Study of the clinical and functional characteristics of asthmatic children with obstructive sleep apnea
DovePress.com Authors Nguyen-Hoang Y, Nguyen-Thi-Dieu T, Duong-Quy S Received 22 July 2017 Accepted for publication 3 September 2017 Published 12 October 2017 Volume 2017:10 Pages 285—292 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S147005 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single-blind Peer reviewers approved by Dr Amy Norman Peer reviewer comments 2 Editor who approved publication: Dr Amrita Dosanjh Yen Nguyen-Hoang,1 Thuy Nguyen-Thi-Dieu,2 Sy Duong-Quy3–5 1Department of Pediatrics, Phu Tho General Hospital, Phu Tho Province, 2Department of Pediatrics, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, 3Biomedical Research Center, Lam Dong Medical College, Dalat, Vietnam; 4Department of Physiology and Lung Function Testing, Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France; 5Division of Asthma and Immuno-Allergology, Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Medical College, Hershey, PA, USA Background and objective: The …
4 Beyond snoring: Sleep apnea has dangerous consequences
Ginny Sugimoto, MD, Special to the Kitsap SunPublished 1:52 p.m. PT Oct. 11, 2017 Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a major health problem with potentially dangerous consequences. For instance, truck drivers with this sleep disorder who did not get or did not follow treatment had a five times higher rate of preventable crashes than truckers without sleep apnea, according to researchers of a large-scale 2016 study of the U.S. trucking industry. Even for people with sleep apnea who don’t operate heavy machinery, this disorder can seriously compromise well-being, raising a person’s risk of irregular heart rate (atrial fibrillation), heart disease, …
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 …
Link Between Poor Sleep and Increased Dementia Risk, Research Shows
TUE, JUL 18 | NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt | NBCNews.com Evidence suggests that sleep breathing disorders, like snoring and sleep apnea, are strongly correlated to Alzheimer’s disease. …
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 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 …
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