What is Normal Sleep? Factors that Have an Impact.
Posted by Theresa Shumard on Oct 15, 2015 6:27:28 PM “Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” Thomas Dekker, Elizabethan-era writer and dramatist Oh how we humans do love good sleep! Humans need it to survive, thrive, and enjoy our quality of life dividends. We feel refreshed on waking and throughout the day. We feel so energetic and alert that we could just about tackle any task. Sleep has long been represented in art, music, and literature, and celebrated as one of the sheer delights of life itself. Scientists have even found primitive drawings of …
There’s a fascinating reason why it feels like it keeps getting harder to sleep as you age
ERIN BRODWIN OCT 9, 2015, 09.56 PM Infants sleep all day. Little kids get roughly 12 hours of sleep each night. But older people clock in just 7 nightly hours of shuteye. We need to sleep. It helps us process memories, learn new skills, and stabilize our mood. So what gives? Are we destined to get duller and more irritable the older we get? The answer is a little bit of yes and no. Goodbye, deep sleep The difference between an older person’s and a younger person’s sleep schedule is relatively simple: Older people rarely get all their sleep in one solid …
Here Are Tech’s Big Ideas For Ending Drowsy Driving
Tech is only part of the solution, even as innovations plow ahead. Joseph Erbentraut Senior What’s Working Editor, The Huffington Post Posted: 10/06/2015 12:58 PM EDT | Edited: 10/06/2015 08:15 PM EDT Never before have there been more technologies available or in the works to help drivers stay alert while behind the wheel. For years, automakers like Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Nissan and Ford have implemented technology addressing drowsy driving, such as pre-collision systems and lane-departure warning systems, in some of their upscale vehicles. Some automakers aren’t stopping there. According to PC Magazine, Volvo is expanding on its Driver Alert Control …
Sleep Disturbances Worsen Glucose Metabolism in Older Adults
THURSDAY , OCTOBER 8 2015 Sleep disturbances associated with insulin resistance and incidence of type 2 diabetes in older adults. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which includes loud snoring, stopping breathing for a while during sleep, and daytime sleepiness, and insomnia, has been linked to impaired glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and an increase in incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in older adults. In this study, the authors consider the symptoms of both SDB and insomnia in their association with glucose metabolism in older populations. A total of 5,888 participants over the age of 65 were recruited for this study. Participants were …
The nap desks that’ll let you sleep in the office – but don’t tell the boss.
UPDATED 13:08, 25 SEP 2015 BY KIRSTIE MCCRUM If you’re someone who always tends to leave the office late no matter when you’re scheduled to work, this is for you. Kip: the innovation is definitely one that offices would love – and workers may hate Ever feel like you spend so much time in your office that you might a swell sleep there? Well, now there’s a space-saving desk which ingeniously allows you to do just that. But you might not want to tell the boss about it in case you start getting more overtime. Furniture Fitted: It looks just …
Goodnight. Sleep Clean.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Here is a great article about why sleep is SO important!! By MARIA KONNIKOVAJAN. 11, 2014 Credit Eiko Ojala SLEEP seems like a perfectly fine waste of time. Why would our bodies evolve to spend close to one-third of our lives completely out of it, when we could instead be doing something useful or exciting? Something that would, as an added bonus, be less likely to get us killed back when we were sleeping on the savanna? “Sleep is such a dangerous thing …
CPAP Intolerance: Admission of Failure
Posted on Mar 3 15 | Posted in Living With Sleep Apnea, Sleep Medicine My story of CPAP intolerance starts out much-like many of my own patients’ stories. However, at 136 pounds I am not your typical obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patient. My Body Mass Index (SMI) is 26 and near ideal, right? So, when my wife and kids told me I snore I did not take them seriously. As a sleep physician I educated my patients about symptoms to watch out for every day. Yes, I felt mildly drowsy in the late afternoon but doesn’t everyone? Okay, I am guessing you know …
10 Things Everyone Should Know About Snoring
FEB 2, 2015 @ 7:17 AM This is why you do it — and why you should stop. A long day spent at work or home with the kids can leave you desperately longing for a good night’s rest. For chronic snorers and their bedfellows, though, falling and staying asleep isn’t so simple. In fact, what could seem like a harmless annoyance can have surprising consequences that extend beyond bedtime. 1. It can complicate a couple’s relationship. That recent argument with your spouse could be a result of sleep deprivation from his or your snoring. A poll by the National …
DEPRESSION? IT COULD BE JUST SLEEP APNEA
IANS | Sep 23, 2015, 07.51 PM IST Just having suicidal thoughts need not necessarily suggest that you are suffering from depression as researchers have found that such depressive symptoms are extremely common in people who have obstructive sleep apnea, (OSA), a common sleep disorder. The researchers also found that these symptoms improve significantly when sleep apnea is treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. “Effective treatment of obstructive sleep apnea resulted in substantial improvement in depressive symptoms, including suicidal ideation,” said senior author David Hillman, clinical professor at the University of Western Australia. “The findings highlight the potential …
At-risk school bus drivers will undergo sleep studies.
Marion County school buses at the main bus barn in Ocala. File By Joe Callahan Staff writer Published: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 7:02 p.m. Marion County school bus drivers who are at risk of having sleep apnea will be required to undergo a sleep study at the School District’s expense. Apnea can cause people to become sleep deprived and therefore a hazard on the road. District officials want to make sure that drivers who may have the condition are screened and treated for safety reasons. The district entered into an …
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