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Further Reading on Sleep Apnea and Safety
I wrote a few days back about a sleep apnea study which found a twofold increase in workplace injuries for people with the sleeping disorder. Shortly after, I learned of another study that considered the effects of sleep apnea on workplace safety–in a far more dramatic environment. Truckers who suffer from sleep apnea show a … Continue reading Further Reading on Sleep Apnea and Safety
View More >>The Limits of the CPAP
For many years, the continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine has been the standard in treating obstructive sleep apnea. Designed to produce a seal over the nose and mouth to open the airway with a gentle breeze – the positive pressure of the name – CPAPs have shown exceptionally good results in many millions … Continue reading The Limits of the CPAP
View More >>Sleep Better, Lift Your Depression
Obstructive sleep apnea has long been associated with a litany of health risks, from stroke to weight gain. One of the most widely reported symptoms among sufferers is depression: when sleep is constantly interrupted and rarely satisfying, one’s daily mood and resilience can take a massive hit. This recent article underlines the gravity of the … Continue reading Sleep Better, Lift Your Depression
View More >>Solve Sleep Apnea, Fix Your Brain
Sleep apnea has, perhaps rightly, become something of a bogeyman in medical circles. Blamed for a huge variety of modern maladies that include depression, heart disease, and even decreased IQ, apnea’s dangers have inspired a generation of new medical devices and procedures to fill our growing demand for treatment. Now we can throw another study … Continue reading Solve Sleep Apnea, Fix Your Brain
View More >>Further Thoughts on Fatty Liver and Sleep Apnea
I wrote once before about the possible connection between fatty liver—a hallmark symptom of metabolic disorder—and obstructive sleep apnea. Now a new article has reexamined the evidence from a pair of studies, and found the connection compelling as before: Though it is still somewhat unclear, some doctors suspect that the loss of oxygen from sleep … Continue reading Further Thoughts on Fatty Liver and Sleep Apnea
View More >>Video Testimony on the Trials of Sleep Apnea
We know that obstructive sleep apnea is a killer. It has been strongly linked to depression, heart disease, metabolic disease, stroke and various other health issues. But no laundry list can capture the particular agony of living every day on impaired sleep quite like a personal account can. This powerful documentary series from NatGeo is … Continue reading Video Testimony on the Trials of Sleep Apnea
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