Fixing Sleep Apnea Makes Children Behave Better No Matter What Their IQ Is.
Jan 12, 2016 05:11 PM By Justin Caba Fixing sleep apnea benefits children of all IQs. Daniel; CC by 2.0 Obstructive sleep apnea makes it nearly impossible to get a good night’s sleep. Imagine air stopping in your throat, prompting you to choke and wake up so you can reopen your airways…100 times a night. Not to mention sleep apnea in children is associated with increased risk for other complications, including obesity, AHDH, and heart disease. If that weren’t reason enough to seek treatment, maybe this will: A recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System found remedying a child’s sleep apnea …
Even Children With Higher IQs Behave Better When Their Sleep Apnea Is Fixed.
Study: Behavior of children with higher intellectual ability improves as much as that of other kids after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea. Many doctors will ask about quality of sleep when children have problems at school, but new research shows it’s just as important to pay attention to how high achievers are sleeping. A study in today’s print edition of the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology suggests doctors and parents should pay attention to snoring, labored breathing and other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in bright, high-performing children as well as those who struggle in school. The researchers studied 147 …
Maxillomandibular advancement effectively treats obstructive sleep apnea.
Zaghi S, et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.2678. December 14, 2015 Maxillomandibular advancement was effective in treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to recent data from a retrospective review. “Maxillomandibular advancement is a highly effective treatment for [obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)]. Preoperative severity of OSA is the most reliable predictor of outcome effect size and the likelihood of surgical success and cure,” Soroush Zaghi, MD, from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues wrote. “Those patients with the most severe measures of OSA tend to benefit to the greatest …
Study Finds Evidence of Placental Hypoxia in Mothers with Sleep Disordered Breathing
By PR Rocket on December 2, 2015 A recent study in the journal Pediatric and Developmental Pathology questioned whether sleep disordered breathing in pregnant women was associated with histopathological evidence of placental hypoxia. The research showed that sleep disordered breathing during pregnancy can be linked to fetal development. Lawrence, Kansas (PRWEB) December 02, 2015 Pediatric and Developmental Pathology – Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) can indicate reduction in airflow, habitual snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea. During pregnancy, SDB has been linked to complications such as gestational diabetes. Effects of SDB on the placenta are at the center of current research. A …
Sleep Apnea Devices Lower Blood Pressure.
Dec. 1, 2015 | 2:00 p.m. EST By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) — For those suffering from sleep apnea, the disrupted sleep and reduction of oxygen getting to the brain can contribute to high blood pressure, but the two common treatments for the condition both lower blood pressure, Swiss researchers report. A comparison of the treatments — continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mandibular advancement devices (MADs) — showed that each produces a modest reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure rates, the researchers found. “CPAP and MADs not only reduce symptoms of …
Depression linked to erectile dysfunction in sleep apnea patients
Health | Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:03pm EST BY LISA RAPAPORT (Reuters Health) – Depression and low quality of life may contribute to erectile dysfunction in men with sleep apnea, a Korean study suggests. Sleep apnea, a common disorder that leads to disrupted breathing or shallow breaths during slumber, has long been tied sexual health problems, researchers note in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. But the current study focused on why some men with sleep apnea may have more difficulty getting or maintaining erections and found the severity of sleep problems may not matter as much as whether the men …
Snoring, drowsiness could mean sleep apnea.
Brandi Schlossberg, Health Source | 12:30 p.m. PST November 17, 2015 Loud snoring may be more than a nighttime nuisance — it could be a sign of sleep apnea. This sleep disorder occurs when the muscles in the back of the throat relax, which narrows or closes the airway and results in brief, repeated pauses in breathing during sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 18 million U.S. adults suffer from sleep apnea and are at risk for serious associated complications. Although sleep apnea can affect anyone, including children, there are specific risk factors that may increase the chances …
Causes of obstructive sleep apnoea.
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is caused by the muscles and soft tissue in the back of your throat collapsing inwards during sleep. These muscles support your tongue, tonsils and soft palate (the tissue at the back of the throat used in speech, swallowing and breathing). Some loss of stability in these muscles and tissues is normal while you sleep, but in most people this doesn’t cause any breathing problems. In cases of OSA, the relaxation of these muscles and soft tissues causes the airway in your throat to narrow or become totally blocked. This interrupts the oxygen supply to your body, which triggers …
Good Morning America Discusses Sleep Apnea Treatments.
Published on November 6, 2015 A Good Morning America segment that aired on Nov 5 provides encouragement to patients who may be afraid to get diagnosed with sleep apnea or who have failed CPAP. The segment discusses several technological improvements in therapy, such as quieter CPAP devices and more comfortable masks, and alternative therapies including oral appliance therapy, Provent, and positional therapies such as Advanced Brain Monitoring’s Night Shift. …
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