Sleep Disorder
Mandibular jaw movement analysis ‘convenient approach’ in OSA oral appliance titration
Among adults with obstructive sleep apnea receiving oral appliance therapy, mandibular jaw movement automated analysis plus monitoring may help with titration, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Benzodiazepine use may carry CV risks among patients with insomnia
Benzodiazepines were associated with increased risk for CHD, HF and CV mortality among patients with insomnia, according to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Longer sleep linked to neurodegeneration, cognitive decline, with depression as mitigator
PHILADELPHIA — Longer sleep duration may be linked to neurodegeneration as a likely risk factor for future cognitive decline and dementia, with depression also influencing sleep and cognitive deficit, according to a poster presentation.
Mental health, heart health linked: How should treatment approach be impacted?
Is there such a thing as having a broken heart from depression?
More severe OSA found in adults with higher homocysteine levels
Adults with elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations had greater apnea-hypopnea index scores, signaling more severe sleep apnea, according to results published in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may improve sleep for patients with sleep disturbance
Patients with sleep disturbance who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair had significant improvements in sleep comfortability as early as 3 months postoperatively, according to published results.