TAG Sleep, sleeping disorders, Migraine, panic disorder Sleep Apnea Linked To Migraine, Panic Disorder, Hearing And Other Things You Need To Know
By Rina Marie Doctor, Tech Times | July 27, 9:54 AM Previous studies suggest that both depressive and anxiety disorders emerge after a diagnosis of sleep apnea had been made. However, the exact association between sleep apnea and panic disorder is not clearly established and so a group of researchers decided to investigate on their relationship. Migraines and hearing impairments are also being linked to sleep apnea in other literatures. A group of researchers, who studied the association of panic disorder and sleep apnea obtained their data from patients diagnosed with sleep apnea from 2000-2010 through the Taiwan National Health …
Sleep apnea linked to kidney disease in large study of Veterans
July 14, 2015 Snoring is one of the signs of sleep apnea, although not all people who snore have the condition. Obstructive sleep apnea—in which the airway becomes narrowed or blocked during sleep—was associated with a greater risk of kidney disease in a database study of more than 3 million VA patients. The study is not the first to link the conditions, but it is by far the largest. The results appeared online June 2, 2015, in the journal Thorax. “To our knowledge, this is the largest study to date to find substantial associations between a diagnosis of [obstructive sleep …
Snoring Children May Suffer From Sleep Apnea
By JANE E. BRODY / JULY 27, 2015 5:45 AM Credit Paul Rogers Barrett Treadway, now 3½, has never been the best of sleepers, but her sleep grew increasingly worse in the last year and a half. She gets up several times a night, often climbs into her parents’ bed and creates havoc with their nights. “We’ve known for a long time that she snores, but until a mother-daughter trip in May when we shared a bed, I didn’t realize that this was not simply snoring,” her mother, Laura, told me. “She repeatedly stopped breathing, then started again with a …
Many Overweight Teens Don’t See Their Weight As a Problem
News · July 14, 2015 Around 40 percent think their weight is about right, British researchers find Many overweight and obese teens don’t believe they have a weight problem, according to a study published online July 9 in the International Journal of Obesity. FRIDAY, July 10, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Many overweight and obese teens don’t believe they have a weight problem, according to a study published online July 9 in the International Journal of Obesity. Researchers reviewed data on 4,979 teens. They were between 13 and 15 years of age, and they all lived in the United Kingdom. The …
Sleep apnea patients have new, simple alternative to CPAP
Posted: Jul 15, 2015 7:48 AM CDT Updated: Jul 15, 2015 7:48 AM CDT by Jonathan Choe MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – Millions of Americans snore or struggle with sleep apnea. These breathing conditions could lead to other serious health problems, but several influential groups are saying a simple mouthpiece is becoming more effective in treating these nagging bedtime issues. “Snoring is narrowing of the airway, sleep apnea is closure of the airway,” Dr. Jonathan Parker of the Snoring and Sleep Apnea Dental Treatment Center explained. Aside from being unable to breathe, sleep apnea can lead to other problems like high blood …
Children With Sleep Apnea Face Health and Cognitive Issues
One to 4 percent of all children have obstructive sleep apnea, but many go undiagnosed and untreated. “As many as 25 percent of children diagnosed with ADHD may in fact have obstructive sleep apnea,” says one expert. By Magaly Olivero June 9, 2015 | 9:42 a.m. EDT Is your hyperactive child having trouble learning at school? Does your son constantly toss and turn at night? Can you hear your daughter’s irregular breathing during sleep? All of these symptoms could be the result of obstructive sleep apnea, a serious but treatable disorder that can lead to health problems, behavioral issues and learning difficulties …
WWhy You Snore More As You Get Older And What You Can Do About It
The Huffington Post | By Yagana Shah Posted: 07/06/2015 6:02 am EDT No, you’re not imagining things. Your partner’s snoring probably has gotten worse over the years. You’ve tried everything from ear plugs to sleeping in different beds but nothing seems to drown out the inexplicably loud throaty sounds coming from your partner at night. We spoke to sleep specialist Rafael Pelayo of the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center to find out exactly what causes snoring and why it gets worse with age. “It can start at any age,” Pelayo says, noting that it does occur more often as we age. …
Not Just a Man’s Disease — Women Get Sleep Apnea Too!
Posted: 09/19/2014 8:24 am EDT Decades ago, heart disease was thought of as a “man’s disease” before well-targeted public education campaigns increased cardiac illness recognition among women and its profound impact on their health. Similarly, one of the most common sleep disorders, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has received a masculine label. Granted, OSA affects half as many women as men, but it is far from rare — about 6 percent of women suffer from this condition [1]. The lack of awareness in the medical community about the impact of OSA on women is partly rooted in gender bias and partly …
Can big data help you get a good night’s sleep?
NOTES FROM DR. NORMAN BLUMENSTOCK: Many sleep experts have strong doubts on the reliability of the data since the data is generated by unproven algorithms. by Jeffrey M. O’Brien JUNE 29, 2015, 6:00 AM EDT Large-scale computing power, combined with input from millions of fitness trackers, could help unlock the mysteries of our national insomnia. I’m playing tennis with Marissa Mayer, and oddly, the Yahoo YHOO 0.98% CEO is wearing a pearlescent purple gown and sipping from a teacup. Her dress is just long enough to obscure her feet, so she appears to be floating across the baseline. As …
Snooze-Deprived Couples Rest Easy After ‘Sleep Divorce’
by HALLIE JACKSON Jack Mazewski snores so loudly that his children sleeping down the hall can hear it. The noise didn’t bother his wife, Joanna, for the first few years of their marriage — until their kids were born. “I became a light sleeper because you have a little more stress – two children, a mortgage, bills,” said Joanna Mazewski. Night after night, her husband’s snoring kept her awake. “She would poke me a few times,” Jack said. His wife quickly corrected him: “I would say kick, not poke.” “I would end up waking him up in the middle of …
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