Stop snoring pillows are considered by many as an effective way to relieve snoring. It may sound untrue and impossible but the fact is, many people find a sort of relief and comfort with the use of stop snoring pillows.

Stop Snoring Pillows work by aligning our spine, head and neck in order to alleviate the possibility of obstructing the airway. By this idea, snoring can be lessened and avoided but only for short term.[ Read Complete Post ... ]

If the decibel level in your bedroom is increasing and reaching beyond your tolerable limits owing to the loud snoring partner you both need to introduce certain very specific changes in your lifestyle. Encourage him/her to try these snoring remedies:

1. Lose weight to stop snoring related to obesity.

2. Avoid alcohol within three hours of bedtime, because alcohol relaxes throat muscles.Sedatives and sleeping pills have the same effect.

3. Exercise regularly, which helps control weight. It also promotes good overall muscle tone, which is beneficial.

4. Quit smoking. Tobacco smoke tends to inflame tissues of the upper airway.This swelling narrows airways, impeding airflow. Read the rest of this entry

Complex sleep apnea syndrome (CompSAS) is a form of sleep apnea specifically identified by the presence or emergence of central apneas or hypopneas upon exposure to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or a Bi-level positive airway pressure (BIPAP) device when obstructive events have disappeared.

These patients have predominantly obstructive sleep apnea or mixed sleep apnea during the diagnostic sleep study occurring at greater than or equal to 5 times per hour. Read the rest of this entry

[Associated Press ] /European Union antitrust regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether drugmakers Cephalon and Teva were working to keep a generic version of sleep-disorder drug Provigil out of the European market.

Cephalon Inc., based in Fraser, Pa., and Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., one of the world’s largest generic drugmakers, in 2005 settled patent disputes relating to Provigil — which is also known as Modafinil — in the U.K. and the U.S. Teva agreed not to sell its generic version of Provigil in the EU as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway before October 2012, the EU’s competition watchdog said. Read the rest of this entry

Philips  Respironics introduces BiPAP autoSV Advanced-System One, combining  its SV Advanced algorithm with its System One platform.

A new analysis has found that childhood cancer survivors often suffer  from sleep problems and fatigue, which negatively impact their  attention and memory. Published early online in Cancer, a  peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that addressing sleep hygiene among  survivors of childhood cancer may help to improve their cognitive  health.

Cognitive problems, such as trouble with attention and memory, often  arise in survivors of childhood cancer. These problems, which are either  a direct or indirect result of treatment, negatively impact future  education, employment, and the ability to live independently.

To assess the effects of fatigue and sleep disruption on cognitive  function in long-term survivors of childhood cancer, Kevin Krull, PhD,  of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and his team  evaluated a questionnaire filled out by 1,426 individuals from the  Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. (The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study  was designed to investigate the long-term medical, psychosocial, and  functional health of survivors of eight different childhood cancers who  were treated between 1970 and 1986.) Read the rest of this entry

ResMed  Corp released its new S9 VPAP series of bilevel devices, designed to  promote long-term compliance through a range of comfort technologies.

“Understanding that bilevel users have unique needs, we developed the  S9 VPAP platform to help patients overcome the challenges of  noncompliance by giving them tools and technologies to proactively  manage their own therapy,” said Drew Terry, senior director of product  management at ResMed.

S9 VPAPs offer Climate Control, a humidification system that adapts  to environmental conditions to deliver optimal pressure and temperature.  Complemented by ResMed’s ClimateLine heated tube, it protects patients  from rainout without compromising humidity or temperature levels.

“The Enhanced Easy-Breathe technology and Climate Control system give  them [patients] control over their own comfort settings,” said Terry.  Read the rest of this entry

J.B. Hunt Transport  Services Inc has signed a multiyear agreement to make SleepSafe Drivers  Inc’s sleep disorder testing and treatment programs available to  the carrier’s drivers.

Scientists like their zzz’s just as much as you do – and have put their  (hopefully well-rested) brains to studying what really helps you get a good  night’s sleep.

1. Pump it Up Regular aerobic exercise – bicycling, walking at a  moderate pace, swimming laps – for 30 to 40 minutes, four times a week, improves  sleep quality. You can break it up into two 20-minute sessions if that fits  better into your life. But don’t schedule it in the evening; while exercise  helps regulate your sleep-wake cycle, the stimulation that comes from a workout  in the three hours before bedtime may cancel the benefit.

