Sleep Disorders
This is the wikizine dedicated to sleep disorders, their causes and cures. Here you will find discussions among those dealing with sleep disorders, which include everything from insomnia and Bruxism (teeth grinding while asleep) to sleep... [more]
This is the wikizine dedicated to sleep disorders, their causes and cures. Here you will find discussions among those dealing with sleep disorders, which include everything from insomnia and Bruxism (teeth grinding while asleep) to sleep apnea and narcolepsy (falling asleep uncontrollably).
You will also find the latest news, read about treatments, and find suggestions on how to deal with sleep-related conditions.
A few years ago patients had little choice when diagnosed with sleep apnea, painful surgery that was usually ineffective or CPAP machines, masks and hoses. Google's search engine now has the I HATE CPAP website as the second listing on a CPAP search.
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Kidney transplant recipients are already at increased risks for a variety of problems. According to a new Hungarian study patients with sleep apnea face an increased of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
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- Vital Signs Exercise: Treating Sleep Apnea With a Golf Club (news.google.com)
Researchers from the American College of Chest Physicians have found that nocturnal teeth grinding (bruxism), is prevalent among the estimated 18 million Americans that suffer from sleep apnea; a common sleep disorder.
Shyam Subramanian, MD, FCCP, from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX notes the connection between the two disorders, saying "The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and sleep bruxism is usually related to an...
From z.about.com
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- The bargain injection that cures snores (news.google.com)
Miklos Zsolt Molnar, MD, PhD (Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary), and his colleagues studied the prevalence of sleep apnea in kidney transplant patients and the effects the condition had on their cardiovascular risk. The study included 100 ...
From search.msn.com
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- Heart Disease In Kidney Transplant Patients May Be Caused By Sleep Apnea (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Sleep apnea ups heart disease risk in kidney transplant patients (thaindian.com)
New research has found that nearly 1 in 4 patients with OSA suffers from nighttime teeth grinding. This seems to be especially more prevalent in men and in Caucasians compared with other ethnic groups.
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From sciencedaily.com
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9a9938/sleep_apnea_diagno) has announced the addition of the "Sleep Apnea Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices - Worldwide Market Challenges & Opportunities" report to their offering. There are millions of people worldwide are suspected to have OSA, of which a majority remain undiagnosed. Lack of awareness among patients and physicians is one of the primary...
From businesswire.com
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- New technology to investigate sleep disorders developed (news-medical.net)
- Crowder to hear dismissal motion in sleep apnea wrongful death suit (feedburner.com)
One of the speakers at SHM 09 mentioned that there were guidelines out concerning this. I was not aware they existed. They make some fairly strong statements which hospitalists need to be aware of, so I'm posting them here.
From blogger.com
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- Cure for obstructive sleep apnea: didgeridoo? (blogger.com)
- Is Surgery The Best Answer For Children With Sleep Apnea? (medicalnewstoday.com)
- New lightweight, elastic cloth seal for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients (news-medical.net)


