by webmaster | May 20, 2014 | Children & Teens
We know that anywhere from 8% to 12% of children snore most nights. This is called habitual snoring. We also know that 3% to 5% of children have sleep apnea. Pediatric sleep apnea is a serious condition that can adversely affect your child’s growth, emotional and...
by webmaster | Apr 15, 2014 | Insomnia
A study from Taiwan published in the April issue of the journal Stroke titled Insomnia Subtypes and the Subsequent Risks of Stroke, Report From a Nationally Representative Cohort demonstrates the relationship between insomnia and stroke. Over a four-year period,...
by webmaster | Mar 21, 2014 | Sleep
(Originally published at upwave.com) — Beep, beep, beep. Nothing pushes my buttons quite like that irritating sound coming from my bedside alarm clock in the morning. Luckily, my ticker comes with a snooze feature. Just one tap and I buy myself another nine...
by webmaster | Mar 10, 2014 | Waking Up
Every week I see people whose sleep is disturbed because of frequent urination (nocturia). In the case of men, they are frequently put on medications for prostate enlargement that frequently do not work. In the case of women, they are usually placed on medications...
by webmaster | Nov 19, 2013 | Medical Conditions
We all know that sleepwalking and other sleep-related behaviors are common in children. However, what is not commonly appreciated is that these may persist or begin in adulthood. It is estimated that about 2% of the adult population exhibits parasomnias. Parasomnias...
