Sleep Apnea
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) across two polysomnographies (PSGs) to examine AHI variability and impact on clinical diagnosis. Materials and methods Two-night PSGs of 193 sleep clinic... more
Our objective was to characterize sleep-disordered breathing in 88 children with achondroplasia aged 1 month to 12.6 years. At the time of their initial polysomnography, five children had previously undergone tracheostomy, and seven... more
Purpose No studies have assessed the prevalence of fatigue, depression, sleepiness, and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among commercial airlines pilots in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Methods This was a quantitative... more
Deficits in daytime performance due to sleep loss are experienced universally and associated with a significant social, financial, and human cost. Microsleeps, sleep attacks, and lapses in cognition increase with sleep loss as a function... more
A persons' health subsequently depends upon the level of his body composition. Its consist percentage of fat, bone, water, and muscle. Many health consultants around the world agreed that there is a health danger if the level of fat is... more
Sleep apnea syndrome is a common pathology with negative consequences on cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The relationship between obesity and OSAS is complex, multifactorial and bidirectional; that leads to a negative mutual... more
People suffering from migraines, sleep apnea, glaucoma, memory loss, stroke, ADHD, and even impotence may benefit from new sleep research, which has discovered how sleep position impacts brain and head circulation, and can create many... more
There's one big problem with sleeping that most people never think about. This is an important issue, since we spend on average one third of our lives in bed. It has to do with gravity, and the pull it has on your body when it is lying... more
Purpose: No study has assessed the titration success of CPAP therapy in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) <30 event/h. This study aimed to assess the titration success of CPAP therapy... more
What does lying down in bed for about 1/3 of your life do to your body and brain? Are your sleep habits making you sick? We show how common sleep positions can cause migraines, glaucoma, stroke, sleep apnea, sinus congestion, ear... more
Purpose: This article focuses on recent evidence linking Rapid eye movement (REM) obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (REM-OSA) to neurocognitive dysfunction and mood changes, the proposed mechanisms for increased risk of neurocognitive... more
The nose and pharynx begin the upper airway system and represent a continuum. This is the biologic basis for the mutual influences of rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep-disordered breathing has a large differential... more
How getting good sleep transformed my life
This is a short reflection paper describing the importance of sleep. I reference three major sleep disorders, insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy. The physiological and psychological impairments caused by each are discussed.
Force Sensing Resistors (FSR) are ultra-thin, low-cost, pressure sensors, which exhibit change in their electrical resistance when force is applied on their surface. The FSR has been used in wide ranging applications in the automotive... more
Majority of the physiological processes in the human organism are rhythmic. The most common are the diurnal changes that repeat roughly every 24 hours, called circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms disorders have negative influence on human... more
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