Are you a snorer? Your immune system is at risk, new study in Oman reveals
September 19, 2017 | 9:03 PM by Times News Service | TimesOfOman.com Muscat: Do you snore and find it difficult to get enough sleep? This can affect your immune system, a study by a team of Oman-based doctors has suggested. Snoring is a noticeable sign of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), according to Dr Elias Said, assistant professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Sultan Qaboos University. Asked why a team of 11 health experts decided to conduct this research, he argued that there is insufficient information available on the changes in the immune system of Obstructive Sleep Apnea …
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 …
9 Signs You Have Sleep Apnea & May Not Realize It
By CARINA WOLFF | Aug 31, 2017 | Bustle.com If you’re someone who is constantly tired, you may blame your diet, your busy schedule, or some weird illness, but it might actually be coming from something much more straightforward. If you’re sleeping normal hours every night but not feeling rested, you may be exhibiting some signs you have sleep apnea and not even realize it. Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep, according to the National Institutes of Health. These breathing pauses can last from …
3 Signs You Could Have Sleep Apnea—And Why You Should Address It Now
AUGUST 9, 2017 | By BECKY LITTLE | Prevention.com Sleep apnea, a medical condition that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted while they sleep, made headlines this summer when the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office announced that the disorder was a contributing factor in actor and writer Carrie Fisher’s death. Though there were also drug-related factors involved in the icon’s passing, the news briefly put the under-diagnosed condition in the spotlight. According to Rochelle Goldberg, MD, the director of sleep medicine services at Main Line Health, a health system in the Philadelphia area, news connecting a celebrity’s death …
Treatment can help those with sleep apnea get better sleep
By Marissa Harshman | Columbian Health Reporter | Published: August 7, 2017, 6:00 AM | Columbian.com At first, Jim Mains attributed his sleepless nights to having a newborn. Then, as work got busier, he pointed to the mounting stress as the reason for his lack of energy. But when his wife, Ceci, voiced concerns about his increasing snoring and pauses in breathing during his sleep, the Vancouver man realized it was time to see a doctor. He was shocked by the diagnosis. “I never suspected sleep apnea,” Mains said. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops …
Lack of sleep is the most neglected medical condition
Sleep deprivation could result in depression and anxiety, erectile dysfunction, strokes, and a range of other health problems 10 July 2017 – 10:51 | BY UFRIEDA HO | TimesLive.co.za The longest nights of the year are upon us, the dark hours rush on quickly and the day’s exhales come with certain urging to get more sleep. But instead of crawling into bed and drifting off to our dreams, most of us do not get enough good-quality shut-eye. We stay up late chasing deadlines or binge-watching TV till the wee hours. When we do get to bed we battle with snoring …
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 …
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