Articles Tagged with sleep apnea

Alcohol-Induced Sleep Less Satisfying

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Researchers suggest imbibing a generous pour prior to bedtime may get you off to sleep faster, but the quality of the slumber is less satisfying for the body. Alcohol upsets our normal sleep cycles. There are several studies and reports that advocate a little nip before bed, speeding along dozing off (sleep latency). However, using… Read more »

Sleep Apnea Found In 50% Of Women [Study]

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Mild-to-severe sleep apnea , i.e., breathing interruptions during sleep, was identified in half of the women in overnight sleep tests conducted by Swedish researchers, and the condition worsens with age. Test subjects were 400 women ranging in age from 20 to 70 taken from a larger population sample of 10,000. Reuters summarizes the findings: “In… Read more »

Sleep Apnea, PCOS Raise Prediabetes Risk, Research Indicates

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Sleep apnea in and of itself is a hassle for sufferers, but the condition is often co-morbid with others, such as obesity or diabetes. But sleep apnea that is present along with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, can present additional problems for those affected by the disorders. A study scheduled to be presented at The… Read more »

Sleep Apnea May Cause Diabetics to Crave Carbs

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Sleep apnea is a literally exhausting hassle for sufferers, who wake countless times in the night as their sleep is interrupted by the frustrating condition. Sleep apnea is also frustrating to spouses and partners of the afflicted, who are also woken by episodes of snoring, startling, waking and other symptoms. But as researchers probe not… Read more »

Sleep Apnea Sufferers Get New Weapon Called ‘Provent’

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Sufferers of extreme sleep apnea don’t have many options, in fact the only feasible piece of technology until recently was the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine which is bulky, rather loud at times and uncomfortable. CPAP requires a mask to be worn that pumps air through a patients nostrils to keep their airways open… Read more »

Sleep Apnea, Depression Linked in New Study

Sleeping and Weight Gain Might Be Tied Together

If you’ve ever struggled with insomnia (“it’s like a copy of a copy of a copy”), you probably are familiar with the impact of sleeplessness on your mental well-being- and if you’ve ever been diagnosed with sleep apnea, you know that sufferers often struggle to get a good night’s sleep. So it probably didn’t come… Read more »