Consumer Reports: ‘Nasal strips don’t always work’ to ease snoring
By Jodi Mohrmann – Managing Editor of special projects | May 01, 2017 | News4JAX.com Simple changes to how you sleep, what you do before bed could help JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While some snoring can be a signal of a real medical issue, not all snoring is a sign of a potentially life threatening situation. But, we do know benign snoring can threaten your relationship if it’s keeping your partner from getting a good night’s sleep. So what can you do to quiet snoring? First, you may be wondering about nasal strips — which stick on your nostrils to open …
We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we’re tired
By Claire Maldarelli | April 5, 2017 | PopSCI.com Sadly, there’s nothing we can do about it—yet It’s a known fact that as we age, we sleep less. But the reasoning behind this phenomenon is poorly understood. Do older adults sleep less because they need less sleep, or because they simply can’t get the sleep they need? In a review out today in the journal Neuron, a group of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley argue the latter—that because of certain brain mechanisms that change as we age, we are unable to get a necessary amount of sleep. Researchers …
Improve Your Sleep — and Your Life — With These 8 Tips
June 2, 2016 | PETER GASCA Entrepreneur, Startup Consultant | Entrepreneur.com On a recent flight from London to Atlanta, I had the good fortune to sit next to a very gracious woman. We bonded, not because we had a great number of things in common but rather because she did not complain or object when I inadvertently fell asleep on her shoulder. Maybe not drooling on her neck pillow saved me. When I awoke, we laughed at my narcoleptic tendencies and shared a few tips about how we both manage to sleep on a 500-seat tin can traveling at 567 …
Not Getting Enough Sleep? Blame Your Job.
April 10, 2017 | ROSE LEADEM Online Editorial Assistant | Entrpreneur.com If you’re not sleeping for more than seven hours a night, it may be time to rethink your schedule … or your career. Are you getting enough sleep? If you’re not getting at least seven hours of sleep or more every day, the answer is likely “no,” according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. A shortage of sleep, classified as less than seven hours a day, can result in conditions such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, depression and anxiety. Although, the amount of …
Sleep Apps Need Work, Study Says
April 13, 2017 12:36 PM | VOANews.com Sleep deprivation has been linked to weakened immune systems and could cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions, so it is no wonder many Americans are looking to apps to help them sleep. A new analysis of the 35 popular apps available to download has led researchers to say the apps need improvement. There are hundreds of sleep apps available for Android devices or iPhones, most use soothing sounds to help people fall asleep. But researchers say less than half of the apps they looked at offered any “general information about sleep” or …
‘Touchscreen-toddlers’ sleep less, researchers say
By James Gallagher | Health and science reporter, BBC News website April 13, 2017 | BBC.com Toddlers who spend time playing on smartphones and tablets seem to get slightly less sleep than those who do not, say researchers. The study in Scientific Reports suggests every hour spent using a touchscreen each day was linked to 15 minutes less sleep. However, those playing with touchscreens do develop their fine motor skills more quickly. Experts said the study was “timely” but parents should not lose sleep over it. There has been an explosion in touchscreens in the home, but understanding their impact …
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Affects Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease
Linda Peckel | April 12, 2017 | NeurologyAdvisor.com Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is linked to higher levels of sleepiness and lower cognitive function scores, according to results published in Neurology.1 Cognitive dysfunction is one of the nonmotor symptoms (NMS) of PD that is associated with lower quality of life.2 Further, dementia occurs in about 30% of patients with PD, reaching as high as 80% in patients with advanced age and disease.3 Cognitive and psychomotor impairments have also been tied to obstructive sleep apnea, likely related to disrupted sleep and hypoxemia.4 Victoria Mercy, MD, of …
Sleep apnea treatment reduces urges to pee at night
By Léa Surugue | March 26, 2017 00:01 GMT | IBTimes.co.uk Obstructive sleep apnea is often associated with excessive urinating at nighttime. People who suffer from breathing difficulties while asleep are more likely to have to wake up at night to go to the bathroom, scientists have said. Treating them for obstructive sleep apnea might have might also the unintended positive effect of reducing excessive urinating at nighttime, a phenomenon known as nocturia. Most people can sleep uninterrupted for six to eight hours without needing to pee. In that time, the body produces less urine, but it is more concentrated. …
Taking care of those ‘noises’ in the night
By Mark Netherda | March 26, 2017 | DailyRepublic.com If you have ever been woken up by someone snoring (or been told you snore), you are not alone. Snoring is a very common condition. According to a study done in 2005, about 9 percent of women and 30 percent of men snore regularly. There are estimated to be about 90 million snorers in the United States. Reported famous snorers from history include Queen Victoria, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte and Theodore Roosevelt. It is reported that Teddy Roosevelt snored so loudly, that once when he was hospitalized, other patients complained about …
Your Healthy Family: The difference between obstructive and central sleep apnea
By Ira Cronin | KOAA.com KOAA.com | Continuous News | Colorado Springs and Pueblo COLORADO SPRINGS – Living at altitude like we do in Colorado can be a factor for some people who deal with sleep apnea. Dr. Timothy Rummel is a board certified sleep specialist with UCHealth Memorial and Pulmonary Associates in Colorado Springs. Dr. Rummel says, “It’s pretty interesting because for about half of the population altitude makes a big difference. You look at about half of the patients and their sleep apnea is definitely worse the higher in altitude they go. About half the patients have …
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