Northshore Sleep Medicine
According to an article published in US News & World Report, a new report, funded by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Continuous Positive Airway Therapy (CPAP) is the most effective treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA.) According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, CPAP is used to keep your airway [...]
According to the Los Angeles Times, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that younger children who get more regular sleep are less likely to be obese. The study involved 308 children between the ages of 4 and 10. Children’s sleep time was analyzed for a week via wrist monitors. Researchers recorded Body [...]
MedPage Today reports that findings of a new study published in the journal Sleep show that people who have sleep problems have a higher risk for developing metabolic syndrome. Loud snoring, difficulty falling asleep and un-refreshing sleep were significant predictors of metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factories related to obesity. These factors increase risk [...]
According to MSNBC Health News, a new study published in the journal Sleep shows that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) sleep less, have more difficulty falling asleep and spend less time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep. Sleep experts believe that enforcing a strict bedtime routine to ensure children get the [...]
Although you may think you are doing your child a favor by letting him or her stay up to watch a scary movie with you this weekend, you should think twice before making the announcement. Halloween can be frightfully fun; however, the thrills can become overwhelming for some children. Costumes, decorations and scary movies can [...]
Sleep Review Magazine reports that a new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that insufficient sleep in infants and preschool-aged children may increase the risk for the development of childhood obesity. The study analyzed existing national, longitudinal and panel survey data collected for 1,930 children and adolescents between the ages [...]
NBC reports that October has been designated Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) awareness month. According to the National Sleep Foundation, SIDS is the unexpected, sudden death of an infant under one year of age that remains unexplained even after an autopsy and thorough medical investigation. SIDS is the leading cause of death in children between [...]
A new study in the journal Sleep shows that sleep deprivation can lead to serious mental illnesses in young people and that these psychiatric disorders can last into adulthood. Young adults who are chronically sleep deprived (sleeping fewer than five hours a night) are three times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders when compared to those teens who [...]
Science Daily reports that a new study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health shows that obese adolescents go to bed later and sleep less than their thinner peers. Sleep patterns of Australian children between the ages of 9-18 years of age were analyzed on different days of the week. Results showed [...]
Now that the 2010 school year has begun, you may already be fighting the up-hill battle to get your child to adhere to his or her bedtime. Although sleep schedules tend to be more relaxed during the summer, it is important that children get the sleep they need during the school year. According to ABC [...]
