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Can you Text While Sleeping?
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 15th, 2008 in SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues, Sleep Myths.
We have heard of various issues regarding sleepwalking and sleep driving but sleep-texting? Apparently this stems from the fact that a lot of people today are going crazy over texting, the modern way of communicating with anyone with the use of any mobile phone today.
Some people just cannot sit well without seeing their mobile phone beside them since anyone at any time may be texting them or perhaps on the other way around, sending messages at any moment they feel like by pushing the keypads of their phone.
Normally, we would find ourselves falling asleep and sleeping alongside our phones. But while we all know that we will fall asleep, is it indeed possible to send messages unknowingly to another person while we are in our slumber state?
But some sleep experts have another explanation for the sleep text messaging, particularly in those situations in which the text message is coherent. Some say the messages are written while the patient is awake, but they have amnesia for the event. “The `sleep texter’ may have actually been awake, but had not formed new memories for the event,” says Scott Fromherz, medical director of Westside Sleep Center in Tigard, Ore.
“There is a `built-in’ amnesia of sleep that occurs when the brain is briefly awakened for less than three minutes,” he says.
Thus, a person might wake up in the middle of the night, text someone, go back to sleep and have no recollection of the activity the next morning.
(Source) The Star.com
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Babies Should Sleep Alone Campaign
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 12th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP Gadgets, SLEEP News, Sleep Events, Sleep Issues.
Normally, parents would not want their babies to be left out alone when they sleep. However, due to the rising cases of baby deaths due to sleep, a campaign has been launched to provide awareness and added safety for infants who unknowingly become endangered species due to overlooked parenting tactics.
This is not really to take away anything from parents who want to provide only the best for their child. But there are limits and this includes looking out for the welfare of a child in terms of sleeping soundly.
“Our goal is to really help parents, grandparents, daycare providers and others be aware of the importance to putting babies to sleep in a safe environment, which is typically a bed of their own,” says Sharon Chesna from the Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network.
If a parent or caregiver wants the keep the child close, parents should move the crib near their bed.
(Source) WBNG News
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Double Checking the Nursery for Sound Baby Sleep
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 11th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues.
For most babies today, it is important to make sure that they have a sleeping environment fit for them to easily get comfortable and the right ambiance for sleep. Babies may not be able to depict on how to get the proper amount of sleep but it remains that they do have some requirements that we are sure not to immediately understand.
Many may overlook it, while great parents can easily identify what a child needs. Look at your child, observe and see on what they are trying to tell you. It may be something about sleep to which is important towards an infant’s health.
You can read more on how to create a sleep-friendly nursery environment for babies here.
(Source) BND.com
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Radiation Effects on Sleeping People
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 9th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Mobile phones are a rave these days but apparently, one thing that we also know is that the radiation that they emit is dangerous to us in more ways than one. It will only be a matter of time before we find out the effects that a cellular phone’s radiation can do to our overall health but sleep alone is something that will be affected, especially if we make it a habit to sleep while they are by our bedside.
This practice is a common sight we see today. Most people need their mobile phones nearby especially when they want callers to get hold of them immediately. But while that satisfies the aspect of personal and business aspects of your life, your health likewise needs the proper attention.
Doctors asked men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 to talk on cell phones before bed.
Some were exposed to radiation similar to a wireless signal. Other talked on “phoney” phones that released no radiation. Those exposed to radiation reported headaches, took longer to fall asleep and didn’t sleep well through the night.
(Source) King5.com
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Mixing the Right Amount of Sleep for Health Reasons
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 8th, 2008 in Health Issues, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Events, Sleep Issues.
Sleep can affect us in more ways than one and apparently health is the primary standpoint that we have to look after. It is not merely being able to sleep at the right amounts but also making sure we do not oversleep since it has dire consequences affecting our human anatomy.
Such has been proven by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to which an estimated 50 to 70 billion people suffer from sleep-related problems. Besides having trouble at work, health experts warn that chronic sleep loss is often linked with obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease, depression, cigarette smoking, and excessive drinking.
The National Sleep Foundation, a Washington-based organization that studies sleep and sleep disorders, sustains that adults should sleep at least seven hours a night, children ages 5 to 12 should get 9 to 11 hours, while adolescents need 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 hours.
The new study, based on a door-to door survey of 87,000 U.S. adults from 2004 through 2006, revealed that among adults 18 and older who slept 7 to 8 hours a night, only 18 percent were current cigarette smokers, compared to over 30 percent of adults who slept less than six hours a night.
Lack of sleep also resulted in obesity, according to the study, which found that about 33 percent of those who slept less than six hours were obese, as were 26 percent of those who got nine hours or more. Only 22 percent of those sleeping the recommended amount of time were obese.
(Source) eFluxMedia
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