The Best Sleep-Tracking Devices to Mind Your Z’s
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock How good are the personal tracking devices for sleep? The Wall Street Journal did a comparison of the available devices. “The sleep-cycle data you get from these are at best approximations,” said Lawrence J. Epstein, an instructor at the division of sleep medicine at the Harvard Medical School. “The information you get is most accurate in telling you how long you’ve slept and if you are following a good sleep pattern.” Can Collecting Data About How You Sleep Lead to a More Restful Night? By JOANNA STERN Updated Oct. 7, 2014 7:12 p.m. ET The …
Events: September 8-14, 2014 is Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock An overnight sleep study is necessary to diagnosis the cause of your excessive daytime sleepines. It could be caused by obstructive sleep apnea, idiopathic hypersomnia or Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS). 08 September 2014 Events: September 8-14, 2014 is Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week From the Hypersomnia Foundation website: “Hypersomnia is a debilitating neurological disorder where patients lose their cognitive ability, sleep excessively, yet still crave sleep above all else. …This means they often struggle to work, operate a vehicle or live independently. In fact, often just waking up is an ordeal in and of itself …
Untreated snoring in kids may lead to heart disease: expert
TNN | Aug 26, 2014, 10.51PM IST Kanpur: Does your kid snore while sleeping at night? If the answer is `yes’, you should immediately consult a doctor, as it can be a symptom of sleep breathing disorder, a more serious underlying problem that can affect your child’s physical and mental well-being, an expert revealed during the third day of IMA CGP. Dr JC Suri from New Delhi, said that sleep breathing disorder is most common among kids between 2-18 years of age. “This problem is seen in about 5% of children between this age group. The biggest reason being excessive growth of …
Can Sleep Loss Affect Your Brain Size?
Published on September 4, 2014 Sleep difficulties may be linked to faster rates of decline in brain volume, according to a study published in the September 3, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Sleep has been proposed to be “the brain’s housekeeper,” serving to repair and restore the brain. The study included 147 adults between 20 and 84 years old. Researchers examined the link between sleep difficulties, such as having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep at night, and brain volume. All participants underwent two MRI brain scans, an average of 3.5 …
Doctors want schools to start later so kids can sleep
MICHELLE HEALY @BYMICHELLEHEALY USA TODAY America’s pediatricians have a message for school administrators: Let the kids sleep. The nation’s largest pediatrician group issued a policy statement this past week, just as millions of children are returning to school, calling for high school and middle school classes to begin at 8:30 a.m. or later. The move would be “an effective countermeasure to chronic sleep loss” and the “epidemic” of delayed, insufficient and erratic sleep patterns among the nation’s teens, the group noted. Many factors, “including biological changes in sleep associated with puberty, lifestyle choices and academic demands,” negatively impact teens’ ability to …
Diabetes, sleep apnea, obesity and cardiovascular disease: Why not address them together?
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock Should sleep apnea be considered in the company of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease? Researcher Salim R. Surani makes the case in a recent article titled “Diabetes, sleep apnea, obesity and cardiovascular disease: Why not address them together?” recently published in the World Journal of Diabetes. To Read This Article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058742/pdf/WJD-5-381.pdf …
Prospective multicenter cohort study of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients treated with a custom-made mandibular repositioning device (MRD)
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockThis recent French study shows the benefits of oral appliance therapy. August 22, 2014 / By Marie-Françoise Vecchierini, MD Editor’s note: Dr. Marie-Françoise Vecchierini is a recent recipient of an American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) 2014 Clinical Excellence Award.Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has numerous and significant comorbidities, so its treatment is essential. Mandibular Repositioning Devices (MRD) are recommended as primary treatment for patients with mild-to-moderate OSA. Because very few studies have specifically assessed the long-term efficacy of MRDs in OSA patients who are noncompliant with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), my research team conducted a …
Pledge to Stop the Snore
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockWhy is it so important to stop snoring? Published on August 14, 2014 The National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project is urging anyone with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea to pledge to stop the snore and talk to a doctor about sleep apnea. The project is a collaboration launched by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Sleep Research Society (SRS). “Research shows that the number of sleep apnea sufferers continues to increase–the disease afflicts at least 25 million American adults, and most of them remain untreated, increasing …
How do I know if my partner has sleep apnea?
Notes from Dr. Norman BlumenstockA sleep test can determine for sure if one has obstructive sleep apnea. By Courtney Humphries | GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 04, 2014 Q. How do I know if my partner has sleep apnea? A. Sleep apnea is a common condition in which breathing pauses temporarily during sleep. As you sleep, the muscles that keep your airway open relax, which can narrow the airway. “There’s a spectrum from snoring to shallow breathing to sleep apnea,” says James Mojica, a pulmonologist and sleep specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. When people develop apnea, Mojica says, they pause at least 10 seconds …
Man kicked out of bed for snoring ordered to pay woman £200 compensation after slashing her car tyres
Notes from Dr. Norman Blumenstock Here is an example of one of the dangers of snoring. It may lead to a criminal act. July 5, 2014 By Jamie Beatson John Wade slashed the 31-year-old’s tyres and set off her car alarm after she kicked him out of bed for snoring in the middle of the night. John Wade set off woman’s car alarm while slashing her tyres A man who slashed a woman’s car tyres after she kicked him out of bed for snoring was yesterday ordered to pay her compensation. John Wade took a knife to the woman’s …
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