Although occasional snoring in children is not that uncommon from time to time, it is best to be fully aware of the patterns of their snoring just in case that their child fall into the 1% danger zone category. According to research findings, a good 20% of children that are healthy occasionally. Another 10% of [...]
So how much sleep is “enough”?
It’s a topic bound to stimulate a heated discussion amongst sleep experts, let alone any group of people that is bound to include a) someone who swears they are just fine with four hours a night and b) the Rip Van Winkles who can’t function on less than 10 hours [...]
Among the most frequent causes of insomnia are restless leg syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). These involve involuntary movement that prevents sleep onset and/or makes restful sleep very difficult.
Some people think that RLS and PLMD are just 2 different ways of saying the same thing. However, they are 2 distinct disorders with [...]
Up to 80% of patients with RLS also have PLMD, involuntary movements of the legs and sometimes the arms while a person is sleeping. PLMD is distinct from sleep starts because the movement isn’t jerky.
It occurs throughout the night and not just when a person is falling asleep, and the movement recurs fairly regularly, sometimes [...]
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type of sleep apnea. Medical professionals are still at a loss as to the exact cause. For most people with obstructive sleep apnea, the soft palate is the most affected region. It happens because the muscle relaxes somewhat when the air passage fully collapses and ends up obstructed.
The [...]
Sleep apnea in the elderly is not a rare problem. The ironic thing about it is that older people who are suffering from sleep apnea in many cases have their breathing halt for up to two minutes, many times a night. While for younger sufferers stops for a few seconds only. What the breathing stops? [...]
