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Sleep Apnea

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Association Found Among Severe Obstructive Apnea, High Fat Diets, Less Physical Activity In Women

Certain Sleep Disorders Linked to Behavior Issues In Kids, Study Suggests “A new study by researchers at Hasbro Children's Hospital offers a closer look at the association between childhood sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), including snoring and sleep apnea, and behavioral problems like hyperactivity and anxiety.”

Memory Loss Linked To Common Sleep Disorder “Sleep apnea occurs when a blocked airway repeatedly halts the sleeper's breathing, resulting in loud bursts of snoring and chronic daytime fatigue. Memory loss and difficulty focusing are also common complaints. Prior studies have linked the disorder to a higher risk of stroke, heart disease and diabetes. "Our findings demonstrate that impaired breathing during sleep can lead to a serious brain injury that disrupts memory and thinking," said principal investigator Ronald Harper, a distinguished professor of neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.“

Sleep apnea tied to nighttime urination in men “Frequent urination during night, a condition doctors call nocturia, appears to be fairly common among men with obstructive sleep apnea, Japanese researchers report”

Snoring and witnessed sleep apnea is related to diabetes mellitus in women (Sleep Medicine 2008)

Untreated Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Triple Risk for Mortality “SDB is a highly prevalent condition with 6% prevalence among US adults, and 17% of adults are believed to have mild or moderate SDB, with 75% of severe cases remaining undiagnosed. Although SDB has been linked to multiple morbidities such as motor vehicle crashes, suicide, and cardiovascular disease, the association with mortality has not been well studied.”

ARTICLES:

Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Warning Signs

Sleep apnea—Past, present, future

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary hypertension. (Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008)

Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease. An American Heart (Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement)

Sleep apnea as an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality: the Busselton Health Study. (Sleep. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: Moderate-to-severe sleep apnea is independently associated with a large increased risk of all-cause mortality in this community-based sample.”

Sleep-disordered breathing and chronic atrial fibrillation. (Sleep Med. 2008)

The epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep apnea. (Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008)

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