Sleep apnea common among patients undergoing heart procedure.
Illustration of obstruction of ventilation. Credit: Habib M’henni / public domain Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a coronary artery widening procedure used to treat heart disease, are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference. “Our findings, in a large, multicenter sample of patients, reinforce the known association between OSA and cardiovascular disease,” said researcher Luciano Drager, MD, PhD, of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil. “Nearly half of the patients in our study, who were treated with PCI for either myocardial …
Can Obesity Change Your Sense of Smell.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Obesity can affect the body in many ways including sleep apnea. …
Take A Closer Look at Your Heart and Sleep Apnea.
By Dr. Robert Rosenberg on May 19, 2015 It is a common misconception to view sleep apnea as a disease of obese men that leaves them sleepy. In fact, sleep apnea is a pervasive disorder that results in the dysfunction of many organ systems in our body. This association appears to be plainly obvious when it comes to heart disease. The relationship between sleep apnea and heart disease has become better understood in recent years. We know that over 50% of individuals who have heart attacks have sleep apnea. We also know that sleep apnea is a leading cause of …
Does Mom’s Cellphone Startle the Fetus?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: The sounds emitted by cellphones carried by pregnant women may rattle the sleep-and-wake cycles of their fetuses, new research suggests. By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter Ringing cell phones may startle babies in the womb, new study finds. WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The sounds emitted by cellphones carried by pregnant women may rattle the sleep-and-wake cycles of their fetuses, new research suggests. The finding is based on a small study that tracked fetal reactions to repetitive cellphone and beeper use among more than two dozen resident physicians while they were pregnant. “We wanted …
Is Your Child a Mouth-Breather? There’s New Help at the Dentist.
Posted: 09/19/2014 5:19 pm EDT “If you can see or hear your child breathing, that’s a problem,” said Dr. Benedict Miraglia, a dentist in Mount Kisco, New York, who spoke at a recent seminar, “ADHD and The Role of Sleep,” in Hartsdale, New York. Seeing or hearing what should be silent and invisible is a clue to obstructed airways — which are often associated with snoring and sleep apnea, and increasingly, in children, with jaw malformation, a bad bite, sleep-deprivation and even ADHD and ADD — all of which can stem from mouth-breathing, which he says is also associated with …
Dental Clinicians’ Observations of Combination Therapy in PAP Intolerant Patients
Based on the experiences of four highly experienced dental sleep practices, this pilot study sought to determine whether combination therapy, in which a PAP interface and mandibular advancement splint are physically connected, may provide a more acceptable therapeutic modality in obstructive sleep apnea patients who have abandoned conventional PAP therapy. By Anne E. Sanders, MS, PhD, MS; Martin A. Denbar, DDS, DABDSM; John White, DDS, DABDSM; Ronald S. Prehn, ThM, DDS, DABDSM; Robert R. Rogers III, DMD, DABDSM; Thomas Pardue, BA; Max Schweizer, BS; and Greg K. Essick, DDS, PhD Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) attribute their poor tolerance of …
Is your snoring a health hazard? How to find out.
Kim Painter, 8:39 a.m. EDT April 26, 2015 A loud snorer can wake up a whole household without having a clue. “There’s always a certain level of denial,” says Kathleen Bennett, a Cincinnati dentist who specializes in treating sleep breathing problems. “People come in all the time and say, ‘I have no problem sleeping, but my wife is complaining.’ ” If that rings a bell, sleep experts say, it could be time for a chat with your doctor. You may have a case of physically harmless, if annoying, snoring — or your snoring could be a sign of a more serious …
Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Lower with CPAP.
Published on April 20, 2015 CPAP use was associated with a significant reduction in the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to an analysis of data from past research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology. Researchers from the New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City performed a meta-analysis of seven studies including 1,087 patients to determine if CPAP reduced the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with OSA. The analysis found that CPAP use was associated with a 42% relative risk reduction in atrial fibrillation …
Heavy snoring and apnoea linked to earlier mental decline.
20 APRIL 2015 Treating sleep issues may delay mental decline in adults, researchers say. Heavy snorers and people with sleep apnoea may be more likely to develop memory and thinking problems at younger ages than their well-rested peers, a new study suggests. Treatment with CPAP may delay mental decline The good news from the study is that treating sleep apnoea with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine may delay mental decline. “Treatment may not cure the disease, but may delay the onset of memory problems,” said lead researcher Dr. Ricardo Osorio, a research assistant professor of psychiatry at New York …
Where and what is happening in your brain when you sleep?
Sleep has profound importance in our lives, such that we spend a considerable proportion of our time engaging in it. Sleep enables the body, including the brain, to recover metabolically, but contemporary research has been moving to focus on the active rather than recuperative role that sleep has on our brain and behaviour. Sleep is composed of several distinct stages. Two of these, slow-wave (or deep) and REM sleep, reflect very different patterns of brain activity, and have been related to different cognitive processes. Slow-wave sleep is characterised by synchronised activity of neurons in the neo-cortex firing at a slow …
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