Jan 29, 2014 | Kids and sleep, Sleep Disorder
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that affects millions of Americans. It increases the risk for serious health problems like heart disease and diabetes but it is a sleep disorder most commonly associated with adults. Unfortunately, children can also have this...
Dec 30, 2013 | Sleep Disorder
In September, the National Sleep Foundation launched a new tool that will help doctors educate their patients about sleep apnea. The Sleep Disordered Breathing Anatomical Model is a 3-dimensional representation of a human head that provides a visual understanding of...
Dec 23, 2013 | Sleep and health
Over the past year we have focused in on the link between diabetes and sleep to highlight new research aimed at helping increase our understanding of how the two are related. Here is an aggregation of all these research findings that help explain how sleep affects...
Dec 18, 2013 | Sleep and women
Sleep experts have known for awhile that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA )increases the chance of pre-mature death by contributing to a host of serious health problems. It is also a well-known fact that the condition itself can lead to death in severe cases. But a new...
Dec 2, 2013 | Kids and sleep, Sleep and health, Sleep Articles
The most common treatment used to help those with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is supportive therapy during sleep with a CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machine. While this treatment can be very effective at treating the condition and alleviating the...
