A Northwestern University research study has found that women who frequently snore (at least three nights a week) run a significantly higher risk of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy than women who are non-snorers. The study, the first to identify a relationship between snoring to gestational diabetes, also included other factors that can contribute to [...]
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According to a recent study, children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Researchers found that children that were overweight and wet the bed had a higher incidence of OSA. On the other hand, being overweight and bed wetting were not found to be associated with each [...] Several presentations at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Seattle this month stated that poor quality sleep is associated with increased risk of death. One of these studies, conducted at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, suggests that insomnia may be as hazardous as obstructive sleep apnea. “Insomnia [...] The results of a new study suggests that prefabricated thermoplastic oral devices for mandibular advancement are not effective for treating mild sleep apnea, and clinicians should use custom-made appliances instead. The devices made of thermoplastic material, also kown as “boil-and-bite” devices, are supposed to provide individualized fit and to be an alternative to devices made [...] A recent study finds that stroke patients spend the majority of their sleep time on their backs which may contribute to development of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common problem in which soft tissues in the back of throat repeatedly collapse during sleep causing breathing to stop for brief moments. Snoring and excessive [...] Is there a connection between sleep apnea and diabetes? Many of these patients have things in common — hypertension, increased triglycerides, obesity and cardiovascular problems. A large percentage of people who have sleep apnea also have type II diabetes mellitus. The international diabetes task force has recommended that all patients with type II diabetes or [...] |
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