Obstructive sleep apnea

Introduction Sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing is interrupted due to obstruction of the airway. While the individual is asleep, they are unable to breathe for short increments of time. These increments can lasts from 10 seconds to a minute and can occur multiple times during the night. Sleep apnea can be induced by obesity, age, gender, and other factors that are vital to the diagnosis of the disorder. Those suffering from sleep apnea may appear to act abnormally and have cognitive…

shows that less sleep a student has equals a negative effect on their health, grades, and safety. Sleep is an important part of a growing “teen”, but itis also an important to learning and to safety, plus Without a good amount of sleep, students grades will drop drastically. For example, if someone is a straight “A” student, and they get tired more and more frequently, their grades could go from “A’s” to “C’s and D's”. First of all, when a middle school student does not get enough sleep their…

disorder of the sleep patterns of a person. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, social and emotional functioning. There are many kinds of sleeping disorders that students can get. One type of sleeping disorder is insomnia, which is common among students.…

The brain is composed of many sections, the Hippocampus being one of those sections. The Hippocampus is responsible for memory. It has been scientifically proven that the Hippocampus continues to generate new neurons, even in adulthood. While other systems do not create new neurons, it is critical that the Hippocampus does. Since the Hippocampus is responsible for processing memories, it needs to generate new neurons so that new memories can be formed. If new neurons were not being produced…

Once again, with Jonas’ face buried deep in the bed of the Annex, The Giver placed his cool hands on the back of Jonas. “Are you sure you want this memory?” questioned a concerned Giver. Jonas responded, “I'm as ready as I'll ever be,” as he wiped off his sweaty hands. “Good, because this is one of my least favorite memories of all time. Get ready, this will be a painful one. It won't mess with your body too much, but it will twist your mind in half.” The Giver warned.…

not done any of it. I was up until midnight that night, and I did not get much sleep at all. If I had budgeted my time during the week, then I would not have been up until midnight that night. I would have also had time for myself that day. Learning how to budget time is an important skill because, students will get more sleep, have time for themselves, and spending time with their family. First of all, getting sleep is very crucial to everyone, but especially middle school students. Last…

Waking up with or going to bed with lower back pain is the worst. You can't get comfortable in your work chair, you can't get comfortable on the couch, and you might as well forget finding a bed that's the perfect amount of firm and soft. According to Eat Local Grown, as many as eight out of 10 Americans suffer from back pain, and it's so widespread that it is one of the leading contributors to prescription drug addiction. Instead of turning to painkillers to solve your sciatic or lower back…

that when you get older in life the amount of sleep that is right for you changes? Napping is a way to deal with sleepiness and can maybe give you a burst of energy. Different people of all ages take naps and also famous people take naps. Don’t take long naps because it can affect you when you go to sleep at night. Famous people would take naps, different careers would let you take naps, and if you take long naps it might affect you when you go to sleep. To begin with, napping is not only for…

issue. Despite the unnecessary name calling and backlash received for picking a side, there is not a right or wrong answer. This paper will focus on the benefits and the not so beneficial factors of co-sleeping, the cultural and personal choice to co-sleep, and my own standpoint on the issue. Pros and Cons of Co-Sleeping Co-sleeping is defined as “the standard custom, in collectivist cultures, of having a child and parent share a bed” (Belsky, 2010, p. 89). The topic of co-sleeping has…

lifespan Chap 3 Assignment Questions 1. Explain how sleep patterns are characterized over the course of life: infancy, childhood, adolescence/emerging adulthood and adulthood/aging (briefly for each of the 4 stages When we consider the sleep patterns during infancy, we have learned that newborns need approximately 16 to 17 hours a day but, some sleep more than others. Newborns sleep is sporadic: so the need to eat and to change diaper might modify the sleep pattern. Although, the range is from…