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Saturday, July 30, 2016

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Chronic Illness and Sleep

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WHAT'S HAPPENING: Chronic Illness and Sleep

Sleep is a full-body process that involves every system in one way or another.

It makes sense, then, that chronic illness and sleep problems can go hand in hand.

Poor sleep can lead to or aggravate preexisting chronic illness, and chronic illness can exacerbate sleep disorders or disrupt sleep, as can medications, treatments, and therapies for chronic illness.

Below you'll find a wide-ranging discussion of illness-related sleep concerns in the news and media dating back to June 1.

If you have sleep troubles, and you also have chronic illness, you may find some interesting connections between the two here.

If you feel like a sleep problem you currently have is aggravating your health in other ways, or vice versa, please consult a physician if you haven't done so already. Often, treating one or the other provides relief for both concerns.

This week's links were published or updated between 6.1.16 and 7.30.16. 


 HEART DISEASE 
JUN 6 || SLEEP REVIEW
Too Much Or Too Little Sleep Linked With Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk

 JUN 7 || SLEEP REVIEW
Bed Sensors Help Health Providers Detect Problems Early

 JUN 16 || CARDIOVASCULAR BUSINESS
Study: Higher risk of cardiac events in sleep disorder patients post-PCI

 JUN 17 || STRAITS TIMES
Vital to screen heart patients for sleep disorder

 JUN 30 || AMERICAN SLEEP ASSOCIATION
Sleep Fragmentation and Disease in the Elderly

 JUL 18 || SLEEP REVIEW
Differences in Circadian Blood Pressure Variation May Contribute to Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Morbidity

 JUL 18 || SLEEP REVIEW
Hard-to-Treat Hypertension May Jeopardize Sleep Apnea Patients’ Heart Health

 JUL 26 || SLEEP REVIEW
Sleep Apnea Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke After Coronary Revascularization

 JUL 30 || SLEEP 
Effects of Zolpidem CR on Sleep and Nocturnal Ventilation in Patients with Heart Failure

  STROKE & VASCULAR DISEASE 
JUN 1 || TEXAS A&M
Shift work unwinds body clocks, leading to more severe strokes

JUN 2 || THE CONVERSATION
How a good night’s sleep could change the face of stroke rehabilitation

 JUN 7 || SLEEP REVIEW
Shift Work Linked to More Severe Strokes

JUN 14 || JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial

 JUN 28 || SLEEP REVIEW 
Poor Sleep in Seniors Linked to Hardened Brain Arteries

JUL 1 || DOCTOR TIPSTER
Lack of Sleep Can Lead to Atherosclerosis

 JUL 1 || SLEEP
Silent Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Restless Legs Syndrome
 DIABETES 
JUN 15 || REUTERS
More evidence poor sleep habits may raise diabetes risk

 JUN 22 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
How Sleep Helps Manage Diabetes

 JUN 29 || MD
Type 2 Diabetes and Sleep: Disturbances are Common

 JUN 29 || MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
Diabetes risk increased for men who get too much, too little sleep

 JUL 1 || MEDSCAPE MULTISPECIALTY
Does Too Much Sleep Increase Diabetes Risk?

  OBESITY 
JUN 8 || THE MIRROR
Why using your phone before you go to sleep can make you gain weight

 JUN 12 || MEDICAL DAILY
Sleep Time, Duration Linked To Higher Fast Food Consumption And Lower Physical Activity

 JUN 23 || WGN TV
Loss of sleep leads to gains in weight

 JUL 25 || THE INCIDENTAL ECONOMIST
BMI and all-cause mortality: a review

 JUL 25 || MASS APPEAL
Sleep & Weight Loss

  NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 
JUN 2 || NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Neuronal Connectivity in Brain Function and Disease
Brain disorders

 JUN 7 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Addressing Sleep Problems To Improve Seizure Control in Epilepsy
Epilepsy

 JUN 13 || UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH LAB
In MS, Can Better Sleep Improve Cognition?
Multiple sclerosis

