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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..>>DNA’s relationship with sleep
Recent studies by genetic researches have shown that there is a noticeable link between sleep and the way your DNA takes shape. During the daytime when people are awake, DNA or the so-called building blocks of life are tightly coiled while at night, they are loosely wound. This gives credence to the existence of a [...]
Read More..>>Bed time
Sleep disorders are common to the workaholics. They cant seem to shut their brain off even at night. On the contrary, they tend to think of all kind of things when it is supposedly time to sleep and rest the day away. This is a typical problem to the over achieving generation which relies on [...]
Read More..>>Sleep Salons and Facilities
These are now quite common more in the western world where specialized clinics or sleep clinics are put up to aid patients in getting a good nights sleep. They can even trick the human body into thinking the time is the right time to sleep by manipulating the lighting conditions and using other methods to [...]
Read More..>>Drugs and other non-drugs medication for sleep disorders
These are usually given as a sleep aid by doctors but some do disagree with their effectivity. True to this, some medication does induce hangovers where side effects manifest themselves the next day leading to more discomfort. The dependence issue also arises when a person looses the ability to assume sleep at the prescribed dose [...]
Read More..>>SIDS : A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a disorder by which infants under the age of one suddenly die without any underlying cause. This phenomena has eluded explanation by the experts and studies are still underway why the even t does happen. There are tips on how to prevent this and this should start before [...]
Read More..>>Your Body Clock
Researchers have found that the circadian system or rhythm by which our body follows with respect to sleep patterns and times as being hard coded in our brain’s neurons. They have been able to identify genes and certain neural pathways which are responsible for our sleep patterns and are very excited for they now know [...]
Read More..>>Sleep & Children
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These are some tips to help your child sleep better:
-Follow a consistent bedtime routine. Set aside 10 to 30 minutes to get your child ready to go to sleep each night.
-Establish a relaxing setting at bedtime.
-Interact with your child at bedtime. Don’t let the TV, computer or video games take your place.
-Keep your [...]
Brain Development in Teens and Sleep
There has been new findings by sleep researchers that teenagers of today are getting les and less sleep than they should otherwise be getting. An average teen should be getting between 7 to 8.5 hours of sleep especially during the development phase of the brain which is said to end at the age of 21. [...]
Read More..>>Just what is Sleep?
Sleep is a phase in our daily routine when the body re-generates and replenishes energy levels. Many think that a sleepless night can be augmented by short naps during the day is enough but researchers have found that sleep during the night or normal sleeping times is the best time for one to rest and [...]
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