Sleep Apnea and Weight Gain: Reasons and Answers
Mar 02, 2016 | Tamara Kaye Sellman, RPSGT, CCSH | sleep apnea, sleep apnea and weight gain You may have noticed that we’re big fans of healthy weight management at Sound Sleep Health, and that’s no coincidence: we know first-hand how untreated sleep apnea can lead to weight gain and how being overweight can contribute to sleep apnea. Research shows that up to 80 percent of sleep apnea sufferers are obese. But what about the 20 percent who aren’t obese? They also have sleep apnea. So which comes first… Obesity or sleep apnea? How weight gain can cause sleep apnea …
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 …
7 things a sleep scientist does to get a good night’s sleep.
Julia Calderone | Feb. 10, 2016, 3:26 PM Sleep is one of the most fundamental and basic things humans do. Without it, we’d literally die. But many find it extremely challenging to not only get an adequate and consistent amount of sleep every night, but to do it well. We turned to an expert — sleep scientist Patrick Fuller, an associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School — to get some answers. He gave us the lowdown on what he does to ensure a good night’s sleep every single night. While this routine works for Fuller, it may not be feasible for everyone’s lifestyle and …
Snoring a nuisance to others, but accompanied by other symptoms, it may indicate more serious problem
By Arlene Hittle | Originally Published: February 17, 2016 6 a.m. On its own, snoring isn’t necessarily a serious concern. That’s the word from Dr. Robert Rosenberg, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center of Prescott Valley and the author of “Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day.” “Almost everybody with sleep apnea snores, but not everybody who snores has sleep apnea,” Rosenberg said. He cited statistics to back that up: while 40 percent of men and 20 to 25 percent of women snore habitually, only 12 percent of men and 8 percent of women have sleep apnea. The …
To Sleep Better, Stay Cool and Cut Clutter.
Here’s how to tweak your environment for a good night’s rest. By Lisa Esposito | Dec. 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Dark, quiet, cool but not cold, not too humid or dry, calm and uncluttered – that’s the perfect setup for sleeping. So find a noise-free room, clear a space near your bed and turn down your thermostat, because better sleep leads to better health. Here are tips to reduce noise, help you unwind and make your bedroom a serene oasis for sleep. Make Space Having a super-cluttered bedroom may affect how well you sleep, suggests a recent study led by clinical …
Here’s Why You Want to Sleep More in the Winter.
Men’s Fitness | December 29, 2015 (Photo: Corbis) Starting to miss some of your evening runs and outdoor boot camps yet? It’s officially winter and the shorter days and colder nights make it a real task to get out of bed in the morning, much less actually exercise. If you live in a place that experiences the true four seasons, you know how harsh that winter cold can be and how depressing it is when daylight is gone by the time you leave work (so forget trying to save that sweat session for the end of the day…) The changing weather conditions affect …
Lack of sleep is hurting Canada’s kids — and parents are drugging them to try to help out, new study shows.
University of B.C. nursing professor Wendy Hall says child sleep deprivation is linked to learning difficulties, behavioural problems and even increased risk of obesity. Photograph by: Arlen Redekop , PROVINCE A surprising new Canadian study suggests 70 per cent of children have trouble settling into what should come naturally — sleep. And further, about 30 per cent of parents struggling with this problem give their kids over-the-counter medications such as melatonin, a so-called “magic pill” with unknown long-term effects. University of B.C. researcher and nursing school professor Wendy Hall — who has studied child sleep for 10 years — says …
Drowsy Driving Monitoring Systems Trending Toward Inward-looking Camera-based Tech
Published on December 7, 2015 Driver monitoring systems (DMSs) can analyze driver behavior or detect patterns tending towards micro-sleep to issue appropriate warnings and help revive the driver’s focus. Several original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have therefore adopted behavior-based DMS that employ frontal cameras, steering angle sensors, and sensors on the steering wheel. However, the current generation of behavior-based sensors used in passenger vehicles is capable of harbouring only two to three functions at most. Many vehicle OEMs are therefore moving from behavior-based DMSs towards inward-looking camera-based systems. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Strategies for …
leep apnea patients face higher pneumonia risk.
By: Emily Lunardo | Immune System, Sleep | Saturday, December 19, 2015 – 09:00 AM A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) found a link between sleep apnea and pneumonia. It discussed that those who suffer from sleep apnea are at a higher risk of pneumonia. Sleep apnea is a chronic sleep disorder that affects approximately 18 million Americans, so you’re not alone. With sleep apnea, your breathing repeatedly starts and stops throughout the sleep cycle. The interruption in breathing can last seconds to minutes, and normal breathing usually resumes with a loud snort or choking sound. …
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