 JUN 15 || SLEEP REVIEW
Examining Sleep in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Multiple sclerosis

  COPD, ALLERGIES & ASTHMA  
JUN 10 || SLEEP REVIEW
‘People with Asthma Sleep Less, Watch More TV

 JUN 27 || JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH
The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic markers in obstructive sleep apnea

 JUL 20 || WOOLCOCK
Study helps coughing smokers sleep easy

 CANCER 
JUN 4 || SLEEP REVIEW 
Short Sleep Duration, Frequent Snoring Linked to Poorer Breast Cancer Survival

JUN 5 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Why Sleep Disturbances Linger Long after the Cancer Is Gone (and What to Do about It)

  GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS 
JUN 1 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Is a Leaky Gut to Blame for Your Insomnia?
Leaky gut

 JUL 12 || CHEST
GERD and sleep disorders often go hand in glove
Acid reflux

  EYE HEALTH 
JUN 14 || THE SLEEP ZONE
Sleep Apnea Affect on the Eye

JUL 22 || SCIENCE DAILY
Why apnea patients are prone to suffer from glaucoma

  PAIN 
JUN 15 || SLEEP REVIEW
Pain and Sleep: Exploring the Bidirectional Connection

  BONE HEALTH 
JUN 6 || HEALTH CENTRAL
Lack of Sleep May Pose Osteoporosis Risk
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Sunday, June 5, 2016

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Sleep breathing disorders


WHAT'S HAPPENING: SLEEP BREATHING DISORDERS

 Sleep disorders caused by breathing problems are only second to insomnia in prevalence, with many people undiagnosed and suffering long-term damage to their hearts, vascular systems, metabolism, moods, and more because of it. 

 ANYBODY can suffer from these problems, from young to old, obese to underweight, male to female. 

 If you suspect you have sleep-disordered breathing, or have been told you do by others (loud snoring, gasping, long pauses in breathing, in example), please consult your physician. The consequences are too serious to ignore if you don't.

 From snoring to upper airway resistance to sleep apnea to other sleep-breathing disorders (SBDs), let's take a look at what's been in the news. 

 Categories include upcoming events, public health items, SBD basics, SBDs and heart health, SBDs and stroke, SBDs and diabetes, SBDs and allergies/asthma, untreated SBDs, positive airway pressure (PAP) therapies, oral appliance therapy and dental sleep medicine, procedures, lifestyle and hygiene, women and SBDs, SBDs in the pediatric population, research & development, and products.

 This week's links were published or updated between 4.1.16 and 6.5.16. 

 COMING SOON  
JUN 16 || VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Treat Your Sleep Apnea and Prevent a Stroke
 IN THE NEWS 


 MAY 31 || STILLWATERS NEWS PRESS
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Sleep studies no longer covered by Medicaid


JUN 2 || ORTHODONTIC PRODUCTS
An OSA Primer

JUN 5 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Sleeping Positions, OSA and CPAP

 JUN 5 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Is sleep apnea hereditary?
 SLEEP APNEA & HEART DISEASE  THERAPIES 
MAY 5 || UPI
Sleep apnea may raise heart risks in people with pacemakers

MAY 16 || HEALTHDAY
Sleep Apnea May Raise Risks for Angioplasty Patients

 MAY 17 || SOMNOSURE
CPAP and Atrial Fibrillation
MAY 20 || AMERICAN SLEEP & BREATHING ACADEMY
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked To Cardiovascular Disease

 MAY 24 || SLEEP REVIEW
Heart Failure Patients with Predominant Central Sleep Apnea at Higher Risk for Serious Complications

 MAY 26 || AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Bidirectional Relationship of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and HF

