Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing On The Rise.
June 1, 2016 A study estimates SDB prevalence rates that are substantially higher than rates 2 decades ago, in part due to rising obesity. BY PETER BLAIS, RPSGT Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is very common—especially in middle-aged and older adults—and is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes. These outcomes include cardiovascular disease, depressed mood, cognitive deficits, accidents, and injury (among others), according to one of the authors of a recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. “Over the last two decades, SDB has become increasingly prevalent, to the point that clinicians that see several adult patients daily …
Study Shows Strong Prevalence of Insomnia Symptoms Among Female Veterans.
Published on June 10, 2016 A new study sheds light on the prevalence of insomnia symptoms among female veterans. Results demonstrate that more than 47 percent of female veterans reported symptoms of insomnia that resulted in functional impairment. Of this sample group, less than one percent had a diagnosis of a sleep disorder based on medical records. “Results from the analysis provide a clinical decision tree identifying subgroups of women with high and low risk for insomnia symptoms,” said lead author Kimberly Babson, PhD, Research Health Science Specialist at the National Center for PTSD – Dissemination & Training Division, VA …
Sleep Schedules Influence Job Performance.
Sleep expert Mark Rosekind highlights what companies can do to help workers’ performance. June 8, 2016 by Kenneth Nowack The National Sleep Foundation, along with scientists from multiple disciplines, in November 2015 announced a consensus on the threshold for when motorists are definitely too tired to drive. It has been estimated that at least 1 million car crashes annually are due to fatigue and drowsy driving. NSF polls indicate that 60 percent of Americans have driven drowsy in the last year and 37 percent report nodding off at the wheel. Irregular schedules can be associated with up to a 50 percent …
Study Links Late Sleep Timing to Poorer Diet Quality and Lower Physical Activity.
Published on June 9, 2016 A study suggests that among healthy adults with a habitual sleep duration of at least 6.5 hours, late sleep timing was associated with higher fast food consumption and lower vegetable intake, particularly among men, as well as lower physical activity. Results show that late sleep timing is associated with lower body mass index and is not associated with total caloric intake; however, it remains associated with poorer diet quality, particularly fast food, vegetable and dairy intake. “Our results help us further understand how sleep timing in addition to duration may affect obesity risk,” says principal …
25 Important Facts You Should Probably Know About Sleep.
Robert Anthony in ENVISION May 22, 2016 2:14pm Sleeping is a lot more important than you might think. In today’s “rise and grind” world, we’re urged to sleep less and work more. We’re told that “sleep is for the weak.” We’re told “sleep is the cousin of death.” But is it really? Or is the whole anti-sleep narrative actually just fabricated folklore working against us? It’s important that we understand all of the different ways sleep is important for the human body. For instance, did you know sleeping for less than 7 hours a night shortens your life expectancy exponentially? Let’s …
Too Much Or Too Little Sleep Linked With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk.
Published on June 6, 2016 Sleeping less than 4 hours or more than 8 hours a night increases the risk of dying from some types of coronary heart disease, such as heart attacks and unstable angina pectoris, according to a study by Norwegian and Taiwanese researchers. “This is the single largest study that has looked at how sleep duration affects the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Our results show that enough, but not too much sleep is important for a healthy lifestyle,” says first author and postdoctoral fellow Linn Beate Strand at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Department …
Oral rest posture: A key piece of the obstructive sleep apnea puzzle.
June 2, 2016 By Angie Lehman, RDH, COM Dental professionals are missing the chance to address obstructive sleep apnea before it even begins. In the past few years, the subject of the airway in relation to dentistry has been increasingly discussed. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring are hot topics right now. There seems to be a call to action for all dental professionals to assess our patients for snoring and sleep apnea. Mandibular advancement devices and take-home sleep studies are definitely trending in the dental world. The spotlight on this issue is necessary and important. But rather than focus …
Improve Your Sleep — and Your Life — With These 8 Tips.
JUNE 2, 2016 PETER GASCA CONTRIBUTOR Entrepreneur, Startup Consultant On a recent flight from London to Atlanta, I had the good fortune to sit next to a very gracious woman. We bonded, not because we had a great number of things in common but rather because she did not complain or object when I inadvertently fell asleep on her shoulder. Maybe not drooling on her neck pillow saved me. When I awoke, we laughed at my narcoleptic tendencies and shared a few tips about how we both manage to sleep on a 500-seat tin cantraveling at 567 miles per hour …
As Sleep Apnea Severity Increases, So Do Kids’ Learning Challenges.
Published on May 20, 2016 Sleep assessments in young children showed that, in the context of habitual snoring and enlarged tonsils and adenoids, moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increased the likelihood and magnitude of cognitive deficits. These deficits include, but are not limited to, problems with attention, memory, and language. The research results were presented at the ATS (American Thoracic Society) 2016 International Conference. “Although evidence suggesting the presence of cognitive deficits in children with sleep apnea has been around for quite some time, the relatively small groups studied made it difficult to demonstrate a strong relationship between …
Why Your Sleep App Won’t Solve Your Sleep Problems.
Sleep trackers promise improved sleep, but as I discovered in bed, their data alone can’t address deeper issues. DEREK WALTER |06.01.16 | 8:00 AM The inability to get a proper night’s sleep used to unleash a spectacularly twisted punishment. Instead of being refreshed and rested for the new day, I woke up exhausted, groggy, and often with a pounding headache. Yet the day had to begin, and it usually required a two-cup-of-coffee minimum to get rolling. Sleep was the constant thought in the back of my mind, pestering me like a nagging relative. Then there were the 2 a.m. doldrums. …
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