Don’t lose sleep over apnea, but treatment is crucial
By Victoria Knight, CNN | Updated 11:12 AM ET, Wed June 21, 2017 | CNN.com (CNN)Last week, actress Carrie Fisher’s autopsy report contained a surprising detail: The Los Angeles medical examiner listed sleep apnea as a factor in the “Star Wars” actress’ death. Fisher also had cocaine, methadone, ethanol and opiates in her system. Sleep apnea is when a person stops breathing while sleeping, for 10 seconds to a minute or longer. This can happen repeatedly during the night, causing blood-oxygen levels to dip and putting a strain on the heart. Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type, is caused …
Obstructive sleep apnea might lead to irregular heartbeat
Written by Honor Whiteman | Published: Tuesday 23 May 2017 | MedicalNewsToday.com Patients with obstructive sleep apnea may be at greater risk of developing atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, new research finds. Lead author Dr. Tetyana Kendzerska, Ph.D., of the University of Ottawa in Canada, and colleagues came to their findings by analyzing the medical records of more than 8,000 adults. The results were recently presented at the American Thoracic Society Conference 2017, held in Washington, D.C. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep, due to a partial or complete blockage of the …
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 …
Treatment options for snoring
ResMed.com Treatment options for your snoring depend on a number of factors, but the two key ones are these: Do you snore through your nose or through your throat? Do you snore and have obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)? At ResMed, we have solutions for throat snorers, as well as for throat snorers with sleep apnea. This includes both mild to moderate OSA as well as more severe cases of OSA. Throat snorers who don’t have sleep apnea You fall into this category if you’ve tested for sleep apnea and obtained an apnea-hypopnoea index (AHI) score of less than 5. If you …
Treatment Options for Snoring
From ResMed.com – Original Article on Snoring ResMed has solutions for throat snorers who have sleep apnea, as well as for throat snorers who don’t. Discover treatment options for your condition. Treatment options for your snoring depend on a number of factors, but the two key ones are these: Do you snore through your nose or through your throat? Do you snore and have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? At ResMed, we have solutions for throat snorers, as well as for throat snorers with sleep apnea. This includes both mild to moderate OSA as well as more severe cases of OSA. …
Field of dentistry becomes more involved in sleep apnea identification
By Jessica Wendt | POSTED: 02/09/17, 9:42 AM EST | DailyTribune.com Even though a dentist cannot diagnose sleep apnea, he or she may note some of the telltale signs and send you in the direction of a sleep medicine specialist. Photo via Metro Creative Connection The story usually goes like this: the husband is making monster noises out of his nose and mouth, the wife hits him multiple times to change positions and then finally the husband ends up on the couch. What is the culprit? Snoring. Twenty-five percent of normal adults snore habitually, and at least 45 percent snore …
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 …
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 – …
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 …
Your guide to sleep disorders
January 18, 2017 | News source: Texas A&M University. The content is edited for length and style purposes. If coffee is the lifeblood of the United States workforce, a good night’s sleep could be the transfusion most Americans need. Forty percent of people get less than the recommended seven to nine hours of rest each night. A troubling reality, since a good night’s sleep is essential to maintain a healthy lifestyle. So, what exactly is responsible for this growing epidemic of exhausted Americans? “Many people may suffer from a sleep disorder and not even know it,” said Steven Bender, DDS, …
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