People with untreated and undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea have a markedly increased risk of severe motor vehicle crashes involving personal injury, according to a study presented at the 2007 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
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On July 9, 2007 Nancy Grace, the former prosecutor-turned-talk-show-host, made a large error that has cause an uproar in the patient sector of the sleep community. The professional sector, primarily sleep physicians and many sleep-related organizations, have remained silent.
Grace’s show was about the 2006 death of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Mike Durham, saying, in her words, that sleep apnea is basically snoring, and you know, not breathing for a few seconds periodically through the night. You don`t die of sleep apnea. That is complete BS.
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On an average day, the human mouth will normally produce two to four pints of saliva — enough to fill a half gallon carton of milk. While most people don’t often think about saliva, it plays a role in almost everything that happens in the mouth. It protects, lubricates, and buffers the mouth, and saliva helps people with speaking functions, digesting food, and flowing bacteria away from teeth to keep the mouth clean.
But for millions of people, including many CPAP and BiPAP users, it may feel like their mouths produce almost no moisture at all, possibly hindering these functions. These individuals may suffer from a health condition known as dry mouth, or xerostomia, a feeling of inadequate saliva or dryness in the mouth. Now, Oasis Moisturizing Mouthwash and Mouth Spray, from the makers of Sensodyne, offers solutions for those who suffer from dry mouth.
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Prescription sleep aids may do little to improve the use of continuous positive airway pressure devices (CPAP) among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
A new study published in the November issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), finds that patients with OSA who were given prescription sleep aids were no more likely to use their CPAP machines than patients with obstructive sleep apnea taking a placebo.
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 20 percent of men in western cultures, five percent of whom experience significant physical symptoms.
A study published in September 2006 issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences finds that sex offenders who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea experience more harmful psychological symptoms than do sex offenders with normal sleep patterns.
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When asthmatics are awake, they can turn to their inhalers to open their airways. But when they sleep, many of them continue to struggle with breathing — and an understanding of their sleep-related problems may help doctors better diagnose and treat their patients’ asthma, according to new University of Michigan Health System research.
Symptoms of sleep apnea and other breathing problems during sleep are common among people with asthma, according to the research presented at the American Thoracic Society’s 2005 International Conference.
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Many patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are obese and therefore at risk of having fatty liver, a condition in which fat accumulates in the liver cells. But the link between OSA and liver injury independent of weight has yet to be examined.
In the first study to examine liver injury in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, researchers led by Lawrence Serfaty, M.D. at the Hepatology Department at Saint-Antoine Hospital in Paris, France tested liver function in patients being evaluated for OSA in order to determine if sleep apnea by itself was a risk factor for liver disease and if so, the mechanism involved.
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What’s generally accepted as the “safest time” among the general population is deadliest for sleep apnea sufferers
The 20 million Americans who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to die suddenly of cardiac causes between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. than during the other 16 hours of the day combined, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
This increased risk among patients with obstructive sleep apnea is even more striking because it comes when cardiac deaths in the general population are at their low point.
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How to contact CNN about Nancy Grace’s saying apnea risks are ‘complete BS’
Monday, July 9, 2007 at 1:17 pm · 0 comments
by Dave J. (Scoop0901)
in Sleep Apnea, Top News
Many individuals have contacted Awake In America since Monday, July 9, 2007, when TV talk show host Nancy Grace said sleep apnea and its risks are, in her words, complete B.S.
More than 600 people have contacted Awake In America’s offices using a variety of means, including IM, email, and phone, wanting to know if there is a way to let CNN know of their disillusionment over Nancy Grace’s comments. Responding to the communications, Awake In America has compiled a pre-written leter to which you are encouraged to add your own thoughts, as well as a variety of ways for you to take the matter directly to CNN, as well as its parent company, Time–Warner.
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