Archive for February, 2008
Ageing and Sleep
Poor sleep hygiene is linked to ageing and has the ability to impair most of the body’s metabolic functions such as processing food and storing carbohydrates. It can even affect the hormone regulatory system of young adults to the extent they exhibit psychological disorders. This might be the reason why teens are known for rowdy [...]
Read More..>>Poor Sleep Habits - Higher Diabetes Risk
Recent studies are showing that poor sleep habits raises the risk of contracting Type-2 diabetes in adults due to the strain faced by the organs who need the re-generative state of sleep for them to rebuild and refresh yourself. Sleep allows the body to repair itself and do some chores such as the rejuvenation of [...]
Read More..>>Parasomnias (Part 1)
These are disorders that contribute to sleepless nights and are categorized into two major categories, Primary and Secondary. Primary parasomnias are disorders associated with sleep states further divided into the periods of sleep that they disrupt. Secondary parasomnias are more associated with organ systems which manifest during sleep such as seizures, respiratory dyskenesias (irregular breathing [...]
Read More..>>Children and Sleep
Children who are forever active as parents know need their sleep and this is more of a health fact rather than a tall tale. Studies show that children who do not get enough sleep have a higher risk of becoming obese where they increase their food intake (usually with junk food and other unhealthy food) [...]
Read More..>>Outpatient Procedure helps treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Part 2
Continued from the last post)
Some people have been observed to have elongated or large flaps of tissue within the mouth structure which if lessened can indeed treat and prevent further occurrences. Removing these chronic nasal obstructions thought the use of low power radiofrequency energy to lessen them in several outpatient procedures. Patients are first assessed [...]
Outpatient Procedure helps treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Part 1
People who suffer from noisy sleeping disorders are not only disturbing the sleep of family and other members of the household but may be signs of other underlying medical problems that can even be life-threatning. Traditional treatments have intranasal sprays and medication which was taken prior to sleeping that relaxed the muscles of the throat [...]
Read More..>>Sleep Deprivation and Jet Lag
Flight attendants are shown to suffer from more illnesses that can be attributed to the frequent disruptions in the body’s natural sleep cycle. Flight crews regularly engage in sleep busting activities such as long-haul flights that go on non-stop for several hours disrupting the sleep and waking cycle known to be controlled by the biological [...]
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