Tag Archive for 'sleep-disorders'
The Uninterrupted Sleep You Demand
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 10th, 2008 in How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
As far as getting the much required sleeping hours, a lot of people would pay big bucks to know the secrets. But the question would if it would be necessary? Normally, we treat sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia as rash and serious but when you think about it, much of the problem may be due to our doing.
One common thing we can point to is the presence of gadgets that pose more of distractions and temptations rather than sleeping aids. Television and the usual noisy component which you can tune up at any time you wish are just some of the common things that can keep us awake when we feel like it.
So what am I getting at? Well for starters, sleep can be achieved with proper evaluation of ourselves beforehand. There are far more serious problems today but normally, we just have to trace the roots that allowed them to bloom as big problems we face today.
Since sleep deprivation can contribute to loss of productivity and crash your immune system, getting an uninterrupted night’s sleep is a luxury you shouldn’t pass up. One of the key tips requires discipline: put your clock on the bottom shelf. That way, the glow of the digital electronic display would not shine in your face and keep you up at night. By relocating your clock to a different area of your nightstand, if you do wake up, you’ll be less stressed out that you’re losing out on that important sleep.
(Source) Lifehacker
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Too Tired to Think? Sleep Disorders - From A to ZZZ’s
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung February 1st, 2008 in Sleep Disorders, Sleep Education, Sleep Events.
For people who are tired of the usual issues surrounding their sleeping habits, here is an event that you may want to check out. Winthrop-University Hospital’s Perspectives in Health community education series will sponsor a free lecture for the public, on Tuesday, February 12, at 7:00 PM at Winthrop’s Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola.
This is a good opportunity for people with sleep disorders to find some explanation and solutions to the whole ordeal.
You can read more about it here: Free Lectures Sleep Disorders and Heart Health “Sleep Disorders”
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Senses Going Haywire Due To Lack of Sleep
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 31st, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
Sleep plays a vital role in everybody. We all know it helps us recover our used health or even revitalizes us of our drained energy. It is the best way to regenerate battered bodies by simply lying down and resting for at least 6 to 8 hours. But these should be done the normal way that of which is in the normal body clock as evenings.
As far as teenagers are concerned, they are practically victims of lack of sleep. Sometimes they feel that they can take on the world and still keep going like they are 100% sane. But at times, the little things such as mood swings and lack of alertness may become varying marks that make us totally unaware of the things around us. And most of them are because we lack the proper amount of sleep.
“Sleep is one of the first things high school and college students sacrifice to meet academic demands and other goals,” Dr. Franzen added. “This is sort of a public health problem. Kids fall asleep in school; they fall asleep driving cars. There are good statistics on kids having accidents.”
(Source) Post-Gazette Now
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Sleepy Drivers Behind the Wheel
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 26th, 2008 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
There are times when you cannot avoid the need to go places or drive your car at certain hours of the night. While drivers normally know their capacity to drive a vehicle, it remains that they should know if they are able to drive without falling asleep along the way.
Apparently, there are sleep disorders suffered by some drivers. And if you put it all together, it is quite risky if you consider the fact that you may not know when you would fall asleep while driving. In fact, the study even shows some people who have memory lapses of not even knowing where they came from once they park their car after a long drive.
Hundreds of thousands of UK drivers could be suffering from an undiagnosed sleep disorder which puts them at risk of falling asleep at the wheel, an insurance company has warned.
Some 8% of drivers admit to having fallen asleep at the wheel, and 28% have been known to “microsleep”, meaning they cannot recall certain parts of their journey, according to a survey by esure motor insurance.
(Source) The Press Association
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Mental Disorders from Sleep Apnea
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 23rd, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders.
All people reach an age where mental impairment would occur. However, one thing that people don’t know that sleep related issues may have something to do with it as well. Apparently, sleep-breathing problems may contribute towards affecting older people at some point and provide mental disorders which are expected to occur at some elderly state.
Sleep apnea has been known to create problems for people but this mental issue related to it is really something more important to take note of.
Older women with sleep-related breathing problems may have a heightened risk of impairments in thinking and memory, a new study suggests.
The findings, reported in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggest that so-called sleep-disordered breathing, including sleep apnea, may be a risk factor for age-related cognitive decline.
(Source) Reuters
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