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MEDesign Bed Glasses
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung January 9th, 2008 in How to sleep better, Sleep Issues, Sleep Therapy.
The proper sleeping position is usually lying down. Now there will be times where you would want to see what goes on around you, thus becoming a problem since you have to face that way to make sure you are aware of what is going on. Another thing may be wanting to watch television and normally we would be found in slanting positions until we lull ourselves to sleep.
The MEDesign Bed Glasses offers an innovative way of making sure we don’t force our backs so much and observe the proper laying position when we are in bed. Creepy as it may seem since we feel unorthodox viewing things from a position through these glasses, it is an effective way of observing sleep and our overall bed position.
Lying flat on your back due to acute back pain is not a joke Our prism glasses make the experience much more bearable They turn the world through 90º so that you can see your feet whilst looking straight ahead Watch TV, read books or just watch the world go by without lifting your head Made to high optical standards and can be worn over spectacles
Source: MEDesign Ltd.
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Sleep Stealers Called Noise
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 30th, 2007 in How to sleep better, Sleep Issues.
Noise barrages come in different forms but if you are resident, ideally your place would solicit an overall sound of silence. With these silence and convenient moods, people would normally find themselves looking forward to lying on their bed and taking that long deserved nap. As long as it is quiet that is.
But for people living in the urban neighborhoods, it may sometimes be an issue with regards to peace and order especially when construction and renovation is concerned. Now whenever construction sets in, chances are you will have to deal with the noise by jackhammers and constant hammering of walls. Now once the noise issues set in, sleep deprivation starts.
It is a good thing to deal with them every once in a while. But the aftermath is really something that needs to be considered. Sleep is a sensitive endeavor, people just have to find ways to deal with it.
DOHA • Residents in Al Sadd area are spending sleepless nights due to noise generated by relentless construction activities around the locality.
The problem is acute near the Al Sadd Plaza area, where work is going on in full swing for day and night at three or four construction sites.
Source: The Peninsula
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Sleep and Drive Wisely During the Holidays
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 23rd, 2007 in How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues.
The holiday season calls for some hectic demands when it comes to managing the amount of sleep you can get. Parties and shopping are most probably the first things that would be the main reason for not being able to sleep regularly.
There are people who also have to cram for work, render overtime and make sure that before year’s end, all work has been turned in. In the end, getting home may become a problem, and for people who may feel sleepy on the road, better stop and take a short nap before you get a permanent nap that you may regret.
Sleeping and driving do not mix. Surely it would be best to take this seriously. Sleep is something that we have trouble settling and for sure it will be something that can be an issue during this Christmas season.
(Source) Dr. Thomas Lo Russo, medical director of the Northern Virginia Sleep Diagnostic Center says there is documented evidence that the number of car crashes increases over the holidays.
He says people need to pay attention to their natural body rhythms and drive when you are most awake between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Consider resting between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
If it’s a long journey, he says, “About every 100 miles, take a break. Move around, maybe have a cup of caffeine.”
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Sleep’s Role in Medical Recoveries
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 18th, 2007 in Health Issues, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
At some point, most of us would find ourselves needing to undergo surgeries or medical procedures to attend to various problems we may encounter with the human body. One key point here is the recovery period to which our overall health assessment will surely be something to monitor. The speed at which we recover may pretty well be dependent on the condition we are in and sleep has something to do with it.
Sleep helps relax and regenerate our body to required health. Lacking sleep is a good direction towards doing the exact opposite such as weakening some internal body attributes such as our immune system. Sleep is more than just making us relax, it is also about how our overall health can be assessed and there will come a point where it will come into play.
(Source) Disrupted sleep, the authors note, can cause problems with the immune system, infection resistance and wound healing — all of obvious importance to patients recovering from illness or injury.
While the patients studied did get an average of eight hours of sleep during the time they were studied, it was not good sleep.
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Sleep Is Still Wise for Higher Grades
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 14th, 2007 in SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Issues.
Contrary to reports that cramming and investing on long hours to get better grades is a good thing, it can go the opposite direction. Students are known to inherit that crab mentality attitude wherein when examinations or tests are up around the corner, they would wait until the last minute to review and study lessons to ensure that all these topics would be fresh in their minds.
But according to studies, this has made them more susceptible towards failing for the reason that their minds might not be that open nor aware of what they are trying to feed it. An instant influx of tons of information might become crucial and hence jumble them up leading to waste of effort and poor grades in their academics.
(Source) A survey of 120 students at St. Lawrence University, a small liberal arts college in northern New York, found that students who have never pulled an all-nighter have average GPAs of 3.2, compared to 2.95 for those who have. The study, by assistant professor of psychology Pamela Thacher, is to be included in the January issue of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
“It’s not a big difference, but it’s pretty striking,” Thacher said. “I am primarily a sleep researcher and I know nobody thinks clearly at 4 in the morning. You think you do, but you can’t.”
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