| Physicians OnlyTraditionally, OSA has always been viewed as a male disease (3 to 1), however, OSA in women is becoming increasingly recognized. Because of the discrepancy in the symptoms between women and men, women are often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. Approximately 30 million adults in the U.S. have obstructive sleep apnea,...Read More
| Physicians Only Getting a “good night’s sleep” is hard enough, especially so for stroke survivors. While various studies have been performed to determine the relationship between the two, physicians continue to miss the signs. In fact, according to a review published in the American Heart Association’s...Read More
| Physicians OnlyWe already know that OSA causes (and is related to) other serious health issues, no matter what your age is. The following article focuses on teens diagnosed with OSA who are also battling obesity. Studies have shown that 60% of obese children have OSA. The author mentions the “chicken...Read More
| Physicians OnlyAccording to research published in January 2018 in the Journal of Affective Disorders, another factor warranting further examination is sleep loss, which has been shown to precede manic episodes in a range of studies. Sleep changes the body’s physiological state. Serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine are all involved in sleep. ...Read More
| Physicians Only The level of stress and/or anxiety that a child is experiencing depends on a variety of causalities including their diagnosis. Naturally, the more severe the autism is, the higher the level of daily stress will be. Headaches are one of the common symptoms of stress, and more people...Read More
| Physicians OnlyMost patients today aren’t getting the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep per night. Ultimately, the circadian process regulating the body’s internal processes and levels of alertness becomes affected. This leads to cognitive lapses, which make it difficult to process and react to decisions of daily life. The brain is...Read More
| Physicians OnlyBetween 1975 and 2006, there was a 22% increase in people getting less than six hours of sleep per night, which ultimately impairs our decision-making abilities. This could be due to multiple factors – long shift hours, commute times, job demands, etc. Whatever the reason, insufficient sleep has been...Read More
| Physicians OnlyIt’s true that when we don’t get enough sleep, our performance suffers the next day. We feel groggy and unmotivated, and if repeated enough, we can even begin to feel depressed. During the holidays especially, there is a lot of extra pressure on us to buy gifts for everyone,...Read More
| Physicians OnlyThere are many theories surrounding the relationship between TMD and aural symptoms. Many of these theories are based off of the discovery by Costen in 1934, who initially associated TMD with aural dysfunction. A dislocated disc in the jaw joint increases pressure in the Eustachian tube, as well as...Read More
| Physicians OnlyFreud perseverated on dreams during sleep and emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind. He postulated that our brains paralyze our muscles during REM sleep to save us from hurting ourselves if we are physically acting out our dreams during sleep. His belief was that the unconscious mind governs...Read More
