Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...lity, pain sensitivity, muscle tremors and lack of daytime alertness. Lai and Good explain that although there is much research about sleep, few studies have focused on the effects of music in improving sleep quality, particularly in older adults....Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...out their surroundings. Insomnia is known to cause daytime sleepiness and clumsiness, as well as cognitive deficits. It slows down a person's reaction time, which could reduce the likelihood of quick corrective maneuvers that might prevent a fall from happening....Carbonated soft drinks and sleeping pills cause heartburn during sleep
...related sleep complaints and suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness." To determine predictive factors of heartburn during sleep, researchers from Tucson, AZ, Boston, MA, Baltimore, MD, and Minneapolis, MN, distributed self-report sleep habit questionnaires to 15,314 people from nine centers across the Unit...UCLA researchers find common gastrointestinal condition keeps patients up at night
...lux may result in significant sleep complaints and daytime consequences. These consequences may result in safety issues at home, at work, and on the road." "NSF's recent Sleep in America poll shows that sleep problems can cause a bed partner to lose sleep. Relationships, particularly intimate relationsh...Moderate to severe sleep apnea significantly raises stroke risk, study finds
...ep is interrupted often, which may cause excessive daytime sleepiness or even high blood pressure. The patients in the study were defined as having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea if their breathing stopped or slowed at least 20 times per hour of sleep. People whose breathing stopped or slowed bet...Breathing disorders during sleep are common among asthmatics, may help predict severe asthma
...nt of these people said they experienced excessive daytime sleepiness. Although the study is still ongoing, T...ol. He also notes that many asthmatics complain of daytime sleepiness, which is often assumed to be a result of the asthma itself. Instead, the study is findin...Overly tired teen? Sleepiness may signal serious health problem
...aid, should ask patients about insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, disordered breathing and other problems. These questions can point up chronic medical or psychiatric conditions that require treatment....High school start times deprive teens of sleep, affect academic performance
...d not modify students' sleep-wake cycle or improve daytime performance during weekdays probably because of their strict school schedule. All students performed better in the afternoon than in the morning. Students in early morning classes reported being wearier, less alert and having to expend greater effort...Large multinational general population study shows restless legs syndrome is common, under-diagnosed
...t least one sleep related symptom. Disturbance of daytime activities was reported by 55.5 percent of RLS suf...tient complaints of sleep abnormalities as well as daytime performance-related effects including difficulty concentrating should be clues to physicians that a ...Sleep therapy may protect against death from heart disease
...s in patients with sleep apnea, including improved daytime alertness and mental functioning. Extended CPAP therapy may have additional benefits for patients with OSA by protecting them against cardiovascular disease related to the sleep disorder." Researchers from St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dubli...'Binge drinkers': Folk devils of the binge economy
...youths in an attempt to restore the city centre to daytime levels of comportment. Despite alcohol being our drug of choice, the source is not typically regarded as a problem. Alcohol is a legal drug and so there are no attempts to bring down the 'Mr Bigs' of the alcohol industry. Indeed, the main dealers are...Snoring now, hyperactive later?
...ce blood oxygen levels. For example, children with daytime sleepiness in the original study were also more li...sleep, repeatedly reduce oxygen levels, and affect daytime behavior. Data from small groups of children who received treatment for their sleep-breathing proble...Poor sleep not a normal part of aging
.... "The perception of sleeping poorly, coupled with daytime sequelae such as fatigue or irritability, is cause for seeking medical help," states W. Vaughn McCall, MD, MS, author of the article. "Failure to address insomnia could lead to bad outcomes, such as clinical depression. Insomnia can be cause by num...Wake up, doc: Lack of sleep affects young doctors just like alcohol does
... of 0.04 percent after a month of 44-hour weeks of daytime shifts. The sleep monitoring performed for the study used a wrist device called an actigraph, which records the wearer's level of movement and allows researchers to download data into a computer to assess how many hours a person was inactive, which i...UCL conference to launch global health institute
...es with Professor Marmot, UCL. In addition to the daytime conference Nobel laureate, Professor Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University, will give the annual UCL International Health and Medical Education Centre (IHMEC)/Lancet lecture on Friday evening. The lecture, called "Progress in the study of well-being"...CHEST 2005 abstract highlights
...k or school performance, 28 percent reported daily daytime symptoms, and 67 percent reported daytime symptoms at least weekly. Yet, 70 percent of patients had not had their inhaler technique checked, a...Restless legs syndrome linked to psychiatric conditions
...minutes to fall asleep, driving drowsy, and having daytime fatigue. Regarding work and social issues, adults at risk for RLS were more likely to report making errors at work, being late for work, and missing work and social events due to sleepiness. "RLS can interfere with the ability to go to sleep, to stay...'Silent' nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea
...nt with sleep apnea. These patients had frequent daytime and nighttime heartburn symptoms. Those with sleep apnea reported much lower quality of life on a self-administered questionnaire. Those patients with sleep apnea who also reported moderate to severe nighttime GER reported even worse quality of lif...Mayo Clinic finds chronic cough patients report a miserable existence
...dicated that sleep disturbance due to cough led to daytime exhaustion and fatigue. "This suggests the possibility of more serious than anticipated disruption of family life," says Dr. Lim. One survey finding suggests that the long and tedious process of diagnosing and treating the underlying problem causin......nd for overnight sleep recording and assessment of daytime sleepiness with polysomnography," Dr. Fallone said. It's clear from previous research that sleep is a precious commodity for schoolchildren. "There's a pretty steady decline in the amount of sleep kids get once they start school, and it's scary to lo...