...Sleep apnea is a health condition that affects millions of Americans which increases the chance of sudden cardiac death, glaucoma, diabetes, cancer, and cognitive and behavioral disorders if not diagnosed and treated early. The upper airway is blocked repeatedly while asleep; hence, reduces or completely stops airflow. When the brain stops sending signals needed to breathe, the person has a greater risk of heart attack or stroke. Oxygen is imperative for the proper circulation in our system, specifically our bloodstream. The lack of it can pose plenty of unpleasant condition. Not only men could suffer from sleep apnea. In fact, women and or children are not an exception from this issue. According to Dr. Pien of National Sleep Foundation,...
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...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is when an infant dies unexpectedly and without any known cause. This syndrome is the number 1 leading cause of death in infants. It is estimated that about 4,500 infants between 2 to 4 months die in the United States due to SIDS (Burke). The cause of death is still unknown, however, it is speculated that the reason the babies die of SIDS is because of their body’s lack of regulation such as controlling blood pressure, and regulating breathing and/or temperature (Burke). The time of death usually occurs when the baby is asleep. It is said that the baby’s sleeping positions are a possible risk factor for SIDS, such as stomach sleeping or co-sleeping with a parent. Other possible risks for SIDS are exposing...
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...ooooooooooooooooooo o oClinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame. 1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system. 2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chestClinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame. 1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system. 2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine...
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...with injury and stress. We need sleep to give our bodies a chance to heal themselves, flush out impurities in our digestive track or blood stream, and to rest vital organs. Sleep is needed to replenish after daily physical activity. In young adults, sleep will allow your body to release growth hormones that affect the bones, tissue, and new red blood cells (Gavin, Mary L., MD. "KidsHealth." Sleep Problems in Teens. Kids Health). Teens and adolescents spend one third of their day sleeping. Meaning by the age of 15, you will have spent about five years of your life asleep. Most adolescents need right around nine-and-a-half hours of sleep each night (Ransohoff, Katie. "Sleep and Sleeping Disorders."). Surveys conducted show that most adolescents get right around six to seven hours on the average. If you do not get enough sleep, you may experience some of the symptoms of sleep deprivation. Some of these symptoms of sleep deprivation are: • Falling asleep in class • Irritability • Difficulty waking up in the morning • Difficulty concentrating • Depression after prolonged sleep deprivation Most people think that sleep is a time where nothing happens and your body is in a still, non-moveable status; this is not true at all. The brain and body are still very active while you are sleeping. There are two known kinds of sleep: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Both ways of sleep affect the body and mind in different...
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...Assignment: Sleep Deprivation, Disorders and Drugs Christy Sultzer PSY/240 January 23, 2012 Dr. McClenan Title of Paper As a mother, wife, and student I am very familiar with sleep deprivation. A perfect example of this involves my puppy. In August of 2010 my husband and I began searching for a puppy for our daughter. We had left town for a funeral, we actually left the state for a funeral, and were visiting a friend of mine a few days before we left to come home. I had mentioned to my friend that we were looking for a puppy and that I wanted a pit bull. His cousin breeds his male and female and had one puppy left from a litter that was born in January of last year. From the first time I laid eyes on her and was instantly in love, I sent a video of her to my mom so she could show my daughter and it was agreed on almost instantly that we were bringing her home with us. We named her Anarchy (after my favorite TV show Sons of Anarchy) and everything was good for about a month. Out of nowhere Anarchy got sick, we thought at first it was her food because we had switched it to a cheaper brand. She became lethargic, and was vomiting, she had a severe case of diarrhea and refused to eat. She withered away to almost nothing and I was sure that we were going to have to put her down. We found a vet an hour and a half away from us that was willing to work with us on the payment for the treatment. We took her in and the vet examined her, he ran some tests and found out...
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...Sleep is a necessary part of life. Without it, the brains normal functions can become slow, confused, or cease all together. Situations may arise often where deficient amounts of sleep are considered an acceptable byproduct of an alternative activity. For instance, a man who decides to go out with friends and close down a dance club knowing he needs to wake up at 5:00 am the next morning for work may find he did not receive an adequate amount of sleep to function at the best of his ability the following work day. On the other hand, intentional sleep deprivation, due to the impact it causes on the effected person, was often used to torture prisoners of war. The term sleep deprivation is used to describe a period of time where there is a complete absence of sleep or when one is not able to sleep for the optimal length of time. According to Orzeł-Gryglewska (2010): The clinical symptoms of sleep deprivation include longer reaction time, distractedness, disturbances in attention and concentration, forgetting known facts, difficulty in memorizing new information, and making mistakes and omissions. A higher level of stress is observed; tiredness, drowsiness and irritability increases; work effectiveness decreases and motivation usually falls down (p. 96). One’s judgment and ability to effectively reason may also be affected. Increased irritability may cause the subject to snap at loved ones or coworkers uncharacteristically. Cognitive changes may present after prolonged reductions...