 JUN 6 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
What does sleep apnea do to the heart?
 SLEEP APNEA & STROKE  THERAPIES 
MAY 5 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Sleep Apnea and Stroke: Dangers and Risk Factors
 SLEEP APNEA & DIABETES  THERAPIES 
APR 26 || SLEEP REVIEW
Hypoxemia from Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked with Renal Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
 UNTREATED SLEEP BREATHING DISORDERS THERAPIES 
APR 7 || BEL MARRA HEALTH
Sleep apnea might raise cancer-causing tumor growth due to intermittent hypoxia

 MAY 5 || BEL MARRA HEALTH
Obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in bariatric surgery patients not visible, sleep disorder study shows

 MAY 11 || COEUR D'ALENE PRESS
ADHD and sleep-disordered breathing

 MAY 11 || THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Treating sleep apnea could reduce emergencies in hospitalized patients

 MAY 16 || AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
Untreated sleep apnea may be related to melanoma aggressiveness

 MAY 17 || DOCTOR'S LOUNGE
ATS: Untreated OSA Affects Outcomes After Revascularization

 MAY 19 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
Sleep apnea and brain damage: one more reason to wear your CPAP mask

 MAY 23 || NEUROLOGY ADVISOR
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Has Significant Impact on Neurocognitive Function

 MAY 31 || PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
Sleep Apnea: Get Some Help Before You Kill Somebody

 JUN 1 || BREATHE BETTER, SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
5 Ways Sleep Apnea Can Cause Gastrointestinal Problems

JUN 2 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
Sleep Apnea and Truck Drivers
 ALLERGIES, ASTHMA & SLEEP 
APR 5 || SLEEP REVIEW
The Benefits of Screening for Nonallergic Rhinitis in Sleep Centers

 MAY 13 || AOL.com
Trouble sleeping? Chest pain? Could be symptoms of adult asthma
 PAP: POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE 
APR 1 || BEL MARRA HEALTH
Sleep apnea PAP treatment in heart failure patients reduced hospital readmission and emergency room visits

MAY 1 || BREATHE EASY
How to Avoid Mask Leakage, Especially in the Eyes

MAY 9 || SLEEP REVIEW
Study Questions “Use It or Lose It” CPAP Principle

 MAY 9 || SOMNOSURE
BiPAP Machines vs CPAP Machines: Differences, Settings, Pros and Cons

MAY 11 || PHILLY.com
Docs urge hospital patients: bring your sleep-apnea device!

 MAY 11 || THE SLEEP ZONE
The Importance of Properly Fitting Your CPAP Mask

 MAY 16 || BREATHE EASY
CPAP hose rainout

 MAY 17 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
What is the Difference Between a Disposable CPAP Filter and a Non-Disposable or Reusable CPAP Filter?

 MAY 24 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
"How do I clean my CPAP?"

 MAY 25 || THE CHRONICLE HERALD
Getting the most from your CPAP therapy

MAY 25 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
The Best CPAP Mask: Pros and Cons of 3 Different Styles

MAY 26 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
Help! I can't afford CPAP: Where to find low-cost or free CPAP machines and supplies

MAY 26 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
How does a CPAP machine work?

 MAY 27 || SLEEP REVIEW
Servo-ventilation Is Still An Option

 MAY 31 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
What do AHI, RERA, Arousal and RDI mean?

 JUN 2 || SLEEP REVIEW
Editor’s Message: Sex Ed for CPAP Users

 JUN 3 || 3DERS.org
Metamason raises $3M in seed funding to fuel regulatory and clinicals for world's first 3D printed CPAP masks

 JUN 5 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
Difference Between APAP, BiPAP, CPAP, and ASV

 JUN 6 || SLEEP RESOLUTIONS
What does sleep apnea do to the heart?
 DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE 
MAY 1 || SLEEP REVIEW MAGAZINE
Oral appliance guide (chart)

 MAY 16 || SLEEP REVIEW
Unlocking the Potential of Combination Therapy

 MAY 16 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Medicare and private insurers raise rates for sleep apnea dentistry

 MAY 16 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Oral appliances and positional therapy with an AZ Cardinal: Mark Walczak's story