2. Combine Carbs and Proteins Carbohydrates help your brain use  tryptophan, an amino acid that causes sleepiness. And proteins help your body  build tryptophan. Get the duo in a light bedtime snack of peanut butter on toast  or low-fat cheese and crackers.

3. Choose Cherry The fruit is rich in melatonin, which helps the body  regulate its sleep-wake cycle. When study participants drank eight ounces of a  tart cherry – juice beverage twice a day for two weeks, they reported  significant improvements in insomnia. Find the juice at Whole Foods Market and  natural foods stores.

4. Try Tai Chi This meditative martial art helps you sleep more deeply  and for longer, studies have shown.Taichiproductions.com offers a selection of good, though  somewhat pricey ($25), DVDs for beginners. The site also includes lists of  certified instructors. [ Read Complete Post By Marnie Soman At San Fransisco Chronicle ... ]

Research has shown that approximately 10 to 20 percent of pregnant women develop obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy. The risk increases as the pregnancy progresses. The characteristic symptoms of daytime sleepiness and fatigue are often overlooked both by the patient and her doctor because, as I discussed above, there are a number of reasons why a pregnant woman would have disrupted sleep and would feel sleepy during the day. The hallmark symptom that should be a clue to pregnant women and their doctors is the development of snoring.

There are many factors that increase the likelihood of sleep apnea in pregnant women. It is not all mediated by weight gain, although pre-gestational obesity significantly increases the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with one study showing that nearly 40% of obese pregnant patients developed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by the third trimester. [ Read Complete Post By Lisa Shives, M.D At CNN Health  ... ]

Sleep apnea is one of the worst kinds of disease that affects many people in US. If you have a sleep apnea this does not mean that you are denied from getting a proper health insurance. As per the surveys conducted in U.S alone approximately 20 million people have this disease this number is aggressively increases on a daily basis all over the world. The main symptoms of this disease include high blood pressure, insomnia, morning headaches etc.

This is not a simple health condition that you can avoid and live at ease. If you are not giving much of attention to this disease it will slowly get worst over time. So it is required that you get proper medication on time and you must get the right sleep apnea insurance to cure this disease. Read the rest of this entry

It’s no surprise that a half-dozen air traffic control specialists were recently caught sleeping on the job. The Federal Aviation Administration is well aware that  air traffic controllers have been falling asleep every week at each and every air traffic control facility in the nation for at least 30 years — and  they still are.

Sleep deficiency slows reaction times, impairs memory recall, makes it harder to focus attention and increases distractibility.

Fatigue is inherent in 24-7 operations. Ordering people not to doze will not work. From 30% to 50% of all night shift workers fall asleep at work every week, even in high-stakes operations like nuclear power plants. The only NASA study that recorded pilots’ brain waves during transoceanic flights caught 44% of the pilots sleeping in the cockpit, just like their passengers in the back of the plane.

Sleep apnea screening and sleep apnea treatment compliance policies, using objective measures, are necessary for all workers in all modes of transportation, from operators to maintenance staff. Yet such safety initiatives, recommended by a medical expert panel three years ago for commercial drivers and by the NTSB before that, have languished at the Department of Transportation. [ Read The Complete Post By Charles Czeisler At CNN ... ]

Based on its recent analysis of the neurostimulation for sleep apnea market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes ImThera Medical, Inc. with the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation for its pioneering sleep apnea device, the aura6000™.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, the gold standard for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has poor patient compliance due to the inconvenience involved. ImThera is one of the few companies to have devised a neurostimulation device for treating OSA that targets CPAP non-compliant patients worldwide (at least 46 percent of patients according to market data) and can also be used for others as a second line of therapy for OSA. Read the rest of this entry

Advanced Respiratory Diagnostic services, LLC is proud to offer unattended ambulatory home sleep studies to Oregon residents.

Medicare ruled in 2008 allowing ambulatory home sleep studies as reimbursable and supportive for CPAP treatment.

ARDS, LLC is unique in that offering professional face-to-face clinical evaluations as well as exceptional patient instructions so that tests are executed correctly the first time.

Unlike most independent diagnostic testing facilities,it takes pride in delivering personal interactive support to all of our patients.  It’s important to deliver a service that the patient can actually physically communicate with a clinician.

This allows the ARDS LLC to become familiar with your understanding of the setup and instruction of the home sleep device.  Also, it is a wonderful opportunity to get to know the patient and to answer any questions that they may have while instructing the patient for their sleep test.