Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, whether or not they have symptoms of daytime sleepiness from their sleep apnea.
Spanish researchers studied blood pressure in patients with hypertension and sleep apnea for a year while they were treated with CPAP. They found that CPAP did decrease blood pressure [...]
Your performance every day depends on how much continuous, good-quality sleep every night. Your sleep – the number of hours, and the quality of that sleep – affect how you feel and how you live every day of your life.
PARTÂ II :Â SLEEP QUALITY
Good enough sleep means uninterrupted nighttime sleep, which the brain needs in order [...]
Your performance every day depends on how much continuous, good-quality sleep every night. Your sleep, the number of hours, and the quality of that sleep affect how you feel and how you live every day of your life.
PART I:Â SLEEP QUANTITY
Enough Sleep means the amount of sleep you need in order to not feel sleepy [...]
National Sleep Foundation Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2010, Less than half of Americans say they get a good night’s sleep every night. Combine excessive sleepiness with an automobile, a long drive, and the one of the heaviest travel weekends of the year, and our risk for a fall-asleep crash increases significantly. In fact, 28% [...]
Talking in your sleep without being aware of it is a sleep disorder. It isn’t actually harmful, nor is it a psychological problem. It is a behavior that people are curious about, and it can be a sign of stress or other life situations such as depression, fever, sleep deprivation, day-time drowsiness, or alcohol consumption.
For [...]
ADHD is linked with a variety of sleep problems.
 One study found that children with ADHD are drowsier during the day than children without ADHD. Another study found that 50% of children with ADHD had signs of sleep disordered breathing, compared to only 22% of children without ADHD.
 Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movement syndrome are also [...]
Help your body adjust when you travel across several time zones.
1. Several days before your trip, start training your internal clock by getting up earlier and going to bed earlier (for an eastbound trip) or later for a westbound trip.
2. When you board your plane, change your watch to the destination time zone.
3. At your [...]
Increased risk of driving crashes
Increased appetite caused by sleep deprivation, leading to…
Weight gain (increase in body mass index), leading to…
Increased risk of diabetes and heart problems
Increased risk for psychiatric conditions including depression and substance abuse
Decreased job/school performance due to decreased ability to pay attention, react to signals or remember new information
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Source: National Sleep Foundation
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CPAP is the best treatment for most people who have obstructive sleep apnea. The purpose of CPAP is to eliminate apneas and improve sleep quality and oxygen supply to the brain. The result usually is improved alertness and memory, sharper thought processes, and a more positive outlook.
However, a few patients still feel sleepy during daytime, [...]
