Millions of people with a sleep disorder can now be helped by this new app
Christina Farr | Thursday, 8 Jun 2017 | 5:52 PM ET | CNBC.com Andy Salamon, a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, watched his father struggle with undiagnosed sleep apnea, which occurs when the airway gets blocked during sleep. “It was years, and a lot of nudging from the family for him to do something,” Salamon said, in an exclusive interview with CNBC, announcing the launch of his new company Rested. “And then it took months to get help through a visit to the doctor, a referral to a specialist and lab tests before he could get treated.” With Rested, …
Study: Men With Sleep Apnea More Likely To Suffer From Depression
MAY 20, 2015 @ 07:34 AM | David DiSalvo , CONTRIBUTOR | Forbes.com Sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous condition for a variety of reasons, including its link to high blood pressure and increased risk of stroke. Now a study adds evidence that for men, apnea also increases the likelihood of suffering from depression. Apnea occurs when breathing is interrupted during sleep, limiting oxygen flow to the brain. The most common form is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), caused by an airway blockage from soft tissue in the throat and/or nasal passages collapsing during sleep. About 18 million Americans have OSA, …
Science Asks: Who Is Sleeping Worse, Women Or Men?
JUN 11, 2017 @ 08:34 AM | David DiSalvo , CONTRIBUTOR | Forbes.com Science just validated the plight of everyone who has either left voluntarily or been kicked out of the bedroom because of snoring. A recent study suggests that women feel more negative effects from sleep disorders, with their partners’ snoring high on the list of reasons why. The study found that women were more likely than men to experience sleep issues that make them feel tired during the day, and report having more problems with memory and concentration due to insomnia. Researchers analyzed the sleep patterns of 750 …
Wearable Patch Found to Detect Sleep Apnea
Published on June 5, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Results show that the total rate of clinical agreement between the patch and standard in-lab polysomnography was 87.4% with 95% confidence interval of 81.4% to 91.9%. According to the authors, the study results will be used in obtaining approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for SomnaPatch. The skin-adhesive diagnostic patch weighs less than one ounce and records nasal pressure, blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respiratory effort, sleep time, and body position. “Our study provided clinical validation of a new wearable device for diagnosing sleep apnea,” says principal investigator Maria Merchant, PhD, …
Night owls, rejoice: A late workout shouldn’t hinder your sleep
CAROLEE BELKIN WALKER | Last updated 14:44, June 8 2017 | Stuff.co.nz OPINION: If you have a 9-to-5 job, running outside during daylight may not always be an option. But running at night? Is that really a suitable alternative – wouldn’t exercising at night keep you awake? I know there are plenty of people of all ages who work out in the early evenings after work or school, because I see them running in my neighborhood or at the gym. And I’ve done this myself on occasion. Yet as my marathon training approached, I wondered what impact shifting to evening …
PTSD Awareness Day: AASM Urges Legislators to Co-sponsor House Resolution
Published on June 26, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com As the nation recognizes National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day on Tuesday, June 27, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) urges U.S. House legislators to co-sponsor House Resolution 46, which expresses support for soldiers and veterans with obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD. The resolution seeks to raise awareness of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), support access to care for soldiers and veterans with sleep disorders, and promote CPAP therapy as an effective treatment option for sleep apnea in patients with PTSD. H. Res. 46 also encourages soldiers and veterans to practice healthy …
Babies Born To Moms With Sleep Apnea Have Higher Risk Of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes
Published on June 5, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com A study demonstrates a higher risk of congenital anomalies and resuscitation at birth in newborns of mothers who have obstructive sleep apnea. Preliminary results show that newborns of mothers with sleep apnea were more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (25.3% versus 8.1%) or special care nursery (34.9% versus 13.6%), and they were 2.76 times more likely to have resuscitation at birth and 2.25 times more likely to have a longer hospital stay. The risk for congenital anomalies also was 26% higher in babies of women with sleep apnea. “Our …
Even Mild-to-moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked with Hypertension, Diabetes
Published on June 6, 2017 | SleepReviewMag.com Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and diabetes. “We found that even mild sleep apnea was strongly associated with increased risk of developing hypertension by 4 times compared to individuals without sleep apnea,” says principal investigator and lead author Alexandros N. Vgontzas, MD, professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, in a release. “Similarly, moderate sleep apnea was associated with increased risk of developing diabetes by almost 3 times compared to individuals without …
How Narcolepsy Blurs the Line Between Awake and Asleep
It’s all in the brain chemistry. By Jacqueline Ronson on May 29, 2017 | Inverse.com Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that can cause a variety of strange and often terrifying symptoms, including sleep attacks and temporary paralysis. It’s a neurological disorder that has to do with how our bodies regulate the boundary between being awake and being asleep, and while not every narcoleptic person has the same symptoms, scientists have a pretty good idea of how the disease works. Unfortunately, they’re still figuring out how to fix it. In 1999 researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine identified hypocretin, …
Tips and Tricks to Resolve Common Sleep Problems
June 01, 2017 | By Dr. Mercola | Mercola.com The importance of sleep is widely ignored and the cost rarely considered, even though it includes everything from reduced work productivity and increased risk of serious accidents to psychological deterioration and physiological dysfunction. The proof is quite clear: You destroy your health if you regularly ignore your body’s need for sleep to repair and recharge. Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that lack of sleep is a public health epidemic, noting that insufficient sleep has been linked to a wide variety of health problems. Skyrocketing rates of …
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