Sleep apnea is estimated to affect over 18 million Americans, but many of them go undiagnosed. The typical procedure to diagnose sleep apnea is to do an overnight sleep study at a specialized sleep study center. Due to many reasons, which include lack of insurance coverage, fear of participating in the standard sleep study and [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Sleep Duration Linked to Risk of Diabetes
Posted by admin in March 26th 2008
Many studies have been conducted into the effects of insufficient sleep on health. Sleep apnea is one of the more common reasons for chronic sleep deprivation. A current study has linked lack of sleep with an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes.
Researchers from Columbia University in New York studied the relationship between the amount of [...]
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Surgery Not First Choice for Sleep Apnea
Posted by admin in March 23rd 2008
For sufferers of sleep apnea, the impact of the condition on their life can be substantial. The condition results in frequent waking during the night with shortness of breath, severe tiredness during the day and disruption of sleep for their sleep partner.
Current medical guidelines indicate use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), along with weight [...]
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Canada Warns of Sleep Apnea Drug Allergy
Posted by admin in March 20th 2008
Canada’s health agency, Health Canada, issued a warning December 21st, about serious skin and allergic reactions linked to Alertec (modafinil). Alertec, made by Shire Canada, Inc., is a drug that is prescribed to relieve excessive sleepiness resulting from obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy and shift-work sleep disoders.
Health Canada warned of skin rash and hives, sores in [...]
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Sleep Apnea is not Part of Aging
Posted by admin in March 17th 2008
Contrary to popular belief, older people need as much sleep as younger adults. Dr. Harrison G. Bloom, associate clinical professor of geriatrics and medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, “sleep problems and sleep disorders are not an inherent part of aging. It’s pretty much a myth that older people need [...]