Sleep deprivation seen as health threat
By ALYSSA HARVEY aharvey@bgdailynews.com | Jan 17, 2017 | BGDailyNews.com When it comes to sleep, many people aren’t getting enough. The American Sleep Association said 37 percent of 20- to 39-year-olds report short sleep duration. Forty percent of 40- to 59-year-olds report short sleep durations. The ASA reported 35.3 percent of adults report less than seven hours of sleep during a typical 24-hour period. The ASA said 100,000 deaths occur each year in U.S. hospitals because of medical errors, and sleep deprivation has been shown to be a significant contributing factor. There are more than 80 sleep disorders that a …
Expert Help On How To Manage Insomnia
MAR 10 2014, 10:40 AM ET | MARIA SHRIVER | NBCNews.com Juggling life’s daily challenges can be stressful enough without the added torment of not being able to get a good night’s sleep. Kelly Baron PhD, MPH, is an Instructor of Neurology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and the founder of its Behavioral Sleep Medicine training program, which was accredited by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. Here, she shares her expert guidance on how to manage insomnia. Every person knows the frustration of a poor night’s sleep. Although nearly everyone experiences temporary sleep problems during times …
Can’t Sleep? New Study Says Try Therapy, Not Pills
MAY 3 2016, 2:15 AM ET | by MAGGIE FOX | NBCNews.com People with insomnia should try counseling before they turn to pills, which often carry dangerous side-effects, a doctors’ group advised Monday. Specialized counseling can and does work, even if people don’t like doing it and even if doctors often don’t know how to do it, the American College of Physicians said in new guidelines on insomnia. “The evidence is quite strong that cognitive behavioral therapy is effective. It works. It’s long-lasting and it has the potential to decrease cost to the health care system,” Dr. Wayne Riley, president …
Drowsy Driving: Asleep at the Wheel
CDC.gov – Drowsy Driving Drive alert and stay unhurt. Learn the risks of drowsy driving and how to protect yourself. In an effort to reduce the number of sleep-related crashes and save lives, November 1-8, 2015 has been named Drowsy Driving Prevention Week by the National Sleep Foundation. The Drowsy Driving Problem Drowsy driving is a major problem in the United States. The risk, danger, and often tragic results of drowsy driving are alarming. Drowsy driving is the dangerous combination of driving and sleepiness or fatigue. This usually happens when a driver has not slept enough, but it can also …
A Quarter Of Brits Are Boozing To Help Them Sleep. This Is A Terrible Idea NEWS
Alcohol might make you nod off quicker, but your sleep will be dreadful by NICK HARRIS-FRY | on 24 FEB 2017 | CoachMag.co.uk A sizeable 25% of adults in the UK are hitting the bottle to help them fall asleep, according to the latest Great British Bedtime Report produced by the Sleep Council. That’s a hefty rise on the 16% who turned to booze to help them snooze in the last report, which came out in 2013. The 2017 survey of more than 5,000 adults found that the biggest bedtime boozers were people aged between 45 and 54, with 30% …
Home sleep studies may help identify sleep apnea
Stuart Quan, MD, Contributing Editor | POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2017, 9:30 AM | Health.Harvard.edu What if I need a sleep study? If you are one of the approximately 35% of Americans who snore, perhaps this has crossed your mind. You have read on the internet or watched a newscast about sleep apnea, a condition associated with an increase in heart attack and stroke risk. Loud snoring, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and observed pauses in breathing at night are the most frequent symptoms. A sleep study is necessary to make the diagnosis. To many people, the thought of a sleep study raises …
One-third of people ‘get less than six hours sleep a night’
Ikea-commissioned survey also reveals that almost half of couples sleep back-to-back Tim O’Brien | Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 17:57| IrishTimes.com One-third of Irish people are getting less than six hours sleep a night, a new survey has revealed. The sleep survey, which was commissioned by Swedish retailer Ikea and designed by paediatric sleep consultant Lucy Wolfe, also found that almost half of couples sleep back-to-back with their partners. Meanwhile, four in 10 respondents claimed they have to use sleeping aids. Blackout blinds were the most widely used (28 per cent of respondents), while just five per cent used ear plugs. …
Sleep deprived suffer performance loss, according to new study
Tracie White on January 26, 2017 | ScopeBlog.Standford.edu More bad news for insomniacs and those of us who struggle to get enough sleep at night. Lack of sleep definitely affects your performance the next day, and probably for a longer period of time than you might expect, according to a new study. Among the findings: Two consecutive nights of less than six hours could leave you sluggish for the following six days. (Surprised? You aren’t alone: This stat sparked a gasp of dismay at my office staff meeting.) Researchers also found that staying up an extra hour, even if followed …
Smart Strategies to Get More Sleep
Do more than just count sheep to pay down your sleep debt. By SANDRA BLOCK, Senior Associate Editor | Kiplinger.com From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, March 2017 Americans have rung up a massive sleep debt, and the bill is coming due. More than one-third of adults get less than seven hours of sleep on a regular basis, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Lack of sleep affects job performance, relationships and the ability to perform routine tasks. The Rand Corp. estimates that decreased productivity by sleep-deprived workers costs the U.S. economy $411 billion a year, or 2.3% of our gross …
Can’t sleep? When is it time to seek professional help
Mary Bowerman , USA TODAY Network | Published 1:38 p.m. ET Feb. 15, 2017 | Updated 6:35 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2017 It’s no secret that Americans aren’t getting enough sleep. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three adults in the U.S. doesn’t get the recommended eight hours of sleep a night. For those who are self-medicating or tossing and turning, it may be time to look at your sleeping habits once and for all, according to Timothy Morgenthaler, co-director of Mayo’s Center for Sleep Medicine in Rochester. “I think it’s becoming increasingly clear that …
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