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Apr
22
2009
This entry was posted by admin on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 12:22 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Sleep Apnea, Top News.
A recently published study that is the first to assess the effectiveness of treating sleep disorders in adults with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) shows treatment may result in the objective resolution of the sleep disorder without improvements in daytime sleepiness or neuropsychological function.
Results show that in brain-injured subjects with obstructive sleep apnea, three months of treatment with CPAP therapy dramatically reduced the severity of OSA from 31.4 to 3.8 apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep; however, there was no demonstrable improvement in measures of daytime sleepiness.
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Jan
12
2009
This entry was posted by admin on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 2:22 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Restless Legs Syndrome.
People who experience insomnia or have sleep disruptions related to periodic leg movements (PLM) can benefit from both the immediate and long-term effects of exercise, says a study published in the January 2009 issue Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Exercise reduced PLM, often associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS), and contributed to better sleep patterns in patients who have the periodic episodes of repetitive leg movement during sleep.
The study was designed to examine both the acute (immediate) and chronic (long-term) effects of exercise as it relates to PLM/RLS. Volunteers included sedentary patients already enrolled in a sleep disorder program due to these conditions. All were analyzed after they had performed an intensive exercise session in the morning (acute) and later compared to half the group who trained for approximately six months, three days a week.
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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.
~~ Apnea around the world ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.
