Posts Tagged ‘sleep disorder’
Ask a Respiratory Therapist?
By Lori Peters, RRT, AMSR Respiratory Therapist
Question: What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
Answer: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common disorder that involves pauses, or periods of apnea, while someone sleeps. These pauses between breaths might last from 10 seconds to a few minutes. The severity of apnea [...]
Watermark Medical CEO Sean Heyniger, said the recent Dr. Oz Show segment on sleep apnea and obesity will help the estimated 20 million undiagnosed Americans realize their symptoms and seek help.
Watermark’s ARESTM is an innovative, low-cost, patient-friendly wireless device, offered through primary care physicians that is worn while the patient sleeps at home. The [...]
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Understanding The Sleep-Wake Cycle
18 Feb 2009Lack of sleep is a common complaint but for many, falling asleep involuntarily during the day poses a very real and dangerous problem. A new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) at McGill University demonstrates interestingly, that sleep-wake states are regulated by two different types of nerve cells (neurons), melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons and [...]
A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, concludes that people who have nightmares following a suicide attempt are five times more likely to attempt suicide again, compared with those who do not have nightmares.
Sleep Apnea Masks Help Hearts Heal, Too
18 Feb 2009It’s estimated that some 12 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea*- which means they could stop breathing in their sleep, in some cases hundreds of times per night. Most people who have moderate to severe cases of sleep apnea are given a mask to wear at night that helps them sleep better, but it might [...]
The Sleep and Human Health Institute (SHHI) was awarded a grant to study one of the most controversial aspects of Chronic Insomnia. Conventional wisdom connects insomnia to psychological factors — stress, racing thoughts, and worries — and is usually treated with sleeping pills or talk therapy. Pitted against the CW is the provocative theory that [...]
Coffee Slightly Reduced Stroke Risk In Women
In: Medical News
17 Feb 2009Researchers who followed the dietary habits of over 80,000 women for more than 20 years found that long term consumption of coffee was not linked to higher risk of stroke, in fact they found it was linked to a modest reduction of stroke risk among women. Drinking three cups a day reduced the risk by [...]
Using sleep or napping to cope with chronic pain caused by tension-type headaches could lead to chronic insomnia according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in the February 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, found that napping to relieve headache pain could serve as [...]
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Air passengers ‘at risk from lack of oxygen.
In: Medical News| Oxygen News
3 Feb 2009More than half of airline passengers are so starved of oxygen at high altitude that their health could be harmed, according to a study.
The drop in oxygen levels in their blood is so severe that, were they in hospital, doctors would prescribe them extra supplies.
Experts say that poor air quality and ventilation is partly due [...]
The Pursuit of Happiness
In: Medical News
29 Jan 2009Has the happiness frenzy of the past few years left you sad and anxious? Herein we report the surest ways to find well-being.
Welcome to the happiness frenzy, now peaking at a Barnes & Noble near you: Last year 4,000 books were published on happiness, while a mere 50 books on the topic were released [...]
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- dan allen: my oxygen level goes down to 72% when i sleep, iam also only get 3 or 4 hrs a night sleep, i do get [...]
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