Do we need more screening for sleep apnea?
January 30, 2017 | POSTED BY: Michael Joyce is a writer & producer with HealthNewsReview.org Here we go again. To screen or not to screen, that is the question. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF), in a report published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, says there is not enough evidence to weigh the benefits and risks of screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults who don’t have sleep-related symptoms. The USPTF–an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in preventive and evidence-based medicine–points out these results to do not apply to patients with clear symptoms …
These 7 Strange Therapies Might Solve Your Sleep Problems
Alexandra Sifferlin | Jan 27, 2017 | Time.com Anyone who’s ever Googled “how to fall asleep” knows about the endless supply of sleep hygiene advice: tips, like “take a shower before bed” or “don’t eat after 6 p.m.”, that are meant to help clean up your bedtime routine and enhance sleep quality. Though some might be helpful, people who truly can’t fall asleep—like the 70 million Americans who have a sleep disorder—need more than small changes. “Sleep hygiene is like being told to wash your hands: it can prevent an infection, but it can’t treat one,” says Michael Grandner, director …
Chronic sleep deprivation suppresses immune system
Study one of first conducted outside of sleep lab PUBLIC RELEASE: 27-JAN-2017 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HEALTH SCIENCES/UW MEDICINE | EurekaAlert.org Many people report getting sick when they don’t get enough sleep. A new study helps explain why. Researchers took blood samples from 11 pairs of identical twins with different sleep patterns and discovered that the twin with shorter sleep duration had a depressed immune system, compared with his or her sibling. The findings were published Jan. 25 in the journal Sleep. “What we show is that the immune system functions best when it gets enough sleep. Seven or more …
What Is Sleep Apnea, and Should You Get Tested?
If you have the common condition, there are many treatment options available. By Steven Y. Park, M.D. | Contributor | Jan. 24, 2017, at 6:00 a.m. | USNews.com Obstructive sleep apnea causes people to stop breathing repeatedly at night, during sleep, due to throat muscle relaxation. It’s estimated that 18 million Americans have OSA, and of those, 80 percent remain undiagnosed. Untreated, OSA has been found to significantly raise the risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attack and stroke. It often makes headlines, as many of the major industrial or transportation accidents in the past 50 …
The Many Health Benefits of Sleeping Naked
January 26, 2017 | Mercola | By Dr. Mercola Can sleeping naked improve your sleep and health? Evidence suggests that, yes, ditching your sleepwear may in fact have a number of benefits, including better sleep. Interestingly enough, a mere 8 percent of Americans admit to sleeping naked.1 Many of these health benefits result from the fact that sleeping naked helps prevent overheating, which can have a significant impact on your sleep quality. As you fall asleep, your body temperature drops, and this drop in core temperature actually helps you sleep better. As you wake, your body temperature rises, which is why …
Anything more than the occasional snore could be a sign medical help is needed
By Jane Palmer | 3:51 PM Sunday Jan 22, 2017 | NZHerald.co.nz Snoring can be infuriating if you are on the receiving end. But next time you feel forced to kick your partner out of bed for keeping you up all night (or take refuge in the spare room), bear in mind that anything more than an occasional snore could be a sign they need medical help. Far from something to be brushed off, these nocturnal noises are rarely benign, writes the Daily Mail. Typically, caused by a combination of physiology and environmental factors, snoring may – rather surprisingly – …
Kids’ tonsillectomies make more sense for sleep apnea than strep throat
Published January 18, 2017 | FoxNews.com Children who have their tonsils removed to treat chronic throat infections or breathing problems during sleep may get more short-term symptom relief than kids who don’t get tonsillectomies, two recent studies suggest. Over time, however, the benefits of surgery for chronic streptococcal throat infections appear to go away. Three years after tonsillectomies, children who had these procedures had roughly the same number of throat infections as kids who didn’t get their tonsils taken out, one of the studies in Pediatrics found. “Tonsillectomy, while very common and generally safe, is not completely without risk,” said …
Arianna Huffington Writes, Performs “Goodnight Smartphone” for Audible
Published on January 18, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Audible Studios, a production arm of Audible.com, has released of the audiobook “Goodnight Smartphone,” a soothing and playful adaptation of childhood classics including Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s story “Goodnight Moon” for the digital age, written and performed exclusively for Audible by author, columnist, and Thrive Global founder and CEO Arianna Huffington. This production is now available for free download at audible.com/goodnight. The audiobook includes an original score and a new introduction, also written and performed by Huffington, about her own nightly sleep regimen, why this story is so important to her, and …
1 in 5 Young People Lose Sleep Over Social Media
Published on January 18, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com One in five young people regularly wake up in the night to send or check messages on social media. This is according to research published in the Journal of Youth Studies. This night-time activity is making teenagers three times more likely to feel constantly tired at school than their peers who do not log on at night, and could be affecting their happiness and wellbeing. Over 900 pupils, aged between 12-15 years, were recruited and asked to complete a questionnaire about how often they woke up at night to use social media and …
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