Rhythm

Elderly Care: Assistance with Insomnia When it comes to senior sleep, the studies are conflicted. Some studies show that seniors need slightly less sleep than they did when they were younger and need 6.5 to 7 hours. Other studies show that a senior needs the same 8 to 9 hours that they did when they were 20. Regardless of which studies you side with, when your senior loved one is not getting even close to the minimum 6.5 hours stated by the less conservative studies, then you know that they are…

”Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by collapse or closure of the upper airway, resulting in cessation of airflow, despite persistent ventilatory effort.”8 Unlike many mammals, the hyoid bone in a human is not anchored to the skeleton, therefore, the pharynx has little support. The oropharynx is kept patent by skeletal muscles working together. It is for this reason that a collapse in the oral pharyngeal region can easily occur causing an upper airway obstruction.1 During sleep…

biological changes that occur in kids that are transitioning into adulthood. Before grasping what sleep phase delay is the understanding of the body 's internal clock must be interpreted. A person 's internal clock is based upon Circadian rhythms; these rhythms determine when someone wakes up, falls asleep, body temperature during sleep, etc. During adolescence the body 's internal clock begins to alter. That is the main reason why teens might feel alert at eleven o’clock p.m., but actually be…

Maria Konnikova’s article “Snoozers Are, in Fact, Losers” examines the relationship between humans’ biological and social sleep; in other words, how do humans’ natural circadian rhythm conflict with their routine? Konnikova claims that it is better to wake up naturally than to hit the snooze button. Waking up after having just fallen back asleep is detrimental to one’s ability to perform basic functions as well as one’s long term health. The act of waking up suddenly causes sleep inertia; when…

Did you get up this morning feeling fully rested and ready to come to school to start the day? For most teenagers the answer is no. Is this because students are lazy? No it’s because of school start times. Many young students need and want school to start later and it is for the better. Schools starting later means students get more sleep, with more sleep they have a healthier life. It also means students have more time doing tasks in the morning. Unfortunately high school students need to wake…

Fall Asleep Faster Tonight with These 7 Easy Tips! Tossing and turning as you try to fall asleep is no fun, especially when you’ve got a big day ahead of you. While sleepless nights happen on occasion for just about everyone, reducing your insomnia can be achieved by giving these sleep strategies shared by The Huffington Post a try: 1. Consider you health: If you’ve been having groggy mornings or experiencing serious daytime sleepiness, your low energy may be health-related. Talk to your…

Have you ever received a low amount of sleep at night and felt irritated, tired, distracted, and stressed? This is how patients who are diagnosed with Insomnia Disorder feel. Adults need up to 8 hours of sleep per night, due to their health and ability to function. Insomnia Disorder makes it difficult for one to maintain the required hours of sleep. Sufficient sleep is a healthy human need (Ehrlich, 2016), without it daily functioning becomes a struggle. Insomnia is the most frequently reported…

Life is about changes, progression, setbacks and growth. One of my favorite things to say is that a setback is just a set up for a comeback. A very wise woman once said that “the only thing that doesn’t change in life is the process of change itself.” (Angelou, 2006) I strongly believe that we are more than a just a product of the environment and that it is not what happens to us throughout this life that determines our fate. More so, it is our response and our ability to think and govern…

Why should people take advantage of the darkness more often ? Paul bogard’s essay “let there be dark” he emphasizes the importance of natural darkness. Bogard beings his argument by first providing a story from his personal experience, appealing the reader by adding imagery. “I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars. “In this sentence, bogard depicts the beauty of natural darkness using detail. Bogard continues with comparing his personal perspective…

a person slept, their body and brain went into an inactive state. It wasn’t until 1928 when a German psychiatrist that goes by the name of Hans Berger discovered electrical activity inside of the human brain and distinguished differences in these rhythms when the patients were sleeping and when they were awake. It wasn’t until many years later that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, or dream sleep as some call it, was described. When the convincing evidence of this was provided from studies that…