Sleeping with your mouth open damages teeth ‘as much as a fizzy drink before bed.
Dry mouth causes acid levels to rise, eroding teeth Breathing through mouth dries it out – removing protective effect of saliva Saliva has natural ability to kill the bacteria in the mouth that produce acid As acid levels rise through the night, tooth erosion and decay can begin Some mouth sleepers mouths, acidity levels rose as high as pH 3.6 This is high akin to having glass of orange juice or fizzy drink before bed By COLIN FERNANDEZ, SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 13:02 EST, 5 February 2016 | UPDATED: 17:03 EST, 5 February 2016 For those of …
What Happens in Your Body When You’re Sleep Deprived?
March 03, 2016 By Dr. Mercola Lack of sleep has many ramifications, from minor to major, depending on your accumulated sleep debt. Short term, lack of sleep tends to have an immediate effect on your mental and emotional states. Over the long term, poor sleep can contribute to a whole host of chronic health problems, from obesity and diabetes to immune problems and an increased risk for cancer. Plus it raises your risk of accidents and occupational errors. Unfortunately, few are those who sleep well on a regular basis. Part of the problem is our propensity for using artificial lighting …
6 Surprising Sleep Habits From Around The World.
Sleeping on the job, sleeping when scared, sleeping in groups… 02/22/2016 11:07 am ET | Updated Feb 22, 2016 | Krithika Varagur Ever felt like the toughest sleep decision you make is whether to sleep on your back or stomach? That’s really just the tip of the iceberg. Adequate sleep is an essential part of being healthy. But in the United States, more than a third of the population is sleep deprived — a depressing statistic. So we decided to take a cue from other populations around the world: How does everyone else do sleep? What we found demonstrates that the …
Snoring Can Affect Kids’ Health, Learning Abilities.
By IANS | Published: 01st March 2016 03:49 PM | Last Updated: 01st March 2016 03:49 PM LONDON: Children with frequent snoring and breathing problems during sleep are prone to an increased risk of poor concentration level and learning abilities, finds a study. The study showed that while periodic snoring is usual in children, persistent snoring can lead to sleep apnea where the quality of sleep is affected, which in turn, can be linked with daytime tiredness, concentration and learning difficulties, bedwetting and delayed growth. “Children with persistent snoring often have a reduced quality of life. In particular, this applies …
The organizational cost of insufficient sleep.
By Nick van Dam and Els van der Helm February 2016 Sleep-awareness programs can produce better leaders. Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies, Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. —William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar In the passage above, the playwright’s tragic antihero Brutus enviously reflects on the timeless truth that people without worries and anxieties (in this case, his servant Lucius) generally enjoy the most peaceful and uninterrupted rest. Some senior business people skillfully and consciously manage their sleep, emerging refreshed and alert after crossing multiple time zones or working late …
Sleep disorders and heart disease: Complicated relationship needs more research.
Cardiology Today, February 2016 In recent years, strong evidence has emerged linking sleep disorders to various forms of heart disease — in particular, HF and hypertension. What is less certain, however, is whether treatment of sleep disorders before the onset of heart disease can prevent heart disease, and how to incorporate evaluation of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea into a cardiologist’s general clinical practice. “Untreated, sleep apnea is associated with increased CHD events, such as MI, atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias, stroke, sudden death and progression to HF,” Rami Khayat, MD, associate professor of medicine at Ohio State University …
Did sleep apnea contribute to Justice Scalia’s death? His unplugged breathing machine raises that question.
By Ariana Eunjung Cha | February 24 The procession for the funeral mass for Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Feb. 20. (Doug Mills/New York Times via AP) U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia was known for the exacting style of his opinions, the way he labored over each and every word. His hotel room the night of his death on Feb. 13 in Texas reflected this obsession with detail. According to a sheriff’s report obtained by The Washington Post this week, he was lying in …
If You Have Sleep Apnea, Your Memory May Decline Earlier in Life.
Study links sleep breathing problems, cognitive loss May 18, 2015 / By Brain & Spine Team Sleep apnea — a sleep disorder in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep — may be doing more than affecting the quality of your sleep and making you tired. A recent study finds a link between abnormal breathing patterns during sleep – like heavy snoring and apnea – and cognitive decline at an earlier age than normal. Researchers from New York University studied data from nearly 2,500 people between the ages of 55 and 90 who had Alzheimer’s disease. They found those with breathing …
Sleep apnea risk in women may increase with gestational diabetes during pregnancy.
By: Mohan Garikiparithi | Sleep | Tuesday, March 08, 2016 – 01:30 PM Sleep apnea risk in women may increase with gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is far more common in men, but women are not immune to this sleep disorder that causes the stoppage of breathing throughout the night. A Thailand study found that obese Asian women with gestational diabetes are at highest risk of obstructive sleep apnea, even if their diabetes is controlled. Furthermore, severity of obstructive sleep apnea was associated with high blood glucose levels, along with greater …
A sleep scientist says there’s one major problem with sleep tracking apps.
Julia Calderone | Feb. 17, 2016, 11:13 AM Type the word “sleep” into the Apple App store search bar, and hundreds of smartphone and computer applications will appear. There are sleep trackers, smart alarm clocks, and white noise generators — all portable technologies designed specifically to do something that many of us have a surprisingly hard time with: sleeping. About 70 million people in the US suffer from sleep-related problems. Of those, about 60% have a chronic disorder. Nearly two thirds of people in the US own a smartphone. If you’re one of the millions who suffer from restless …
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