Consumer Reports: Stop snoring
by Action News Staff | Friday, May 5th 2017 | KEPRTV.com CONSUMER REPORTS — If you’re one of the 37 million americans who snores, you’ll want to keep reading this report. Not only can snoring ruin your partner’s shuteye but it may be a warning sign of a potentially life threatening condition. Consumer Reports has some important advice on how to stop snoring, and on when it might be time to visit a doctor. Nasal strips don’t always work. Instead try lifestyle strategies to help keep your airway open and help you stop snoring. Like easing a stuffy nose – …
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 …
It might not be a tantrum. Your sleepy child could be overtired.
HEALTH & FITNESS | MARCH 20, 2017 7:35 PM | BY LEONARDO TORRES, M.D. UHealthSystem.com She’s cranky and uncooperative. He’s hyperactive and having difficulty paying attention. They can’t wake up in the morning and are falling asleep at the kitchen table. If this is your child, they might not be getting enough sleep — even though you are getting them to bed on time and keeping them on a schedule. Sleep is essential for brain development and health. When your kids don’t get enough sleep, they can suffer in school, have mood issues and get sick more easily. Lack of …
Reduced Regional Grey Matter Volumes in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Mona F. Philby, Paul M. Macey, Richard A. Ma, Rajesh Kumar, David Gozal & Leila Kheirandish-Gozal | March 17, 2017 | Nature.com Abstract Pediatric OSA is associated with cognitive risk. Since adult OSA manifests MRI evidence of brain injury, and animal models lead to regional neuronal losses, pediatric OSA patients may also be affected. We assessed the presence of neuronal injury, measured as regional grey matter volume, in 16 OSA children (8 male, 8.1 ± 2.2 years, AHI:11.1 ± 5.9 events/hr), and 200 control subjects (84 male, 8.2 ± 2.0 years), 191 of whom were from the NIH-Pediatric MRI database. High resolution T1-weighted whole-brain images were …
Benefits of treatment for snoring
ResMed.com Tired of feeling tired? Want your energy back? It all comes down to getting a good night’s sleep – both for you and your partner. There are several studies that point to the negative effects of snoring on partners.1,2,3 Their sleep is disrupted, so they can suffer from all the consequences of poor quality sleep: tiredness, daytime sleepiness, mild depression, and irritability. So if you take measures to stop your loud snoring the first one to thank you will be your partner. Your body will thank you too. Snoring in and of itself is an indication that your body …
Neurologist: Sleep disorders can mean health issues
By Amanda Dyslin Special to The Free Press | Mar 12, 2017 MANKATO — Ideally, people should spend one-third of their lives sleeping, said Dr. Nidal Alkurdy, a Mankato Clinic neurologist and sleep specialist. “Sleep is a very important component in the health of the brain,” Alkurdy said. “You cannot have a healthy brain in a person who is not sleeping healthy.” Major advances in sleep science occurred in the mid-20th century after the discovery of rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep in 1953. But the focus on evaluation and management of sleep disorders have only developed in the past …
Snoring may be benign, or it may be a sign of a serious problem
By Consumer Reports | March 6, 2017 | WashingtonPost.com Do you snore, or share a bed with a snorer? About 37 million Americans regularly make grunting, whistling, choking, snorting and/or buzz-saw-like sounds, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Snoring, which occurs when the airway narrows or is partly blocked during sleep — often thanks to nasal congestion, floppy tissue, enlarged tonsils or the effects of alcohol — can be more than “a benign annoyance,” says Charlene Gamaldo, medical director of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center in Baltimore. Not only can your snoring ruin your partner’s shut-eye, it is also …
Your Snores Aren’t Just Annoying—Study Says They Could Kill You
BY CLAIRE NOWAK | RD.com If your snoring iscaused by sleep apnea, your health could be in serious trouble. For some people, snoring is just a normal part of life they—and their partners—need to deal with. But left untreated, those harmless (albeit noisy) snores can increase your risk for multiple life-threatening conditions. Snoring can be caused by allergies, obesity, genetics, and even muscle-relaxing medications. But it can also be a symptom of sleep apnea, a condition where people stop breathing for short periods of time while sleeping. As if that isn’t concerning enough, the American Heart Association cautions that sleep …
Patient Reviews
