Surgery Can Relieve Sleep Apnea in Children
A study shows improvements in children with obstructive sleep apnea by removing tonsils and adenoid tissue.
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Melatonin Most Effective For Sleep When Taken For Off-Hour Sleeping
Most, who could benefit from this sleep effective medication (Melatonin) are third shift, swing shift and jet lagged travelers.
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Can Snoring Ruin a Marriage?
Couples sleep study at Rush looks at the link between quality sleep and marital satisfaction.
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Abnormal Sleep Patterns Appear Common in Children with Down Syndrome
More than half of children with Down syndrome may have abnormal sleep patterns and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
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Patients with Severe Sleep-Disordered Breathing Have High Odds of Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Patients with severe sleep disordered breathing are two to four times more likely to experience complex, abnormal heart rhythms while sleeping than.
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A Large Step Forward in The Fight Against African Sleeping Sickness
About 400,000 people worldwide suffer from the deadly African sleeping sickness. The disease produces severe sleep disorders that ultimately end in coma, followed by death.
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Researchers Look To The Brain To Explain Gender Differences in Sleep Apnea
The neural pathways between two areas of the brain that control the tongue may hold the key as to why men suffer sleep apnea much more than women.
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Lack of Sleep Linked to Increased Risk of High Blood Pressure
If you are middle age and sleep five or less hours a night, you may be increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure.
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Surgery for Child Apnea Leads to Weight Gain
The current study demonstrates a significant reduction in sleep, waking and total daily motor activity in children with obstructed sleep disordered breathing after removing the tonsils and adenoids.
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ROZEREM (ramelteon) Showed Significant Reduction in Time to Fall Asleep
Results showed that ROZEREMTM (ramelteon) significantly reduced time to fall asleep in adults with chronic insomnia and showed no evidence of rebound insomnia or withdrawal effects.
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Sleep Apnea Treatment Benefits The Heart
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have enlarged and thickened hearts that pump less effectively, but the heart abnormalities improve with use of a device that helps patients breathe better during sleep.
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The Science of Lost Sleep in Teens
Many of teenagers are losing out on quality of life because of a lack of sleep.
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Popular Parkinson Disease Medications Can Induce Uncontrollable Sleepiness
Dopamine agonists increase the risk of sudden, uncontrollable sleepiness, putting patients and others at risk for accidents.
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Medication Helps Reduce Extreme Sleepiness Among Sufferers of Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
In approximately 5 to 10% of night shift workers, the sleep wake disturbance is severe enough to warrant a diagnosis of shift work sleep disorder.
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Comprehensive Guide to Healthy Sleep
Our brains are very active during sleep, and adequate sleep is important to our overall health, safety, and performance.
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Advice To Children With Sleep Apnea
Wear that night time breathing device to sleep better if you have sleep apnea.
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Sleep Apnea and Death Association Point to Need to Examine Treatments
Better treatments and devices are needed for central sleep apnea treatment.
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Tips for Women and Men in Search of a Good Night's Sleep
Better sleep may be achieved by making simple changes in your daily and nightly habits.
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Insomnia - How To Get A Good Night's Sleep Naturally
If you can't find a valid reason for your sleep problems, then your sleeping disorder is most likely stress related.
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Machine Works Best for Treating Sleep Apnea, but Few Prefer It
A machine that delivers air through a nasal mask worn during sleep can reduce daytime sleepiness and other symptoms associated with sleep apnea.
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Sleep: More Pills for Insomnia
This is likely to be a year that increasing numbers of insomnia sufferers get a good night's sleep, thanks to a slew of new medications.
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An Alternative Therapy Developed for Mild Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children
The results support the existence of a chronic inflammatory process in children with sleep disordered breathing.
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Early Atherosclerosis Demonstrated in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea in male patients may be linked to early atherosclerosis.
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Moderate to Severe Sleep-Disordered Breathing Can Lead to Stroke
Individuals who experience moderate to severe sleep disordered breathing are four times more likely to have a stroke.
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Behavior Change Can Help Seniors Sleep Without Drugs
Treating insomnia with drugs may impair functioning, create dependency and worsen sleep after they are discontinued.
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New Sleeping Pills Are Effective, but None Stands Out as the Best
The spate of new sleeping pills on the market are effective treatments for insomnia, but they have different effects and no one drug stands out as the best.
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Body Position Affects Sleep Apnea Among Young Children
Children aged three and younger who have a sleeping disorder known as sleep apnea show more respiratory disturbance when they sleep on their backs.
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Sleep Apnea Significantly Increases Risk for Stroke and Death
Common symptoms of sleep apnea include daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, and pauses in breathing while asleep.
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Sleep Apnea, Death Association Point to Need to Examine Treatments
Two studies draw attention to the newly recognized association between sleep disorders and heart trouble.
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Moderate To Severe Sleep Apnea Significantly Raises Stroke Risk
Moderate to severe cases of the nighttime breathing problem known as obstructive sleep apnea significantly increases the risk of suffering a stroke.
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Sleep Apnea Treatment - What's Covered by Insurers?
Recommended treatments for Sleep Apnea from an IRO helping to determine the medically approved and covered treatment options for Sleep Apnea patients.
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Use of Air Pump Preferred Over Surgery for Treating Apnea
The use of a nighttime air pump is the preferred treatment for sleep apnea because of questions about the safety and effectiveness of surgery.
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Eat Right and Get Some Sleep
When you get a good night's sleep, you feel better and are maximizing brain function and energy levels.
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Sufficient Sleep As Important As A Healthy Breakfast for Best School Performance
Start the school year sleep routine early. Introduce a gradual change in a child's sleep schedule one or two week's before.
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Self Applied Acupressure May Reduce Sleepiness
New way to reduce sleepiness. A stimulation acupressure regimen leads to a significant reduction in sleepiness compared to an acupressure treatment that focuses on relaxation.
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Research Warns Against Sleeping In Contact Lenses
Sleeping in contact lenses can lead to an increased risk of severe eye infection, new research suggests.
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Many Drugs Prescribed for Chronic Insomnia Are Not Approved for That Purpose
The most frequently used medication for treating chronic insomnia have never been approved for that purpose FDA, according to a sleep expert.
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New Drug Reverses Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Brain
Research suggests that a new drug can temporarily improve performance and reverse the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.
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Losing Sleep Over Heartburn?
Sleep problems are extremely common in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and are often unrecognized.
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Seek Out A Boring Nightlife, for The Sake of Your Sleep
The quality of sleep can change as we age and develop habits and physical ailments that can fragment that sleep that used to come so easily.
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