News tagged with respiratory disturbance index

Subjective symptoms of sleep quality and daytime sleepiness associated with declining quality of life

A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that self-reported worsening in initiating and maintaining sleep over a five-year period was significantly associated with poorer mental quality of life, and increa ...

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created Aug 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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New link between pollution, temperature and sleep-disordered breathing

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health have established the first link between air pollution and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), a known cause of cardiovascular diseases.

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created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sleep apnea patients using oral appliance therapy show high efficacy and compliance

According to new research that will be presented on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, between 31 and 53 months after beginning oral appliance therapy, the sleep ...

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created Jun 05, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study finds reduced brain gray matter concentration in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found gray matter concentration deficits in multiple brain areas of people with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The study suggests that the memory impairment, cardio ...

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created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Insomnia symptoms linked with medical complaints in young school-aged children

A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine indicates that significant associations exist between parent-reported insomnia symptoms and medical complaints of gastrointestinal regurgitation and he ...

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Oropharyngeal cancer patients experience post-surgery sleep apnea

Nearly all patients who underwent surgery to treat oropharyngeal cancer experienced some degree of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and ...

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link found between poor sleep quality and increased risk of death

Quality, in addition to quantity, is important for maintaining health, according to new research. Results indicate that over the average follow-up of eight years, 854 of the 5,614 participants died. Two sleep-stage transition ...

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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