Sleep Disorders

There has been a growing interest in the field of sleep apnea depression. Several studies have shown a link between depression and sleep disorders, including sleep apnea. Research indicates people with insomnia are at ten times greater risk of becoming depressed that those with more normal sleep patterns. However, the causal relationship between sleep apnea [...]

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Mixed sleep apnea, also called complex sleep apnea is a mixture of central sleep apnea (CSA) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Typically, it is characterized by symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea that may then lead to the appearance of central sleep apnea symptoms. However, it not unusual to have central sleep apnea be the main [...]

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Are you always tired even after you’ve had a full night’s sleep? For most of us, an average of eight hours of sleep per night is needed for our body to rest and regenerate. Sleeping is the opportunity for our body to relax and restore the energy and vitality we lost during our waking hours. [...]

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Central sleep apnea (CSA) causes temporary stoppages of breathing because a person lacks respiratory effort i.e. the muscles responsible for breathing are not activated and breathing does not occur. It occurs when the brain does not send signals to the muscles responsible for breathing. Unlike obstructive sleep apnea symptoms where the patient often struggles for [...]

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Sleep disorders are defined as any condition that regularly interferes with or disrupts our regular sleeping habits including our ability to fall asleep, stay asleep or stay awake. For millions of us, sleep disorders regularly interfere with a good night’s rest. Sleep is an important activity for our body. For many years, people thought of [...]

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Sleep apnea in children is gaining more attention in the medical community. Although it is still often under diagnosed, it is estimated that up to 12 percent of kids snore and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) affects from one to ten percent of children. While both children and adults can have sleep apnea, it is [...]

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Millions of American people suffer from a sleeping disorder called severe sleep apnea. Many of us are at high risk of experiencing and developing this condition. Proper understanding and knowledge about severe sleep apnea is important not only for you but also for those close to you. You may be wondering what severe sleep apnea [...]

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Narcolepsy symptoms and their side effects can be very dangerous. Narcoleptics are people who fall asleep uncontrollably. It is a neurological disorder that is quite dangerous as you can just fall asleep in the middle of anything, whether you are working, driving, cooking or out in the streets walking. Unfortunately, while there are sleep apnea [...]

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