How do you sleep at night? Alternative to sleep lab available in Pekin

On March 31, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

Spouses who snore may be spouses at risk. But if you can’t get your spouse to go to a sleep lab, there’s another way. Dr. Volkan Sumer of ICPR Family Practice, 1491 Valle Vista, Pekin, says his practice now offers the option of an in-home sleep evaluation as an alternative to spending the night in [...]

Depression Linked with Sleep Breathing Problems, Study Finds

On March 31, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

 CREDIT: Sleep problems photo via Shutterstock Experiencing breathing problems during sleep may raise your risk of depression, a new study suggests. Women with sleep apnea, in which breathing becomes shallow or pauses briefly during sleep, were 5.2 times as likely to have depression compared with women without the condition. Men with sleep apnea were 2.4 [...]

Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Be Linked to Depression – iVillage

On March 31, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

FRIDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be a link between the common sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea and major depression, a new study suggests. In people with obstructive sleep apnea, soft tissue in the back of the throat blocks the upper airway during sleep. This results in pauses in breathing [...]

Sleep Apnea's Implications for Surgery

On March 31, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

printsend (dailyRx) Feeling confused and losing consciousness after a surgery is no light matter – it can cause health problems later on. But if it’s related to a treatable condition, that’s good news. A recently published small study has found a link between sleep apnea and delirium experienced by patients after a surgery. If the [...]

Sleep apnea 'may be linked to depression'

On March 31, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

Washington , Sat, 31 Mar 2012 ANI Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its other symptoms are associated with probable major depression, regardless of factors like weight, age, sex or race, a new study has claimed. The study, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also found that there was no [...]

Sleep apnea and depression linked, study finds | MNN – Mother …

On March 31, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

Photo: Colin Anderson/Jupiterimages Experiencing breathing problems during sleep may raise your risk of depression, a new study suggests. Women with sleep apnea, in which breathing becomes shallow or pauses briefly during sleep, were 5.2 times as likely to have depression compared with women without the condition. Men with sleep apnea were 2.4 times as likely [...]

Depression Linked to Sleep Apnea; Middle of the Night PCI Does Not Affect Next …

On March 31, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

(March 30, 2012 – Insidermedicine) From Atlanta – Research published in SLEEP links to depression to sleep apnea. CDC researchers surveyed nearly 10,000 adults, finding that snorting, gasping or stopping breathing during sleep raised risk of depression symptoms, regardless of weight, age, sex or race. From Pennsylvania -A new report published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular [...]

CDC study forges link between depression and sleep apnea …

On March 30, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Be Linked to Depression Yahoo News

On March 30, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

HealthDay – 2 hrs 1 min ago FRIDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be a link between the common sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea and major depression, a new study suggests. In people with obstructive sleep apnea, soft tissue in the back of the throat blocks the upper airway during sleep. This [...]

Sleep Apnea Tied to Depression

On March 30, 2012, in Sleep Apnea, by admin

Medpage Today  » Specialty  »  Psychiatry » Sleep Disorders 31935 By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: March 30, 2012 Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Action Points A diagnosis of sleep apnea was associated with depression in both men and women in a study using National Health and Nutrition Examination [...]

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