The minute she sat down to watch television or climbed into the passenger seat of a car, Doreen Henry would nod off. Her husband, Michael, was much the same, heading for the couch and a nap as soon as he got home from work. “I was always tired, I had memory loss and high blood …
Following a report linking two recent train derailments in the New York region to sleep apnea, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called for the federal government to regulate the testing of the disorder as it relates to commuter railroads. Obstructive sleep apnea was identified last week as the probable cause of a January 2017 Long …
The National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday that engineers falling asleep at the controls led to two recent New York City area commuter train crashes that killed one person and injured more than 200 others. The investigative agency has sharply criticized the Trump administration for scrapping a proposed regulation aimed at preventing such fatigue-related events. NTSB investigators …
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The minute she sat down to watch television or climbed into the passenger seat of a car, Doreen Henry would nod off. Her husband, Michael, was much the same, heading for the couch and a nap as soon as he got home from work. “I was always tired, I had memory loss and high blood …
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A look into sleep apnea, what causes it and how you can treat it. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Experts say you may have sleep apnea if you snore loudly, and you feel tired even after a full night’s sleep. There are three main types, explained …
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s a new treatment for patients who suffer from sleep apnea, a serious condition that causes people to stop breathing while asleep. It can strike anyone, but the most at-risk are older, overweight, and generally male. CBS2 first reported about the battery powered nerve stimulator called Inspire when it was first approved. …
New Device Reduces Sleep Apnea In Two-Thirds Of Patients Using It, Study Shows Read More »
Sleep deprivation is not pretty. From a beauty point of view, it gives you dark circles, and a red, inflamed, and dull complexion. But more than that, there’s nothing worse than tossing and turning all night waiting for sleep to come. Unfortunately sleep disorders are on the rise. “As a society, we are sleeping two to …
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It’s pretty well known that getting a good night’s rest on a regular basis is very important for your health. It helps in the fight against weight gain and one’s health suffers without adequate sleep. Now we’re learning that overnight disruptions may have detrimental effects on cognitive health. A new meta-analysis published in the journal Sleep Medicine found that middle-aged adults …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep apnea. It is caused by blockages in the airway, especially when the soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses. However, not all types of sleep apnea present the same dangers. Abramskey said those with severe sleep apnea are two times more likely …
Anthony Rinando, who was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea in his teenage years, had to wait almost two decades to get a good night’s sleep. “I tried everything. Snoring strips, sleeping with a tennis ball behind your back… I tried using different pillows,” Rinando, a 31-year-old New Yorker, told Fox News. Sleep apnea is not …
Sleep apnea treatment uses ‘snake-like’ surgical robot Read More »