Crystalline Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Eye
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock A recent study by the University of North Carolina, adds ocular diseases to the long list of obstructive sleep apnea associations. By Matheson A. Harris, MD, Syndee J. Givre, MD, PHD, and Amy M. Fowler, MDEdited by Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH, and Sharon Fekrat, MD Sleep is something we all need and, especially as physicians, often cherish. While eyelids that are tired and droopy may be one of the first signs to herald sleepiness, sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) actually have many ocular sequelae, some of which are vision-threatening. It is …
Sleep Loss May Cause Brain Damage and Accelerate Onset of Alzheimer’s, Two New Studies Show
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock: Two more studies on the dangers of sleep deprivation and obstructive sleep apnea. April 03, 2014 Visit the Mercola Video Library By Dr. Mercola Could poor sleeping habits cause brain damage and even accelerate onset of Alzheimer’s disease? According to recent research, the answer is yes on both accounts. According to neuroscientist Dr. Sigrid Veasey, associate professor of Medicine and a member of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, this is the first time they’ve been able to show that sleep loss actually results in the loss of …
Dreaming of Sleep: Silencing snoring for restful nights.
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock:This a decent article about snoring. Unfortunately it doesn’t mention it’s connection to obstructive sleep apnea. POSTED BY LOUISE PYPER / FEBRUARY 19, 2014 / As children we all used to tease our parents and grandparents for snoring. It is not just the ‘old folk’ who snores, some of us can start snoring in our late teens and early twenties. Snoring usually happens when something is partially obstructing your airways. The sound comes from you throat where air flows pass relaxed tissue and as you breathe the tissue starts for vibrate, causing the snoring sound. Snoring …
There Appears To Be A Connection Between Sleep Apnea and Memory Loss
With sleep apnea, those snores can mean trouble Shary Smith, 67, who has both short-term memory loss and sleep apnea, the common disorder in which people stop breathing while sleeping, is shown in her Weston home on Saturday, May 18, 2013. She uses jigsaw puzzles to keep her mind fresh and CPAP machine to assist in breathing at night. Smith said when she first used the machine she had an uncomfortable feeling like she couldn’t do it, now it’s second nature to her. Max Reed / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD Fullsize Buy Photo previous | next Image 1 of 2 SLEEP APNEA …
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