New Trucking Study Says Two Nights Sleep Safer than One
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released findings from what government officials are calling a “real world, third-party study” that shows two nights rest is better than one.The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released findings from what government officials are calling a “real world, third-party study” that shows two nights rest is better than one. The FMCSA news release says the latest study provides further scientific evidence that the restart provision in the current hours-of-service rule for truck drivers is more effective at combatting fatigue than …
What Is It About Sleep Apnea That Seems To Predict Heart Risks?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock This is a serious issue. Posted: 02/06/2014 9:01 am EST Updated: 02/06/2014 9:59 am EST MORE: Sleep Apnea Cardiovascular EventsSleep Apnea Cardiovascular RisksSleep Apnea Heart RisksSleep Apnea Cardiovascular DiseaseSleep Apnea HeartHealthy Living News It’s well-established that obstructive sleep apnea is linked with increased heart risks. But now, a new study teases apart what exactly it is about the sleep disorder, characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep leading to disrupted sleep, that seems to predict these cardiovascular events. Obstructive sleep apnea is measured by the number of times a person stops breathing during sleep (the apnea-hypopnea index, or AHI). However, researchers found …
Snore Sensing Pillow Automatically Nudges You To Roll Over
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock Too much nudging can make you exhausted in the morning. Andrew Liszewski, Gawker Media Feb 5, 2014, 08.10 PM IST It seems like snoring has become more of an epidemic than any of us have realized. At CES,Sleep Number revealed its IQ bed that lets bedmates silence a snoring partner. But now there’s a pillow that can stop a deafening snorer all by itself. Using a built-in microphone with adjustable sensitivity, the pillow listens for loud or soft snorers and then automatically inflates an internal air bladder which increases the pillow’s height by up to three inches. This …
Connected clothing can tell how soundly your baby is sleeping
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockHere is a device for parents to monitor their sleeping infants. Nick Barber February 4, 2014@nickjb Singing along to the Disney movie playing in the background, Dulcie Madden helped hand-package thousands of high-tech baby clothes from her start up in Boston’s Leather District. Madden is the CEO and co-founder of Rest …
Snoring alone: Sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome can make it hard for significant others to share same bed
CASSELTON, N.D. – Linda Wendel discovered distance was the key to dealing with her husband’s loud snoring.By: Ryan Johnson, INFORUM CASSELTON, N.D. – Linda Wendel discovered distance was the key to dealing with her husband’s loud snoring. Dan Wendel snored even when they married eight years ago, she said. But when it got worse, and the self-described light sleeper couldn’t get the rest she needed, she used a move to a new house in Lisbon, N.D., years ago as a chance to do something about it. “I told him, ‘You can just sleep in the basement. I don’t need this,’ ” …
Obesity Is Found to Gain Its Hold in Earliest Years
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock Since obesity has such a strong connection with obstructive sleep apnea, its important to prevent it even in children. By GINA KOLATAJAN. 29, 2014 For many obese adults, the die was cast by the time they were 5 years old. A major new study of more than 7,000 children has found that a third of children who were overweight in kindergarten were obese by eighth grade. And almost every child who was very obese remained that way. Some obese or overweight kindergartners lost their excess weight, and some children of normal weight got fat over the years. But …
Blood Pressure Rose in Kids with Sleep Apnea
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock We generally think about high blood pressure and adult obstructive sleep apnea. January 16, 2014 / Author: Natalie San Luis / Reviewed by: Joseph V. Madia, MD Beth Bolt, RPh (dailyRx News) In adults, sleep apnea is tied to higher blood pressure. Does sleep apnea produce the same result in children? In a recent study, researchers found that more severe sleep apnea among children was tied to higher blood pressure after four years. Both overweight and normal weight children were at risk. The authors of this study suggested that sleep apnea is a key factor in regulating blood pressure in children. “Get …
The Cure For Snoring Is…Singing?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock The results, published in the International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, revealed that snoring was “on average reduced, especially in subjects who performed the exercises accurately and consistently.” Moreover, those who experienced the most significant improvement started snoring only in middle age, weren’t overweight and didn’t have any pre-existing nasal problems. Choir director Alise Ojay’s vocal exercises have been shown to work throat muscles that help silence the snorer within By Tuan C. Nguyen smithsonianmag.com January 20, 2014 5:55PMB Alise Ojay claims that a series of routine vocalizations, performed 20 minutes a day over the course …
The smart bed that can track your sleep – and reveal how long your partner was REALLY snoring for
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: I’m not sure about the accuracy of this device but its another interesting consumer device in the area of sleep disordered breathing. By MARK PRIGG PUBLISHED: 15:29 EST, 17 January 2014 | UPDATED: 16:03 EST, 17 January 2014 Strap is placed across the bed to monitor sleep quality, heart rate and snoring levels Can download data to an app revealing exactly when you snored – and how loud Algorithm creates a ‘sleep score’ every morning It could finally end the morning rows over exactly how loudly, and how often your partner was snoring. A new gadget can turn any mattress …
Husband’s Snoring Saves Entire Family From Raging Fire That Burnt House to the Ground; Family Happy to Be Alive
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: In a rare occasion snoring can be a good thing. BY LEONARDO BLAIR , CP REPORTER January 10, 2014|3:17 pm (PHOTO: SCREEN GRAB VIA KLTV) Bobby Hester. A father and husband from Chapel Hill, Texas, is now giving thanks for his terrible snoring problem because he believes it was the reason his whole family woke up in the nick of time shortly after midnight, just before a raging fire burnt their house to the ground. “I use a CPAP machine because I have sleep apnea and I guess I started snoring, and I woke my wife up,” explained …
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