Resistant hypertension is high blood pressure that remains too high even when the person is taking three hypertension medications.
Recently a group of people with resistant hypertension were studied in the sleep lab. They tended to sleep half an hour less than people with controlled hypertension, and had more disturbed, poorer quality sleep.
The researchers concluded that [...]
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.
PART II : 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: SLEEP QUANTITY
Enough Sleep means the amount of sleep you need in order to not feel sleepy [...]
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 [...]
The prevalence of insomnia is higher among older adults. Some 44% of older persons experience one or more of the nighttime symptoms of insomnia at least a few nights per week or more. These include difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and awakening too early.
Insomnia may be chronic (lasting over one month) or acute (lasting [...]
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 [...]
A sleep specialist has been trying “imagery rehearsal therapy” to help children deal with nightmares, which are fairly common in children.
The treatment involves replacing the disturbing parts of the nightmare with pleasant images and activities. Patients spend five to 20 minutes a day concentrating on imagining their new dream content. Patients who did this had [...]
The National Sleep Foundation’s 2010 Sleep in America poll reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups.
Impact of Sleepiness
The National Sleep Foundation’s 2010 Sleep in America Poll found that 20 to 30% American adults report [...]
