Polysomnography

How to choose the best pregnant pillow Pregnant women may lie in her usual position at the end of the second trimester. At that time, the uterus and baby inside grew up enough to sleep in an awkward position. Pregnant women should be given peace and sleep at night for good health and well-being including the baby. Relief can be found in the pregnant body pillow. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors, making finding the right body rest is a bit boring. However, there are some things…

Being involved in a vehicle accident can be a traumatic experience. The experience can be especially scary if a large vehicle is involved in the crash. Because of this, it is important to do what you can to avoid a trucking accident. Whether as the truck driver or as someone in another vehicle, there are several things you can do to avoid a crash. Both truck drivers and drivers of other vehicles should make sure to get enough sleep. Getting enough sleep will help to keep you alert, which will…

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder medical condition in which a person’s breathing is interrupted while asleep. Untreated patients with this condition stop breathing repeatedly through their sleep cycles which may cause the body or the brain to not receive oxygen. The sudden grasps for air during these moments causes a lack of REM (rapid eye movement). REM sleep deprivation causes serious effects on a person while awake during the day such as the process of storing memories, learning, and…

Sleep is very important for one's health. An eight-hour sleep is required for you to have the energy to face another busy day. Approximately one-third of the day is spent in bed. Whether you spent it sleeping soundly or not depends on solely in your mattress. A mattress has an effect in one's sleep according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine spokesman - Michael Decker. An ideal mattress is those that lessens the pressure points in your body when you lie down, therefore, giving you a better…

Once I had a sleepover with my best friend Rachel. We stayed up until 2am, talking and having fun. I knew I had a soccer game in the morning the next day, but I just wanted to have fun. I had to leave at 6am because my soccer game started at 7:30am and I had to be there at 7am. I only 4 hours of sleep that night. During my soccer I was so tired. I had no energy to play, all I wanted to do was sleep! Anyways, sleep is important because it will affect how your day will be and is especially not…

Lecturette 4: Supplemental Information Knowing Your Symptoms (HF) Working Phase 1. Discuss the patient’s well status: The patient should have no increase in shortness of breath, no weight gain, no swelling in the extremities, no angina and no feelings of dizziness (CCAC, CHF zone). 2. Discuss abnormal signs and symptoms: Abnormal signs and symptoms of heart failure include: a) Shortness of breath: If heart failure is severe, shortness of breath can even happen during rest. Shortness of breath…

Snoring and Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a very serious sleeping disorder. It is characterized by repeated pauses in breathing of a person while he is asleep. What happens is that the person stops breathing for a while and starts breathing again after a little pause that can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes. This ‘pause and start’ nature of sleep results in snoring. However, it is important to note that snoring and sleep apnea are two separate conditions and people who snore do…

Continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) is used by a great number of Sleep Apnea patients as the most effective treatment for Sleep Apnea. This treatment (CPAP) is the most popular and top-rated treatment recommended by sleep specialists due to the immediate affect on reducing patient’s symptoms of Sleep Apnea upon effective use. Patients using continuous positive airways pressure receive many significant health benefits because it clears away the health risks related to sleep apnea. Most…

Topic I decided to research student motivation for my topic for this assignment. I am a program director and teacher of polysomnography at a private career college in Michigan. It seems over the last year that my students’ motivation to learn has declined. The excitement and enthusiasm did not exist with my 2015 cohort as compared to my 2014 cohort. Looking at this problem objectively, I compared the grades, assignment completions, discussion board, blog, and journal participation rates of both…

to new possibilities for the way we study sleep and sleep disorders, and since then, the overnight diagnostic tests have become known as polysomnography. Polysomnography tests record many things like the brain activity, a person’s heart rate, in addition to breathing patterns, as well as movements of various parts of the human body. The use of polysomnography is now…