Oventus closer to cure for snoring and sleep apnoea with its 3D printed mouthguards.
Aug 27, 2016 | By Nick Oventus Medical Ltd is another step closer to ending the scourges of snoring and sleep apnoea with its 3D printed mouthguards. A successful IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange last month raised $12 million. The company has now reported first year revenues of $540,164 and that shows a real appetite for a relatively simple device that can change lives around the world. Oventus can now focus on developing the second generation O2Vent T system with its partner, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Melbourne, Australia. Now the US Food and Drug …
Not sleeping well? It’s no wonder you can’t remember anything…
Loss of a single night’s sleep is enough to block your brain’s natural reset mechanism. Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:04 Updated: Wed, Aug 24, 2016, 12:05 Ian Sample For Jules Verne it was the friend who keeps us waiting. For Edgar Allan Poeso many little slices of death. But though the reason we spend a third of our lives asleep has so far resisted scientific explanation, research into the impact of sleepless nights on brain function has shed new light on the mystery – and also offered intriguing clues to potential new treatments for depression. In a study published …
A Sleepless Nation: What Does The Lack Of Sleep Really Cost Us?
Reenita Das , CONTRIBUTOR It’s hard to escape the growing amount of research and media attention placed on the importance of sleep. Lack of sleep, both in duration and quality, is being tied to weight gain, comorbidities, anxiety, depression, accidents, earning potential and productivity. A leading mattress retailer even touts the connection between poor sleep quality and chronic pain syndrome on its website. While stress and lifestyle decisions contribute to many people’s sleep problems, there is an under-diagnosed medical condition that affects the sleep of 30 million Americans, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (see figure below). OSA is a serious and …
Frequent night awakenings and urination may be due to obstructive sleep apnea, not enlarged prostate.
By: Dr. Victor Marchione | Bladder | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 – 12:00 PM Frequent night awakenings and urination may be caused by obstructive sleep apnea, rather than enlarged prostate. The study compared men aged 55 and 75 years old with an enlarged prostate diagnosis who reported nighttime urination (nocturia) at least once a night. The control group did not have prostate enlargement or nocturia. The study found that over half of the patients with an enlarged prostate may have a sleep disorder, which could actually be the reason for nocturia, rather than the enlarged prostate. Researcher Dr. Howard Tandeter …
Epigenetic Zs: Could a bad night’s sleep alter your genes?
Ben Locwin | August 12, 2016 | Genetic Literacy Project One thing’s for sure — sleep is still largely a mystery. We’re still not exactly sure why we do it. The more activity we perform or the longer we stay awake, the so-called ‘sleep pressure’ builds up, which is one of the major reasons for the adenosine hypothesis of sleep maintenance. The more sleep — and lack of sleep — have been investigated, the more correlations have been made with health concerns ranging from heart disease and early death to metabolic disorders. The exact and precise causes for these problems have not received a great …
Study Shows Why Teens Want to Sleep Late
Tue 8:45 PM, Aug 09, 2016 | Updated: Wed 2:10 PM, Aug 10, 2016 As school approaches, many parents dread the thought of pulling their sleeping teens out of bed, but a new study shows just why teens have such a hard time getting up early in the morning. According to a study at the Cleveland Clinic, teens’ bodies are wired to operate on a delayed sleep-wake cycle. This means biologically, their bodies want them to stay up and wake up late. Teens require around nine hours of sleep. Doctors say keeping their schedule free from non-essential activities, allowing enough …
Research Reveals That Increased Education About Sleep Apnea Leads To Better Outcomes.
08/08/2016 02:58 pm ET | Updated Aug 17, 2016 Harold A. Smith, DDS Sleep-disordered breathing is a problem that should not be taken lightly. In addition to leaving you feeling groggy during the day, untreated sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea can lead to several other health problems, including high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. Effective treatments such ascontinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy and oral appliance therapy are available to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Apnea Treatment Options Obstructive sleep apnea is caused when the tongue and soft palate collapse onto the back of the …
Overactive bladder linked to sleep apnea in women: Study
By: Devon Andre | Bladder | Wednesday, August 03, 2016 – 03:30 PM Overactive bladder is linked to sleep apnea in women, according to research. Overactive bladder is characterized by a higher frequency and urgency to urinate, along with incontinence and frequent awakenings throughout the night to urinate (nocturia). The need to urinate throughout the night is also a common symptom of sleep apnea, but little research looking at the two conditions together has been conducted. The findings come from researchers at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain. Seventy-two female participants completed questionnaires about their symptoms related to …
What Your Sleep Might Be Trying to Tell You.
Sawing logs, tossing and turning, and nighttime trips to the bathroom may all be normal…or not. Here’s how to analyze your Zzzs. AUGUST 3, 2016 | BY SELENE YEAGER Everybody sleeps. But not everybody sleeps the same way. So long as you’re getting enough—experts recommend 7 to 9 hours a night—and you feel rested, you don’t need to sweat the occasional off night. However if you’re not feeling rested, or your sleep is frequently disrupted, there might be something more important going on. Here’s a look at 3 common sleep issues and what might be causing them. Serious Snoring …
DentiTrac Oral Appliance System
NEW GOLD STANDARD IN WEARABLE COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT RECEIVES TAP ORAL APPLIANCE FDA CLEARANCE TEST. TREAT. TRAC. ® 25th August 2016: BRAEBON Medical Corporation announces today that the DentiTrac® oral appliance compliance system has passed a substantial regulatory hurdle and is now FDA cleared in the USA for use with the Airway Management TAP® family of oral devices. BRAEBON congratulates Airway Management for achieving this milestone. The DentiTrac® system has been developed by BRAEBON. It is a wearable microrecorder and web cloud portal combination which defines the new gold standard for the objective measurement of oral appliance compliance measurement for sleep …
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