Scientists Measure Eye Pressure of Sleeping Patients to Find Link Between OSAS and Glaucoma
Published on July 25, 2016 Hokkaido University researchers have measured the eye pressure of sleeping patients with obstructive sleep apnea, revealing a correlation between this disorder and glaucoma, reports News Medical. Glaucoma is thought to be a disease in which the optic nerve sustains damage due to increased eye pressure, resulting in a restricted visual field. In addition to strokes and cardiovascular disease such as heart attacks, people with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are prone to suffer from glaucoma at a rate about 10 times higher than non-OSAS sufferers. However, it has been technically difficult to continuously measure …
Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Periodic Snoring Sound Recorded at Home.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.5922 Anniina Alakuijala, MD, PhD1,2; Tapani Salmi, MD, PhD1,2 1Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; 2Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Supplemental Material Login to view supplemental material Study Objectives The cost-effectiveness of diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could be improved by using a preliminary screening method among subjects with no suspicion of other sleep disorders. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of periodic snoring sound recorded at home. Methods We included 211 subjects, aged 18–83 (130 men), who were referred to our laboratory for suspicion of OSA, and had …
Short sleep associated with hypertension.
15 Jul 16 CURATED BY Jim Kling Takeaway In a Chinese population, short sleepers had a heightened risk for hypertension. Study design The researchers studied 874 Chinese participants (age, 40-70 y) without hypertension, recruited from 6 districts of Tianjin, China. Participants were reexamined after 2 y of follow-up. Key results Among the younger age group (40-55 y), a short sleep duration (≤4.9 h was associated with a significantly higher risk for hypertension compared with sleeping for 7-8 h in unadjusted analyses (OR, 3.15; 95% CI, 1.04-9.54). In an adjusted model, a significant difference was also found in the frequency …
Why is it hard to fall sleep when it’s hot out?
By Tamara Kaye Sellman RPSGT CCSH – July 29, 2016 The high humidity, high heat summers of Kansas are upon us, and that means it’s probably been hard for many to get their sleep. The struggle is real, and it relates to ambient room temperature and our own core body temperature. The relationship between sleep and temperature Part of the sleeping process is driven by intentional changes in core body temperature that are managed through our circadian rhythms. Our brain provides us with an internal thermostat as part of this system, and it generally manages thermoregulation for us at all times. During any …
Why You Shouldn’t Take Naps Longer Than 40 Minutes
JULIE SPRANKLES | June 27 LIFESTYLE Today in unfortunate news no one wanted to hear, long naps are apparently bad for your health — in fact, according to a new study on sleep habits, this most beloved of passive activities may be leading us toward an untimely demise. Eesh, talk about a killjoy. I took an hour long siesta with my three-year-old son yesterday, and it was glorious. Or at least I thought it was. Now I’m just wondering how many years that snooze took off my lifespan. Conducted at the American College of Cardiology, the sleep study found …
Sleep Apnea Is A Craniofacial Problem
As a resident during otolaryngology training, I rotated in the medical center’s craniofacial clinic, seeing various disorders that lead to underdeveloped or malformed facial or skull structures. These syndromic children clearly had severely asymmetric faces or underformed jaws. In many cases they had breathing problems requiring surgery. One of the more common conditions you’ll see in such a clinic is Pierre Robin sequence, where due to improper maturation of the lower jaw, the lower chin is recessed severely. You’ll see milder variations of this all the time, but if severe enough, these people can’t breathe, especially at night. Treating …
How sleeping position impacts the quality of sleep.
By Admin Added 7th July 2016 04:40 PM Poor sleepers consistently spend more time on their back with their heads straight Maintain the natural curves of your spine while you sleep to reduce the strain on your neck, back, and knees. Do this by sleeping on your back with your head slightly raised or by curling on your side with a pillow between your knees The latter is recommended for pregnant women and those who have sleep apnea. Ayurveda advises against sleeping on your tummy and with your head toward the north. The importance of posture cannot be stated enough …
How Snoring Can Kill You.
Watch the video below. http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/06/29/how-snoring-can-kill-you?videoId=369113885&videoChannel=118240&channelName=Health+Watch …
Chronic Stress Test
Published on July 31, 2015 Avram R. Gold, MD, links sleep-disordered breathing to functional somatic syndromes and anxiety disorders via an out of the box paradigm. The iconoclast posits a connection via hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation, a theory that moves away from commonly held beliefs. By Cassandra Perez | Photography by Christopher Appoldt As Avram R. Gold, MD, sees it, the link between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and functional somatic syndromes (FSS) and anxiety disorders is evident from recent sleep literature. But the medical director at Stony Brook University (SBU) Sleep Disorders Center does not buy into the commonly held belief …
Untreated Sleep Apnea May Boost Cardiovascular Risk After Angioplasty
JUNE 16, 2016 BY JENNIFER LICATA UNTREATED SLEEP APNEA MAY BOOST CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AFTER ANGIOPLASTY JUNE 16, 2016 BY JENNIFER LICATA BEACON TRANSCRIPT – Japanese researchers found a link between breathing problems during sleep including snoring and apnea and a high risk of having a stroke or developing a heart condition in patients who had underwent angioplasty. Angioplasty is a surgical procedure aimed at clearing blood vessels from dangerous plaque which obstructs the blood flow through arteries and thus ups the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. The study found that Japanese patients who underwent the procedure …
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