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...Endocrine system effects on Sleep Deprivation Deprived sleep is a universal widespread problem observed in both children and adults. It is a vital process that helps in the functioning of learning, memory processing, cellular repair, and brain development. Statistics show that the average total hours of sleep have decreased per person to less than 7 hours per night over the past 3 to 4 decades. Many people experience sleep loss due pressures at work, stress, and our day to day lifestyle. The reduced hours of nocturnal sleep have shown to lead to serious health problems such as depression, obesity, hypertension, along with many other diseases. It also affects cognitive performance and emotionality. (1) The Endocrine system is responsible for the body’s stress systems and the release of the stress hormones necessary for adaptation and survival in the environment. Sleep deprivation are associated with increases in the hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenal axis, increased levels of cortisol and autonomic sympathetic activation and increased catecholamine levels during wakefulness. Increased sympathetic levels causes an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. Just briefly waking up from sleep for only a few seconds is associated with autonomic reflex, causing a temporary rise in heart rate and BP to the level seen while awake. This is more related to disruption and discontinuity of sleep than to the duration of sleep deprivation or the amount of sleep that is lost. HPA is a stressful...
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...Stakeholders ………………………………………………………………………………………………...…….6 Activities …….…………………………………………………………………………………………….………...7 Evaluation Plan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……....8 Appendix A: Logic Model ………………..………………………………………………………………….…………...9 Appendix B: References……………………………………………………………………………………………...…10 Introduction & Background Purpose: This purpose of this project is to identify, assess and implement strategies in order to prevent potential workplace hazards from occurring at the North Alberta Pediatric Sleep Clinic situated within the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, AB by completing a Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control (HIAC) worksheet. The overall project is outlined in a Logic Model (Appendix A). Overview of Clinic: The North Alberta Pediatric Sleep Clinic, also referred to as the “Sleep Lab”, is an outpatient clinic which cares for children aged 0-18 with sleep disorders. Examples of sleep disorders the clinic handles are sleep walking, night...
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...One of the most common types of sleep apneas is obstructive sleep apnea. It is identified by recurrent episodes of partial or complete upper airway blockage during sleep. The upper airway and the throat collapse during sleep and the patient loses breath for seconds then the throat reopens when the patient awakes. (1) In addition, the diaphragm and chest muscles increases their respiratory efforts against the airway obstruction, which results in snoring and loud gasps. (2) Two common signs characterize obstructive sleep apnea. First, snoring that is loud and regular to the patient. Second, daytime sleepiness, which is the inability of remaining fully awake during daytime that results in fatigue and falling asleep during the day. Other symptoms that are less frequent include fragmented sleep, sensation of chocking and sore throat after awakening, poor concentration, morning headaches, irritability and depression. (3) The diagnosis of OSA is made through a polysomnography (PSG), which is an in-laboratory test that monitors the oxygen level, brain waves activity, and breathing patterns of the patient during sleep. After the PSG, a differential diagnosis is made to eliminate other sleeping...
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...amount of sleep an individual gets. Research studies claim that insufficient sleep affects the academic performance of college students in various ways. For more understanding about the topic, the researchers gathered articles from different sources to further explain the matter. ACCA Global (2015) stated that next to diet and exercise, sleep is deemed as the third most important key factor of health. As aspiring accountants in college strive to become qualified and excel in one’s studies, sleeping sufficiently becomes difficult and a challenge. One must understand and remember how sleep plays a significant role in conscious mental activities and a better memory. Research has proven as well that the hours of sleep one receives decreases as one ages. An infant normally sleeps 10-14 hours a day, but as an individual grows and ages, the demands of studies and work prevents a person to sleep sufficiently. Furthermore, school works or studying is not the only factor why students experience inadequate sleep. Exposure to light at homes and caffeine consumption can also be a contribution to sleep deprivation. Thus, one must always keep an eye on one’s sleep. College students...
