Healthy or not, adults do sleep less when they become older. And while you may think this would result in them putting their health at risk, guess again. In fact, they are less likely to feel tired as a study showed. The study was published in SLEEP, the official journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.

The length of time that people slept varied in age. For example, elders aged 66 to 83 slept about 20 minutes less than middle-aged adults aged 40 to 55. The latter in turn slept 23 minutes less than young adults aged 20 to 30. So depending on which bracket you may be, these seem to be a common trend. And if you think taking a quick nap will make up for it, guess again. The participants made it through the day without a wink.

(Source) Jakarta Globe

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The Atlanta Sleep Medicine Clinic has gained accreditation from the AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine), a significant mark that proves the expertise, quality care, and excellent service an institution can offer to patients and physicians. To receive accreditation, a sleep clinic must meet or exceed all standards for professional quality sleep medicine care as designated by the AASM.

The AASM accreditation process includes detailed inspections of the clinic’s facility and staff and evaluations of testing procedures and policies, patient safety and follow up, and physician and staff training. The Atlanta Sleep Medicine Clinic is located near Northside Hospital at 1100 Johnson Ferry Rd., St. 420 & 450, Atlanta, GA

(Source) Press

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As far as determining if you are among the millions of people suffering from sleep apnea, it would take a specialist and sleep equipment to determine if you do have this dreaded sleeping betrayer. Apparently, most of us hear of sleep apnea but with regards to its presence, it is something we would not care about unless we submit ourselves to be checked by licensed sleep physicians.

Thus far, we know that snoring is a clear sign of its presence. Further, sleep apnea is risky. If in cases we have trouble breathing at night (without our knowledge), we are entertaining a high risk of heart failure should air fail to pass by smoothly. A lot of people have had this problem and most of them have succumbed. Don’t be among the people who have suffered this plight. See a doctor and discount that possibility. The difference can be a matter of life and death.

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, some narrowing of the throat occurs for everyone during sleep because the muscles relax, but it causes no problems under normal conditions. For others — those with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, or OSAS — the breathing passage narrows to the extent that breathing becomes difficult, likened to “breathing through a floppy, wet straw” by AASM. This causes snoring, which often alerts someone sleeping next to a person with OSAS, but it is more than that, Hanley said, noting the resulting lack of oxygen in the body can cause major health concerns.

(Source) Newsminer

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