of sleep. Doctors say keeping their schedule free from non-essential activities, allowing enough …
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