A poll released today finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds a large number of Americans aren’t getting the sleep they need and search for ways to cope.
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sleepiness
Mar
7
2011
Technology is creating sleepy Americans
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Patients with obstructive sleep apnea often report that they feel like “a new person” after beginning treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Study findings published on the Jan. 1, 2011 support these anecdotal reports, showing that three weeks of CPAP therapy significantly reduced fatigue and increased energy.
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The promotion of regular sleep is known as sleep hygiene. The following is a list of sleep hygiene tips which can be used to improve sleep.
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Nov
21
2010
Sleep hygiene tips for adults
The promotion of regular sleep is known as sleep hygiene. The following is a list of sleep hygiene tips for adults which can be used to improve sleep.
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Nov
12
2010
Study says tart cherry juice may be insomnia aid
Drinking tart cherry juice may help reduce the severity of insomnia and time spent awake after going to sleep, according to a published study
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May
24
2010
Drivers who get enough sleep can save their own lives driving during the Memorial Day weekend
Less than half of Americans say they get a good night’s sleep every night. Combine excessive sleepiness with an automobile, a long drive, and the one of the heaviest travel weekends of the year, and our risk for a fall-asleep crash increases significantly.
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Most all drivers have experienced it after long hours driving: the eyelids get heavy, a deep yawn, the neck muscles relax, the urge to sleep moves in, and then the head nodding up-and-down begins.
The problem with this is that the driver’s hands are still on the steering wheel, and many fortunate drivers were able to stop nodding in time to avoid an accident, such as with on-coming traffic or an overpass. For 100,000 drivers each year, though, a crash results, often proving to be fatal.
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Sep
2
2009
Sleepy drivers are dangerous drivers
It’s time to begin thinking about final preparations for Labor Day weekend, and that includes driving. The Vision Council and National Sleep Foundation are warning people of the dangers of driving with poor vision or while drowsy.
These two rarely recognized driving hazards are just as deadly as poor road conditions and drunk driving.
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Results of a study published in the June 15, 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine show that complaints of fatigue and tiredness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) improved significantly with good adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, suggesting that — like the symptom of excessive daytime sleepiness — these complaints are important symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.
The results demonstrate good adherence to CPAP therapy for an average of five or more hours per night resolved baseline complaints of fatigue in 45 of 80 participants (56 percent), tiredness in 56 of 96 participants (58 percent) and sleepiness in 48 of 72 participants (67 percent); improvement of each symptom was significantly better among CPAP-adherent participants than among inadequately treated subjects. A baseline complaint of lack of energy also was resolved in 47 of 100 participants with good CPAP adherence, but this improvement failed to reach statistical significance when compared with inadequately treated participants.
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