Sleep Disorders In The News

When dealing with a snoring problem, you could be faced with one of two issues: primary snoring or the more sinister Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or OSA. To understand the differences between these two types of snoring, you must understand exactly how the snoring process works.

Additionally, it is important to understand the difference because while primary snoring can simply be an irritant to your partner, Obstructive Sleep Apnea can lead to other significant health problems, and in some cases can even be deadly!

02/04/2012
In Preadolescence, Sleep Deprivation Tied To Increased Nighttime Urination
Nighttime visits to the bathroom are generally associated with being pregnant or having an enlarged prostate, but the problem can affect youngsters, too. A new study sheds light on why some children may need to urinate more often during the rest cycle...

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02/03/2012
Link Between Sleep Apnea And Silent Strokes, Small Lesions In Brain
People with severe sleep apnea may have an increased risk of silent strokes and small lesions in the brain, according to a small study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. "We found a surprisingly high frequency of sleep apnea in patients with stroke that underlines its clinical relevance as a stroke risk factor," said Jessica Kepplinger, M.D...

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01/30/2012
New Genetic Study Links Body Clock Receptor To Diabetes
A study published in Nature Genetics has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for melatonin have a much higher risk of type 2 diabetes...

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01/23/2012
Insomnia - Early Diagnosis Plus Treatment Helps Prevent Complications
Even though insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, it is often left unrecognized and untreated, despite advances in diagnosis and management. The risk of developing other illnesses, such as diabetes, depression, hypertension, and possibly even death in older adults increases if insomnia is left untreated...

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01/20/2012
Appetite Sensation In The Brain Affected By Lack Of Sleep
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person's appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after one night of sleep loss than after one night of normal sleep. Poor sleep habits can therefore affect people's risk of becoming overweight in the long run...

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02/06/2012
Sleep Debt Can Take A Toll On Your Health
Tips To Get A Good Night's Sleep (Medical News Today)Short on sleep? According to sleep experts, people are sleeping less than they used to and the "sleep debt" can take a toll on your health, relationships and work performance. Despite the popular notion that you need less sleep as you get older, sleep needs generally remain constant throughout adulthood. And sleep loss can take a real toll on

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02/06/2012
Have a Sleep Disorder? Try Non-Drug Remedies First
Tired Americans turn to pills for sleep - Worcester Telegram (subscription)It seems that Americans and the American Medical Establishment are turning to drugs or pills for almost everything these days. We take one drug to address one symptom, then one or two more to counteract the side afects of the first drug, etc. But, perhaps we should first try to determine the actual cause oi the symptoms

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02/06/2012
Most People With Sleep Disorders Don't Know It
95% of People Who Have a Sleeping Disorder Don't Know it - PR Web (press release)"Today, More than 40 million people in the U.S. alone suffer from sometype of sleep disorder—and 95% of them drag through life not even awareof it..." according to the press release below. And the problem is that sleep disorders can in turn cause many other health problems to include hypertension, obesity, and acid

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02/06/2012
The Best Sleep Aid Is Good Sleeping Habits
Good sleeping habits are the best sleep aid - Gainesville Sun"Pharmaceutical companies spend their advertising dollars to convinceyou that the secret lies in a pill. Sales of sleep medications hit anall-time high last year, with 43 million prescriptions written." We are turning our society into a society of drugs. The first thing the medical community wants to do for any health problem is to

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02/06/2012
Sleeping Difficulties Can Come From A Variety of Sources For The Elderly
Cross: Night frights - Woburn AdvocateAccording to Jack Cross, " Seniors' sleep problems are rooted in many sources. The source could be as simple as too much napping during the day, so that sleeping at night is difficult. There are also physiological changes occurring with age, and many seniors tend to have diseases that can make sleep difficult. For instance, people who suffer from congestive

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