Sleep Apnea By: Matthew George Com/156 What if you were cutting years from your life away and what’s worse is happening while you sleep? Do you find yourself feeling fatigued over the daytime and people closest to you complain about your loud snoring at night? You could be like most Americans and have an undiagnosed sleeping disorder known as Sleep Apnea. “Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. You may have sleep apnea if you
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1. Physiologically‚ sleep is a complex process of restoration and renewal for the body. Scientists still do not have a definitive explanation for why humans have a need for sleep. 2. 1. Irritability “Complaints of irritability and [emotional] volatility following sleepless nights” are common‚ a team of Israeli researchers observed. They put those complaints to the test by following a group of underslept medical residents. The study found that the negative emotional effect of disruptive events —
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Sleep disorders Some causes for sleep deprivation are illness‚ work‚ sleep disorder‚ medications‚ environment and babies. Illness such as colds and tonsillitis can cause snoring and frequent waking. Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and snoring cause sleep deprivation. Medication used to treat ADHD and epilepsy can cause insomnia. Your sleep could be interrupted for many environmental reasons too like if it’s too hot or cold‚ noisy neighbors‚ a snoring bed partner or children. Shift-work also
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Awakening to sleep What causes Americans to sleep less? Staying up reading emails‚ technology‚ or our work environment. According to the Centers for Disease control and Prevention‚ a quarter of U.S adults say they don’t get enough sleep at least half the time. (Carpenter‚ 1) There are many reasons as to why Americans don’t get their full 8-9 hours of sleep. Getting too little sleep can affect your physical health‚ hormone regulation‚ glucose metabolism‚ insulin resistance‚ inflammation processes
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2012 Importance of Sleep The Importance of sleep is resting your body and your brain for hours. If people don’t get enough sleep then they will be in bad moods and will not be able to concentrate on others or even on their work at their job. You will not have the patients to deal with situations in everyday life or even in your work place like you would if you had a full night of sleep. Everyone needs sleep. Everyone’s body is different when it comes to the amount of sleep that you need to function
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Nothing feels worse than hearing your alarm clock ring in the morning when your body is screaming for a few extra hours of rest. Given the opportunity‚ who wouldn’t get more sleep? If I had a choice between a year of unlimited Easter candy and a year of unlimited sleep‚ I’d say “Bye-bye Cadbury” and “Hello‚ bed!” Take a look inside a high school classroom. You will most likely find a teacher at the front of the class and students sitting at their desks. Yet‚ look closer‚ and you might notice a familiar
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Health Topic: Sleep Video #1: “Kids and Sleep Apnea” URL- http://www.webmd.com/video/kids-and-sleep-apnea Alyssa Mitzkat‚ a six years old girl‚ suffered Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). This is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal episodes of blocked breathing during sleep. Each pause in breathing‚ called an apnea‚ can last from a few seconds to minutes‚ and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. As the video shows‚ Cindy‚ Alyssa’s mother‚ noticed that her daughter was having a
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Assignment 3: Essay—Sleep and Dreams Tracy Black PSY1001 SO3 Dr. Lottie G. Olson-Davidson South University Online Assignment 3: Essay—Sleep and Dreams What is the biological basis of sleep and dreams? There have been quite a few studies on sleep and why the body needs it. One study found that during sleep‚ the brain transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory (Hunter‚ 2008). Some studies have shown that sleep helps you to stay mentally sharp because your body is
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general‚ the sleep-wake cycle is regulated by two separate biological mechanisms in the body which interact together and balance each other. Studies say that high levels of adenosine leads to sleepiness. According to the two process model of sleep regulation the timing and structure of sleep are determined by the interaction of a homeostatic and a circadian process. The original qualitative model was elaborated to quantitative versions that included the ultradian dynamics of sleep in relation to
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“Understanding Sleep Problems” More then half of American’s experience a sleep problem at some time in their life. Weather it is stress-induced insomnia‚ poor sleep hygiene‚ or a poor environment. The most common form of sleeping problem would be insomnia. Insomnia is the inability of a person to fall asleep‚ stay asleep‚ or fall back asleep upon waking. People that have insomnia often complain about impairments of attention‚ memory‚ ability to work and function. Insomnia can also affect one’s
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