Sleep medicine

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…

Hippocrates once said, “Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” This powerful statement, spoken in the 5th century BC, still resonates with us today. Hippocrates understood the correlation between a well-balanced diet and good health. Hippocrates completed extensive research and studies to prove diseases derive from natural sources. He reasoned that the role of the physician was to aid the body with healing itself against pathogenic organisms. He methodically categorized…

right now? How many people sleep less than 7 hours last night? There are research studies proved your sleep quality will affect your daily actions. Background & Audience Relevance: From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) shows about 83 million American adults reported usually sleeping less than 7 hours a day. According to American Academy of Sleep Medicine, that sleep less than 7 hours and poor sleep quality are popular among…

I. Sleep deprivation has become a major problem with Americans because many people are not serious about the night sleep. o The normal hours for different ages of people such as babies, toddlers, young kids, teenagers, adults, and elders. o Many people don’t care about sleeping at night because they are busy with their school, work, and family. o Most teenagers are sleep during the midnight because they have many homework after the school. o Some people have to finish their work and take…

insomnia are often prescribed powerful and potential addictive sleep drugs in order to get a decent night’s sleep. However, these drugs can interfere with normal sleep patterns and have been demonstrated to create dependence in patients suffering from severe insomnia. However, studies have shown that the use of essential oils such as lavender before bedtime can increase sleepiness and allow patients with severe insomnia to get to sleep quickly without the need for prescription…

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…

couldn't quite go to sleep. Well here is where you will find out that too much light can harm you. Whether we work at night or simply take our tablets, smartphones to bed, there isn't any place for artificial light in our lives. Most importantly it can affect health, world conditions, and most importantly sleep. Darkness isn't pleasant but it is a friend low key indeed. Sleep is a important as paying your bills, which means you must prioritize how you get to sleep. Our bodies need…

proposal I will be studying the correlation of sleep and the scores of soldiers on the army physical fitness test. My hypothesis is as follows: “Does adequate sleep lead to better army physical fitness test scores.” I chose this topic because as soldiers, we are required to take a physical fitness test twice a year in order to assess the physical endurance of each individual. Before a physical fitness test soldiers are briefed to get adequate sleep for optimal performance the day of the event.…

most, sleep. It is not possible, as humans and most animals physically require sleep in order to survive. Sleep is defined as “a condition of body and mind such as that which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended” (www.Dictionary.com). Since you can remember, it has been engrained in all humans minds that when you are tired, you go to sleep but…

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a condition where respiration stops for an extended period of time during sleep. This is generally caused by excessive relaxation of the soft tissues of the oropharynx and muscles of facial expression and mastication obstructing the airway. It has been theorized that the potentially life threatening Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), directly and indirectly influences Periodontal disease. Literature Review Signs and symptoms of OSAS consist of snoring, abrupt…