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 daytime fatigue. The researchers looked …
Parents may not know how much sleep their children need.
Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:59pm EDT BY MADELINE KENNEDY A young fan takes a nap during the women’s handball Preliminaries Group A match between Russia and Britain at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. REUTERS/MARKO DJURICA Reuters Health – Many parents have only a poor understanding of how much sleep their children need, a New Zealand study found. One in four parents thought children need less sleep than is recommended, while one in five thought children need more sleep than what experts advise. Many parents also reported that TV watching, playing, …
Snoring may cause cancer tumours to grow and spread.
By Western Daily Press | Posted: March 12, 2016 Snoring may cause cancer tumours to grow and spread Snoring may cause cancer tumours to grow and spread, a new study warned. People who suffer from sleep apnea have far worse cancer outcomes than those who sleep soundly. The condition occurs when the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing by blocking the airways for 10 seconds or more. It is suggested this starves vital organs of oxygen, so the body releases a signal protein to form more blood vessels which feed tumours allowing them to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dental screening that could save your life.
By Dr. Mark Burhenne, Special to CNN | Updated 7:18 AM ET, Tue April 16, 2013 Getting a poor night’s sleep? Ask your dentist if you grind your teeth — a red flag for sleep apnea. We all know about the importance of sleep, and we know we should be getting more of it. When we wake up exhausted, drag ourselves to work or hit that afternoon slump, we blame ourselves: “Should have gotten more sleep last night.” But instead of “Did I get eight hours?” we should be asking ourselves, “How well did I sleep?” We tolerate feeling …
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