 MAY 23 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
New study shows that CPAP and ora appliance therapy come out even par, when used equal amount of time

 MAY 25 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
4 Ways Your Teeth Can Affect Your Sleep

 JUN 2 || AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners to consider a revised proposal for the dental treatment of sleep disorders

 JUN 3 || SLEEP SCHOLAR
Special committee in Washington to look at oral appliance therapy as benchmark therapy for OSA
 PROCEDURES  
MAY 11 || DELAWARE ONLINE
Sleep apnea surgery uses shock to move tongue during sleep

 MAY 20 || STRAITS TIMES
Sound sleep, thanks to jaw surgery, braces

 MAY 25 || THE STANDARD
Innovative technology makes treatment for snoring painless and convenient

MAY 28 || THE STAR
Breathing a sigh of relief
 LIFESTYLE & HYGIENE  

MAY 25 || SUMMIT DAILY
Sleep apnea at high altitude a hidden hindrance for endurance athletes
Athletics

 MAY 29 || MEDPAGE TODAY
Exercise Appears to Improve Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Weight loss

JUN 2 || SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER
Sleeping Outside and Camping with CPAP
Traveling with PAP

 JUN 3 || WASHINGTON POST
Exercising can improve the symptoms of sleep apnea
Exercise
 WOMEN 
MAY 1 || SLEEP REVIEW MAGAZINE
Using sleep telemedicine to address CPAP noncompliance in a middle-aged woman (case study)

 MAY 5 || HEALTH CANAL
Sleep apnea may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes

 MAY 11 || CLINICAL ADVISOR
Increased risk of Parkinson disease in female patients with sleep apnea

MAY 27 || HINDUSTAN TIMES
Sleep apnea gets worse in post-menopausal women
 PEDIATRICS 
MAY 2 || THE HOSPITALIST
Establishing a Role for Polysomnography in Hospitalized Children

 MAY 17 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Young Children With Sleep Apnea May Face Learning Difficulties: Study

 MAY 19 || HEALIO
Sleep disorders underreported, commonly untreated among patients with cerebral palsy

MAY 25 || DOVE PRESS
State of the art transoral robotic surgery for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnean syndrome
 R & D 
APR 6 || BUSINESS WIRE
Sleep Profiler PSG2™ Cleared by FDA to Diagnose Sleep Apnea
Diagnostics

 MAY 10 || SLEEP REVIEW
Serotonin Reduces Apnea, Could be Clue to SIDS
Pharmaceuticals

 MAY 18 || BEL MARRA HEALTH
Obstructive sleep apnea common after spinal injury
Clinical findings

 MAY 25 || DOVE PRESS
State of the art transoral robotic surgery for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea 
yndrome
Research studies
 PRODUCTS 
MAY 6 || DIGITAL JOURNAL
Zyppah Review – A Look at America's Most Favorite Anti-Snoring Mouthpiece (press release)

 MAY 9 || SLEEP REVIEW
Oventus O2 Vent Oral Appliance

 MAY 19 || NATIONWIDE MEDICAL
Mask of the Month: DreamWear
JUN 1 || THE SLEEP ZONE
IntelliPAP CPAP Machine

 JUN 3 || THE SLEEP ZONE
SoClean 2 Go
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Friday, May 27, 2016

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Sleep products



SPOTLIGHT: SLEEP PRODUCTS

 Sleep has become a commodified process, with wearables, bedding upgrades, applications, and other gadgets for sale which promise to help with nearly any kind of sleep disorder. 

In this spotlight, our goal is to provide you with links to different products with the "buyer beware" caveat.

We are encouraged by the interest, research, and effort devoted to developing technologies for better sleep. 

 SleepyHeadCENTRAL remains neutral in matters of products and merchandise intended to improve sleep. Links to products do not imply endorsement or sponsorship.

This week's links were published or updated between 4.12.16 and 5.26.16. 



