Archive for the 'Sleep Apnea' Category
Truck Drivers Monitored for Sleep Apnea
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung April 7th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders.
Don’t look now but sleep apnea problems are not just limited towards people who work the usual 8 to 5 shift. Truck drivers, known to be out in the road until the wee hours of the morning will be tested as well apparently to address road mishaps for truck drivers that fall asleep behind the wheel.
Sleep is not an excuse for most companies since ordinarily, they will have been understood to get the necessary rest period before they go out and do their job. Apparently, the growing number of mishaps have been a cause for alarm and using sleepiness as the main problem will have to be curved and justified.
Studies have shown truck drivers have a 20 to 30 percent incidence rate for obstructive sleep apnea, much high than individuals over 40.
(Source) My Fox
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Surgery Solutions for Sleep Apnea
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 15th, 2008 in SLEEP News, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Turning to surgery when it comes to sleep apnea solutions may be the last thing on people’s minds. But in reality, surgery for people who have a serious problem with it is entirely necessary especially if everything like constant consultations and therapies to remedy it fails.
Kids rarely need surgery and once they do, the immediate understanding is that they can be cured immediately. Apparently this does not hold true at times and while it is the last recourse for curing sleep disorders, it may not always be the last and reliable solution.
Surgery may provide only short-term relief for some children with sleep-disordered breathing, say researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Adenotonsillectomy surgery is the first line of treatment for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. It is the most common surgery performed upon children, the researchers noted.
(Source) Washington Post
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US Government Extends Subsidies for Sleep Devices
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 13th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders.
The problem of sleep apnea is continuously growing and to try and help satisfy this problem, the US government has recently passed a bill to extend subsidies for additional sleep breathing devices and aid people suffering from the dreaded sleep problem.
Among the benefiting companies will be ResMed, a respiratory equipment maker that specializes in breathing devices and notably, sleep disorders such as sleep apnea. While its rival, Respironics is also specializing in this field, the passed subsidy is something that will need more than one specialized respiratory device company. With that said, ResMed can look to better sales in providing sleep solutions to its customers soon.
Read more here.
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Daylight Savings Time can be a Sleep Hazard
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung March 6th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
We have all been exposed to time adjustments such as daily savings time (DST) where we have to adjust hours to save on electricity and energy resources. This takes off an hour from our regular sleep and while the intent is good, it may be the other way around as far as sleep deprived people are concerned.
Our bodies have certain clocks that they follow. Even if the need of such adjustments are a given, our bodies still yearn for that proper time where we have to get up. It is at this point where we may have to make a choice; go with the time adjustment or deal with sleep deprivation issues in other means that we can.
“With sleep deprivation we are going to have delayed reaction times, we want to be more aware when driving into work, we’ll be a little more compromised, be more careful driving into work, be more prone to accidents while at work, particularly those who work in the industrial sector, working with machinery,” he said.
(Source) Wcco.com
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Try Out a Sleep Retreat
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 15th, 2008 in How to sleep better, Insomnia, SLEEP News, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Events, Sleep Therapy.
People who go on vacation to various destinations can now consider sleep retreat among the potential agenda for going there. This was apparently the whole concept launched by Dr. Reza Samvat regarding sleep retreat at the Domain Casuarina Beach Resort.
Obviously, this has been targeted towards the people who lack the proper amount of sleep or have been dealing with sleep problems like sleep apnea and insomnia. So if you cannot find proper cure from medication and therapy, why not make your break a sleep retreat session to get to the bottom of this problem.
Basing it on what has been reported, it is really something that will attract people, both sleep disorder patients and the people who simply want some adventure of a different kind.
“The three packages available offer an intense revolutionary program aimed at identifying the major areas contributing to the individual’s sleep issues,” Dr Samvat said.
“It makes the treatment and clinic more accessible to people with busy lifestyles as the packages are intense and concentrated so that results can be achieved in a shorter period.
“Sleep therapy packages are also ideal for the corporate market, such as business executives who lead a high-pressure working lifestyle. The retreat will assist them in re-balancing and improve sleeping cycles.
(Source) News.com.au
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