Can’t use CPAP? Try these apnea remedies
by Sam Wood, Staff Writer Obstructive sleep apnea, with its often raucous snoring, can place a severe strain on a romantic relationship, driving partners into separate bedrooms. It can also take a dramatic physical toll, leading to high blood pressure, stroke, cardiac arrhythmia, and coronary-artery disease. Problem is, most sufferers can’t tolerate the first line of apnea treatment. Nearly half of all patients prescribed a CPAP machine give up on it within a year, said Maurits Boon, an ear, nose, and throat specialist who focuses on sleep medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, uses mild …
Undiagnosed sleep apnea caused 2 NYC train crashes. Could you have sleep apnea, too?
Updated: SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 — 12:17 PM EDT | Philly.com Photo: WAVEBREAKMEDIA/DREAMSTIME/TNS) Snoring is often associated with a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea. by Mari A. Schaefer, Staff Writer @MariSchaefer | mschaefer@phillynews.com Undiagnosed sleep apnea was recently cited as a probable cause in the crash of two New York City commuter trains. The engineers, who were diagnosed after the crashes, had no memory of the events that killed one person and injured more than 200 others. The National Transportation Safety Board reported that sleep apnea is a probable cause of 10 other highway and rail accidents in the last 17 years, according to the Associated Press. Sleep apnea is …
Full text of Sen. Booker’s sleep apnea bill released
By Mark Schremmer, Land Line staff writer | Thursday, October 05, 2017 The full text to a bill introduced by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., that would force the U.S. Department of Transportation to push through a final rule to require testing of sleep apnea for truck drivers and railroad workers has been released. As expected, S1833 includes the same language as the House version, HR3882. Both bills would “require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a final rule to provide for the screening, testing, and treatment for sleep disorders of individuals operating commercial vehicles.” Specifically, each bill requires no later than a year after …
IS SLEEP APNEA ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY SNORING?
ALBERT JUST | Last updated on January 9th, 2017 | SleepJunkies.com SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING ARE OFTEN CONSIDERED TO GO HAND IN HAND. BUT CAN THEY CO-EXIST INDEPENDENTLY? There are two types of sleep apnea – central sleep apnea, and obstructive sleep apnea, but when it comes to snoring, obstructive sleep apnea is generally the culprit. But is this always the case, can you have sleep apnea without snoring, and vice versa, can you be a snorer without having sleep apnea? In this article, we’ll take a look at this topic and attempt to dispel some of the most common …
Sleep Apnea Tied to Cognitive Decline
Monday, 28 Aug 2017 03:17 PM | NewsMax.com People who experience certain breathing problems at night may be more likely to develop cognitive impairment than individuals without any difficulties breathing while they sleep, a research review suggests. Data obtained from 14 previously published studies with a total of more than 4.2 million men and women showed that people with sleep-disordered breathing had 26 percent higher odds of developing cognitive impairment, researchers report in JAMA Neurology. “Identification of this sleep disorder in elderly persons might help predict future risk of cognitive impairment and thus is important for the early detection of …
Sleep apnea on the rise
Sleep doctor estimates that 80 percent of population has illness Tri-County Times | Fenton, MI Hannah Ball Staff Reporter | TCTimes.com If you get eight hours of sleep a night and still feel tired in the morning, you might have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is the often noisy condition that prevents millions of people from getting a good night’s rest. Mid-Michigan Sleep Center Doctor George Zureikat, M.D. said “It’s a serious illness. It will affect the heart and the brain.” It also increases someone’s risk of becoming diabetic and gaining weight. Sleep apnea is the condition when throat muscles relax …
Positive airway pressure is the gold-standard for obstructive sleep apnea therapy, but an alternative therapy, when indicated, can literally be a lifesaver. By Sree Roy PHARMACOLOGICAL Medical Weight Loss Information source: Angela Fitch, MD, member of the board of trustees of the Obesity Medicine Association How it works: The more a patient weighs, the more the airway collapses from the excess weight, leading to obstruction. Excess abdominal weight can play a role in lung volumes so can increase the tendency for airway collapse. Losing weight helps to reduce the fat mass around the neck and abdomen and therefore decreases the propensity for airway …
Snoring Is an Annoyance Worth Taking More Seriously
By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian | August 30, 2017 | TheCut.com A couple of years ago, a poster in the New York City subway showed a woman lying awake in bed next to a man passed out with his mouth wide open. “He may not always be charming,” the caption read, “but he’s always your prince.” The ad was part of a Department of Health initiative to encourage couples to stay together in difficult times, but it might have instead brought back bad memories of nocturnal irritation. It’s hard to overstate just how frustrating it can be to toss and turn …
9 Signs You Have Sleep Apnea & May Not Realize It
By CARINA WOLFF | Aug 31, 2017 | Bustle.com If you’re someone who is constantly tired, you may blame your diet, your busy schedule, or some weird illness, but it might actually be coming from something much more straightforward. If you’re sleeping normal hours every night but not feeling rested, you may be exhibiting some signs you have sleep apnea and not even realize it. Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep, according to the National Institutes of Health. These breathing pauses can last from …
10 Alternatives to CPAP for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
JANE RACEY GLEESON | August 22, 2017 6:00 AM | UofMHealth.org A mask that delivers pressurized air during sleep, CPAP is a standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. But other options, when necessary, are available. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience obstructed or restricted breathing for periods of 10 seconds or longer during sleep. Doctors typically can diagnose OSA in two ways: via an overnight sleep study at a clinic or an at-home test. Left untreated, OSA may raise the risk of high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack, heart arrhythmia or insulin resistance. The standard treatment for OSA is …
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