 BEDDING  || Mattresses, sheets, pillows, blankets

 MAY 10 || HUFFINGTON POST
Tom Brady literally sleeps on a diamond mattress

MAY 20 || SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Weighted blankets found to ease anxiety, stress and insomnia

 MAY 23 || CLEVELAND CLINIC
Is Your Pillow Hurting Your Neck? 7 Tips for Better Sleep

 MAY 25 || LOS ANGELES TIMES
Larry King has a new home goods collection called Sleep Like a King

 MAY 25 || WINK NEWS
A ‘cool’ bed to catch some sleep


 LIGHTING  || For day and night applications

 MAY 16 || SLEEP REVIEW
Shedding Light on Dawn Simulation

MAY 17 || WGRZ
This $15 wave light could help you sleep
MAY 24 || BOY GENIUS REPORT

 APPLICATIONS  || Phone and computer software 

MAY 8 || AMERICAN SLEEP ASSOCIATION
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Friday, May 20, 2016

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Drugs & Sleep


SPOTLIGHT: DRUGS AND SLEEP

People have turned to all kinds of substances to help them either fall asleep or maintain wakefulness. In this spotlight, we look at prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, nutraceuticals, wakefulness maintenance biologics, illicit substances, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana. 

This week's links were published or updated between 4.14.16 and 5.19.16. 


 PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS  || Intended for sleep or which have an impact on sleep

 APR 14 || HEALTH NEWS REVIEW
Some news media wake up to problematic Belsomra ads; most hit the snooze button
Belsomra

 APR 25 || LAW STREET
Sleep Drugs: What Every Woman Should Know
Sleeping pills

APR 28 || DAILY MAIL
Study reveals a third of cabin crew use sleep medication each week and 90 per cent wake up at least once during the night
Sleeping pills

 MAY 2 || US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Former NFL Team Doctor Accused of Gross Negligence in Care of Junior Seau
Ambien

 MAY 4 || STAT
Why is a company that makes a drug for blind people spending millions on TV ads?
Hetlioz

 MAY 5 || HUFFINGTON POST 50
3 Surprising Things That Increase Your Dementia Risk
Everyday medications

 MAY 5 || PARENT HERALD
American College Of Physicians: Can't Sleep? Go For Therapy, Not Sleeping Pills For Insomnia
Sleeping pills

 MAY 5 || YAHOO! FINANCE
Could JZP-110 Offset Xyrem’s Probable Sales Decline?
JZP-110 (Xyrem generic)

 MAY 8 || UPI
Could nasal spray curtail nighttime bathroom trips?
SER-120

 MAY 16 || THE STAR
Doctor’s Notes: Sleeping pills and aging should not go hand in hand
Sleeping pills

 OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS  || Drugstore sleep

 MAY 6 || MD
Common Remedies Can Damage Older Brains
Anticholinergics

 MAY 18 || THE DAILY COURIER
Sleep Well: Tylenol PM not approved for chronic use
Diphenhydramine


  NUTRACEUTICALS  || Herbs, vitamins, supplements

APR 26 || VOX
What is melatonin and can it help me sleep?
Melatonin

 MAY 4 || VOX
How Melatonin Helps You Sleep
Melatonin

 MAY 12 || BUSINESS WIRE
PharmaGABA: A Breakthrough Study May Elevate a Natural Nutritive to the Status of Lifesaver
GABA (γ-Aminobutyric acid)

 MAY 13 || NEWS-MEDICAL.NET
Sleep hormone melatonin may be responsible for type 2 diabetes risk among overnight workers
Melatonin

 MAY 16 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Is Your Gut Sabotaging Your Sleep?
Supplements

 MAY 18 || SHE KNOWS
I drank sleep-inducing water to try to cure my insomnia
Supplement drinks

 WAKEFULNESS PROMOTION  || When used for staying awake

MAY 17 || BUSINESS WIRE
 OTHER  || Caffeine, alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes

APR 28 || RAW STORY
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