All of the studies examined in the literature review consisted of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and RTC’s. These studies are classified as levels I and II per the hierarchy of evidence (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2015). Analyses of the body of literature revealed several limitations in the research. While the majority of the studies included older adults in their sample population, few were exclusive to adults over the age of 60. Therefore, it is difficult to generalize efficacy of CBT…
professionals who work as part of a team under the general supervision of a licensed physician to assist in the education, evaluation, treatment and follow-up of sleep disorders patients of all ages. These professionals are specially trained to perform polysomnography and other tests used by a physician to diagnose and treat sleep disorders (AAST, Web). Most patients attend a sleep center for an overnight stay for their sleep study to be performed by a sleep technician. Sleep studies are…
Sleep Apnea Can you imagine waking up over 100 times per night because you are not breathing. For many people with sleep apnea this is a reality. Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder in which you momentarily stop breathing while you sleep. Some effects of sleep apnea are depression, irritability, learning and memory difficulties, and falling asleep at inappropriate times, such as at work, on the phone, or driving. There are two different kinds of sleep apnea, obstructive and central. Obstructive…
Narcolepsy is a sleeping disorder that affects a person’s sleep wake cycle. It is characterized by excessive daytime drowsiness, sudden attacks of sleep, sudden loss of muscle tone or cataplexy, hallucinations, and the inability to move or talk or sleep paralysis. People suffering from narcolepsy regularly find it difficult to stay awake for long periods of time and have difficulty staying asleep. This disorder can be treated many different ways including through the use of pharmaceutical drugs,…
Reflection: Writing this paper was very challenging yet interesting as the brain mechanism behind sleep and insomnia is very complex. In order to better this complex mechanism, we first need to understand the two processes that regulate the sleep-wake cycle, the circadian rhythm controls alertness, wakefulness level and it is regulated by the internal biological or circadian clock. Indeed, the circadian clock controls how much melatonin the body makes. Melatonin is a hormone…
biomarkers, novel bio-signatures of treatment, novel response for and treatment-resistant depressions, identify potentially relevant novel drug targets, and identify potentially relevant novel bipolar disorders as (magnetoencephalography and polysomnography, positron emission tomography, functional MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy). The article's thesis statement is Chief of the Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch. The article…
Types of Sleep Apnea Treatment By John Hingg | Submitted On August 18, 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author John Hingg Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by brief…
with normal mental, physical, and passionate working of the body. The purpose of this research paper is to show the various sleeping disorders, their causes and different solutions that can be used to attest the disorders. A few tests known as polysomnography (poly-many,…
et al. (2011), in a randomized controlled trial of 37 postmenopausal Brazilian women (age 50 to 65) found that 80 mg of soy-derived isoflavones taken daily for 4 months significantly improved sleep, as measured by baseline and post-treatment polysomnography (from 77.9% to 83.9% in isoflavone group versus 77.6% to 81.2% in placebo group), decreased the intensity and number of hot flashes, and decreased the frequency of subjective insomnia symptoms (89.5% to 36.9% in isoflavone group; 94.7% to…
Narcolepsy is much more than just sleepiness. In the United States, about 70 million people suffer from sleep problems, but more than half of those have a chronic sleep disorder (Stepnowsky and Palau, 2008). Approximately, 250,000 adults in the United States are affected by narcolepsy and over 5% of those adults experience periodic limb movements in sleep syndrome; men and women are at an equal risk. Often times, the significance of narcolepsy is found to be majorly severe than other chronic…