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...Sleep patterns during Adolescence It is difficult to manage the stress of being a teen. Biological sleep patterns shift towards later times for both sleeping and waking during adolescence -- meaning it is natural to not be able to fall asleep before 11:00 pm. Teens need about 9 1/4 hours of sleep each night to function best (for some, 8 1/2 hours is enough). Most teens do not get enough sleep — one study found that only 15% reported sleeping 8 1/2 hours on school nights. Teens tend to have irregular sleep patterns across the week — they typically stay up late and sleep in late on the weekends, which can affect their biological clocks and hurt the quality of their sleep. If teens need about 9 1/4 hours of sleep to do their best and naturally go to sleep around 11:00 pm, one way to get more sleep is to start school later. School timings and its effect Teens' natural sleep cycle puts them in conflict...
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...Research Paper Sleep Apnea Colin Bush Mrs. Shumock PSYCHOLOGY November 11, 2015 Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a common sleeping disorder that repeatedly blocks the air -way limiting the amount of oxygen that reaches the lungs. This is a serious disorder that causes one to stop breathing while sleeping- apnea meaning no breath. Although not breathing is common in all sleep apnea patients, there are various other symptoms and causes and treatments of this disorder. Sleep Apnea’s Symptoms has many different types of symptoms. About 18million American have sleep apnea, however very few have been diagnosed with it. Activity such as a loud snoring, awaking many times in the night gasping for a breath of air, waking up with a sore or dry throat, sleepiness during the day and morning headaches, sudden mood changes, restless sleep, and lack of energy during the day. Some risk factors also involved in sleep apnea include: being overweight, a male, related to someone who has sleep apnea, over the age of 65, black, Hispanic, or a pacific Islander, and a smoker. Studies say that Sleep Apnea is highly found in young African...
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... * How do you sleep at night? * Describe your normal daily routine and sleeping routine? (Time you go to sleep; how long you sleep average every night) * What is your diet consisting of? * Do you have any breathing difficulty throughout the daytime? CASE STUDY PROGRESS After interviewing S.R., you note the following: S.R. is under considerable stress. He owns his own business. The stress of overseeing his employees, meeting deadlines, and carrying out negotiations has led to poor sleep habits. He sleeps 3 to 4 hours per night. He keeps himself going by drinking 2 quarts of coffee and smoking three to four packs of cigarettes per day. He has gained 50 lbs. over the past year, leading to a current weight of 280lbs. He complains of difficulty staying awake, wakes up with irritable most of the time and reports difficulty concentrating and learning new things. He has been involved in three auto accidents in the past year. S.R.’s vital signs are BP of 164/90, pulse of 92 beats/min, 18 breaths/min with SaO2 90% on room air. His examination is normal, except for multiple bruises over the right ribcage. You inquire about the bruises, and S.R. reports that his wife jabs him with her elbow several times every night. In her own defense, the wife states, “Well, he stops breathing and I get worried, so I jab him to make him start breathing again. If I don’t jab him, I find myself listening for his next breath and I can’t go to sleep.” You suspect sleep apnea. 2. Identify...
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...home (especially birds and cats) Pertinent nasal problems: deviated septum, chronic sinusitis Allergies: particularly airborne particles such as animal dander, dust mites, cockroach droppings Medications he is currently taking: opioids, modafinil (Provigil), amphetamines (prescribed and illegal), OTC drugs, and herbals 2. The two main types of sleep apnea are Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Central Sleep Apnea (CSA). OSA is the more common type and is usually a result of obesity. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of your throat relax. These muscles support the soft palate, the triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate (uvula), the tonsils, the side walls of the throat and the tongue. When the muscles relax, your airway narrows or closes as you breathe in, and you can't get an adequate breath in. This may lower the level of oxygen in your blood. Your brain senses this inability to breathe and briefly rouses you from sleep so that you can reopen your airway. This awakening is usually so brief that you don't remember it. Central sleep apnea or CSA is a less common form of sleep apnea that occurs when your brain fails to transmit signals to your breathing muscles. This means you make no effort to breathe for a short period of time. You may awaken with shortness of breath or have a difficult time getting to...
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...How does an Anti Snore Pillow work? If you or your partner snores, then you have a full understanding of just how difficult each night can be. For the person who has to listen to the snoring, it can turn into a frustrating nightmare, and for the person who snores, it can be very annoying when you feel your partner nudging you until you wake up every now and then during the night. In the end, both parties are unable to sleep. One way to remedy this problem is by getting an Anti Snore Pillow. In order to understand how an Anti Snore Pillow works, you need to get an idea of what is needed to stop snoring. Otherwise, you might not believe that these pillows actually work. The reason why most people snore is because there is some type of airway restriction. So, by eliminating this restriction, you are able to eliminate snoring. To remedy the problem of snoring, an Anti Snore Pillow has been...
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