Fighting Snoring, and Its Dangers, Together
Dan Hajjar and Anne Marie Jarka-Hajjar before their sleep disorder tests. By LAURA RIVERA Published: February 15, 2007 MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 13 — After canceling a planned romantic dinner, Dan Hajjar and Anne Marie Jarka-Hajjar, who have been married 17 years, spent Valentine’s eve in separate beds, tossing and turning amid a tangle of electrode wires and sensors stuck all over their bodies. Enlarge This Image Aaron Houston for The New York Times Cathy Durkin, left, and Kerry Kelley preparing the couple for their study. In a last-ditch bid for bedtime bliss, the couple checked into the sleep disorder clinic of Morristown …
Growing up angry: How nighttime breathing battles hurt our children: the sleep apnea-ADHD connection
Sleep apnea is not just an adult problem. Far from it. Between 1- 3% of young children have sleep apnea/disordered breathing, and if untreated, can grow up with lasting scars. Habitual nighttime battles for adequate air can set a child up for ADHD sym By Dr. James E. Metz Published: Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013 – 2:14 pm Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/18/5353670/growing-up-angry-how-nighttime.html#storylink=cpy COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — People lobbying for gun control may want to consider another culprit in the post-Newtown search for the answer to our unfathomable questions. In Adam Lanza, with his classic adenoidal face structure, have we overlooked a possible …
Forty percent of snoring patients are women
4/5/2013 10:30:00 AM Philippa Lees We can’t point our finger at old, obese men as the only snoring culprits —these days up to 40 percent of patients being treated for snoring are women. A UK study found the number of women seeking treatment was rising, with drinking, smoking and obesity worsening the problem. Dr Sean Tolhurst, a respiratory and sleep physician said weight gain is to blame, plus snoring often worsens around menopause. “Weight gain in the peri- and post-menopausal women is different to weight gain in their pre-menopausal period,” he said. “Post-menopausal women gain weight in a much more …
A child’s snoring is nothing to joke about
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 2013 04:51 WRITTEN BY JENNIFER RICH If your child snores, tell your pediatrician. Snoring may be a symptom of an underlying condition that can have serious health consequences later in life. Even though snoring in children is frequently trivialized and even joked about by family members, it can be a sign of a serious medical problem or condition. Many parents will casually report that their son or daughter snores so loudly that they “sound like grandpa” or even “wake the entire house up.” But these casual reports just reinforce the need for practitioners to screen all children …
Is snoring more dangerous to your heart than smoking?
Tuesday, February 05, 2013 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer (NaturalNews) People who snore are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease than smokers, the overweight, or people with high cholesterol, according to a study conducted by researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and presented at the 2013 Combined Sections Meeting of the Triological Society in Scottsdale, Ariz. The study has been submitted for publication to the journal The Laryngoscope. “Snoring is more than a bedtime annoyance and it shouldn’t be ignored,” lead author Robert Deeb said. “Patients need to seek treatment in the same way they would if they had sleep …
Snoring Isn’t Sexy Member, Dr. Norman Blumenstock of Monroe Township, NJ Named as Chair of Accreditation Committee of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
PRESS RELEASE Dr. Norman Blumenstock, a general dentist in Monroe Township, NJ whose practice provides oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea, has been appointed, by the Board of Directors, chair of the Accreditation Committee of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Norman Blumenstock, a general dentist in Monroe Township, NJ whose practice provides oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea, has been appointed, by the Board of Directors, chair of the Accreditation Committee of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM). “Being appointed as chair of the Accreditation Committee is a distinct honor that carries great …
Living with Sleep Apnea
Living with sleep apnea can be a real challenge, not only for the sufferer but the for the loved ones who share the same bed and/or room. Family members or bed partners are usually the first ones to notice the snoring. They are normally the first ones to recognize their loved one stops breathing while sleeping. It is essential for people with sleep apnea to get medical help. Sleep apnea sufferers are at higher risk for car crashes, work-related accidents, and other medical problems due to their sleepiness. Even though some people learn to sleep through someone else’s snoring, it …
The Battle for Oral Appliance Legitimacy | Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy
The Battle for Oral Appliance Legitimacy If you’re living in a fox hole, CPAP is highly inconvenient. Army physicians took this simple truth and turned it into a study that has buoyed the case for adjustable oral appliances. CPAP compliance can be challenging under ideal conditions. Add the dust, sand, and lack of electricity under combat conditions, and therapy adherence can be virtually impossible. Major Aaron B. Holley, MD, FACP, ran an ICU unit in Afghanistan for 6 months where he treated combat-related injuries. He saw the harsh Arab landscape firsthand, a place where proper sleep is not a priority. Even …
Sleepwalking is fairly common, study finds
Links to depression, OCD, apnea seen By Janice Lloyd USA TODAY To sleep: perchance to sleepwalk, ah, that is not unusual after all, finds a study Monday in Neurology. About 30% of adults in the USA have experienced nighttime wanderings, and those with sleep apneas, psychiatric disorders, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorders are at higher risk, finds the study of 19,136 Americans ages 18 and older. Antidepressants, sleeping pills and certain other medications can increase the risk, but they appear to bring on events in people with a history of sleepwalking. “I would like to correct the impression that sleepwalking is …
Sleep lessens effect of genes on weight
Study compares the BMIs of twins By Nanci Hellmich USA TODAY Sleeping more may help you fight a genetic predisposition to gain weight, a new study says. “The less sleep you get, the more your genes contribute to how much you weigh. The more sleep you get, the less your genes determine how much you weigh,” says lead author Nathaniel Watson, a neurologist and co-director of the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center in Seattle. Research has shown the connection between sleep and weight before, but this study looks at the role of genetics. Watson and his colleagues analyzed self-reported …
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