Snoring can interfere with marriages everywhere.
Snoring, lack of romance blamed for Saudi Arabia divorce rates Marriage contractor reveals what most women in Saudi Arabia complain about By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Published: 12:31 August 20, 2013 Manama: Up to 80 per cent of the divorce cases in Saudi Arabia are initiated by women, mostly within one year of marriage. “The women start the procedures and insist on the divorce often for trivial issues,” a marriage contractor said, quoted by local daily Al Youm. “These are mainly snoring, the look of the husband inside the house and the lack of romance as a result of the …
Divorce Reasons: Couple Splits Due To Husband’s Incessant Snoring
Posted: 08/15/2013 3:21 pm EDT | Updated: 08/15/2013 3:30 pm EDT Weird divorce stories are nothing new, but this may be one of the strangest we’ve ever heard. According to China.org, one man’s snoring was so disruptive it prompted his wife to file for divorce. In the filing, she claimed that she hasn’t gotten a full night’s sleep since they married. She also mentioned that the man’s heavy snoring made her ill and caused her to lose a significant amount of weight. The divorce was granted and the judge asked the man to pay his ex a settlement of 5,000 yuan, or $806.45. Sure, …
Child obesity rates dropping
Changes small, but 1st time in generation there’s improvement Cathy Payne @cathyapayne USA TODAY New evidence suggests the nation is finally turning the corner in the campaign against child obesity. Small but significant improvements in obesity rates of low-income preschoolers were counted in 18 states from 2008 to 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Thomas Frieden said Tuesday. “This is the first report to show many states with declining rates of obesity in our youngest children after literally decades of rising rates.” The CDC analysis looked at rates in 40 states, the District of Columbia and two U.S. territories. …
Common sleep disorders in children
Posted on: 6:44 am, August 5, 2013, by Web Staff, updated on: 11:22am, August 5, 2013 See the video at this link… http://myfox8.com/2013/08/05/common-sleep-disorders-in-children/ Snoring is the number one sign of a sleep problem in children. A child may be snoring due to a number of causes such as oversized tonsils and/or adenoids, anatomical issues such as a small jaw or airway diameter, and allergies or asthma that cause swelling of the linings of the airway. If your child is snoring, it is important to seek medical advice quickly, as it can also be a sign of a more serious sleep problem in children …
Bad Night’s Sleep? The Moon Could Be to Blame
July 25, 2013 — Many people complain about poor sleep around the full moon, and now a report appearing in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, on July 25 offers some of the first convincing scientific evidence to suggest that this really is true. The findings add to evidence that humans — despite the comforts of our civilized world — still respond to the geophysical rhythms of the moon, driven by a circalunar clock. “The lunar cycle seems to influence human sleep, even when one does not ‘see’ the moon and is not aware of the actual moon phase,” says Christian Cajochen …
Dental sleep medicine classes reach across the border
Tufts inclusion of dental sleep medicine was almost two decades after the inaugural 1991 meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep medicine. May 29, Sleep apnea The field of dental sleep medicine was barely out of its infancy when Tufts faculty realized the importance of training students to screen, diagnose and treat sleep disorders. In 2009, the school became the first in the U.S. to incorporate dental sleep medicine into its curriculum. But Americans aren’t the only ones whose nights are upended by conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, which not only deprive their sufferers of much-needed rest but …
Helpful Tips for Sleeping Better This Summer
June 27, 2013 By Dr. Mercola If you’re like most Americans, you’re likely not getting enough sleep. Nearly 41 million US adults are sleeping just six hours or less each night, which recent research has linked to an increased risk of chronic inflammation and heart disease in women.1 Over the course of the five-year long study,2 women who slept poorly—quantified as sleeping less than six hours per night—had 2.5 times higher increases in inflammation levels compared to men who slept poorly. As reported by the featured article:3 “Researchers speculated that the gender difference may be due to lower estrogen levels in …
Is Snoring Affecting Your Relationship With Your Significant Other?
Posted: Jun 11, 2013 5:47 PM CDTUpdated: Jun 11, 2013 5:47 PM CDT By Randy Key, WJBF Web Content Producer – email By ABC News New York City – A quarter of married couples say they sleep in separate beds just to get a good night sleep. “I can’t deal with this anymore! I can’t sleep!” says Nancy, from Michigan. “It usually turns out someone stomping out to the couch!” says Gina, from New Jersey. Dr. Jennifer Ashton, reporting: I’m embarrassed to admit. I often move to a different room.” “She says I disrupt her sleep. I snore,” says my husband, Rob. It …
There’s an App That? – Sleep Apnea Snoring Monitor App
Many of our patients have found SnoreLab a good iPhone app to monitor the decrease of snoring volume and frequency as they titrate their appliance (mandibular advancement) during oral appliance therapy. You may be able to find this app or one similar for the android mobile phones. Snorelab For iOS Will Help Your Solve Your Snoring Problem Once And For All 6 John Brownlee (7:00 am PDT, Jun 6th) I am a snorer. This should not be taken to mean that I make soft, puppy-like growling sounds in the back of my throat as I sleep. In fact, if you happened to hold …