5 common sleep disorders and how they affect you
Amanda Tomlinson | March 15, 2017 | TheNational.ae To achieve good overall health, there are many pieces of the health puzzle that need to fit into place – adequate nutrition, regular physical activity, mental wellbeing, etc. But a key ingredient that many people overlook is sleep. It’s clear when we haven’t had enough sleep because we’re tired, grumpy and lack energy and, over time, our health begins to suffer. Sometimes there are obvious reasons why we aren’t getting enough sleep, such as work stress or having a new baby, but sometimes there are underlying causes, such as sleep apnea, which …
Snored to death: The symptoms and dangers of untreated sleep apnea
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2017, 9:30 AM , UPDATED FEBRUARY 28, 2017, 10:00 AM | Paul G. Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS, Contributor | Health.Harvard.edu Sleep is a critically important component of human existence. On average, humans spend about 25%-35% of their lives sleeping. Sleep allows both the body and brain to rest and recover from the stress of daily life. As such, trouble sleeping can cause a range of health problems, and if left untreated dire consequences. Longing for more sleep There is a common misconception that there is an exact amount of sleep that the body requires. The necessary hours …
Field of dentistry becomes more involved in sleep apnea identification
By Jessica Wendt | POSTED: 02/09/17, 9:42 AM EST | DailyTribune.com Even though a dentist cannot diagnose sleep apnea, he or she may note some of the telltale signs and send you in the direction of a sleep medicine specialist. Photo via Metro Creative Connection The story usually goes like this: the husband is making monster noises out of his nose and mouth, the wife hits him multiple times to change positions and then finally the husband ends up on the couch. What is the culprit? Snoring. Twenty-five percent of normal adults snore habitually, and at least 45 percent snore …
Snored to death: The symptoms and dangers of untreated sleep apnea
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2017, 9:30 AM , UPDATED FEBRUARY 28, 2017, 10:00 AM | Paul G. Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS, Contributor | Health.Harvard.edu Sleep is a critically important component of human existence. On average, humans spend about 25%-35% of their lives sleeping. Sleep allows both the body and brain to rest and recover from the stress of daily life. As such, trouble sleeping can cause a range of health problems, and if left untreated dire consequences. Longing for more sleep There is a common misconception that there is an exact amount of sleep that the body requires. The necessary hours …
Anything more than the occasional snore could be a sign medical help is needed
By Jane Palmer | 3:51 PM Sunday Jan 22, 2017 | NZHerald.co.nz Snoring can be infuriating if you are on the receiving end. But next time you feel forced to kick your partner out of bed for keeping you up all night (or take refuge in the spare room), bear in mind that anything more than an occasional snore could be a sign they need medical help. Far from something to be brushed off, these nocturnal noises are rarely benign, writes the Daily Mail. Typically, caused by a combination of physiology and environmental factors, snoring may – rather surprisingly – …
Is Snoring Anything To Worry About?
By biotechinasia – January 18, 2017 The noise of snoring is due to vibration, fluttering and open/closing of soft structures in the upper airway (including the tongue and soft palate). OSA = obstructive sleep apnoea. Credits to Habib M’henni / Wikimedia Commons There’s nothing quite like the sound of snoring as the ultimate sleep interrupter. But snoring can be more than just a frustration to those in your vicinity. Sometimes snoring is linked to more serious health problems, such as obstructive sleep apnoea. An emerging line of research suggests snoring may directly contribute to cardiovascular health problems. How does snoring …
WARNING! Don’t ignore the snore
Kalpana Sharma | TNN | Updated: Jan 9, 2017, 12.53 PM IST Snoring is seen more of a bedtime annoyance for people sleeping together, but little do they know that snoring could be a sign of an underlying health issue called Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). It is one of the most under diagnosed sleep disorders and is more like a silent epidemic. Very few know about the condition and fewer seek treatment. So how do you know if you are suffering from OSA? Dr Navdeep Kumar MD (Medicine), DNB (Neurology) at Indo Gulf Hospital & Diagnostics informs, “If you snore, …
Medical Mystery: Who’s snoring in the White House?
Updated: JANUARY 1, 2017 — 3:01 AM EST | by Allan B. Schwartz, For The Inquirer William Howard Taft was our heaviest president, weighing in at 320 pounds when he took office in 1909, and as much as 340 pounds when he left four years later. In that era before the obesity epidemic, his size was extraordinary. One cartoon pictured the 6-foot president wedged into a White House bathtub, unable to get out. Wags called him the “walrus in wingtips”; his suits were said to be “like tarpaulins” straining at the buttons. At 6 feet tall, his peak body mass …
When is snoring worth worrying about? A Q&A with a Stanford sleep surgeon
Jennifer Huber on December 28, 2016 I’m a sensitive sleeper when it comes to snoring. When I visit my dad, his snoring — through walls and doors — keeps me awake. Pondering an upcoming holiday visit got me wondering: “Is that annoying snoring something to worry about?” Snoring results from interrupted breathing during sleep. When someone’s upper airway repetitively collapses, vibrations from the soft palate and tongue can create the characteristic sound of snoring. “Habitual snoring is a nuisance to bed partners,” Stanford sleep surgeon Stanley Yung Liu, MD, DDS, told me. “Many patients seek care because they’ve been asked …
What are different levels of snoring?
December 05, 2016 – https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/169794-What-are-different-levels-of-snoring What is snoring-IV Mild resistance to airflow for any of the above reasons in the upper airways may result in some snoring that is not associated with any sleep disturbance. If resistance to airflow increases, the efforts to maintain adequate ventilation and breathing may cause transient arousal from sleep that is typically not severe enough to cause the level of oxygen in the blood to decrease (hypoxia). This is called the respiratory effort related arousal (RERA). When the resistance increases even further, the ventilatory efforts cannot keep up with the degree of resistance to maintain …
Patient Reviews
