Sleep disturbances, like sleep apnea, can lead to weight gain. Working the night shift has been shown to lead to weight gain.
Video: Infants and sleep deprivation
Infants and sleep deprivation If you have a new baby you may be experiencing sleepless nights. Your nights will be interrupted and getting a few hours in a row may seem impossible. It’s only temporary, and hopefully your child will sleep more uninterrupted hours by 3 months.
Video: Caffeine effects on Sleep deprivation
There is a limited amount of time for caffeine to improve your sleepiness. When you thought coffee would help but you’re still annoyed by everyone pic.twitter.com/nmepIIDfMh — Leo Abdala (@FactsOfSchool) August 16, 2016 A lot of us drink coffee because we want that caffeine boost that sharpens our wit just enough to get through our…
Video: CPAP therapy and Sleep apnea
This video explains what sleep apnea is and possible treatment options, like CPAP therapy, for those with mild sleep apnea. Simply put, sleep apnea is where a patient stops breathing during the night due to upper airway collapse. CPAP therapy applies a positive airway pressure to ensure that the airway remains open and breathing is…
Aromatherapy and CPAP
Aromatherapy: A way to improve the CPAP experience Using scents can help calm first time CPAP users and help with desensitizing them to treatment. Aromatherapy is a pleasant add on for a successful CPAP user. The treatment for sleep apnea is a CPAP machine. The therapy pressures prevent your airways from collapsing. The constant use…
Positional obstructive sleep apnea
Sleep apnea treatment without cpap: Positional obstructive sleep apnea Patients that have already undergone a sleep study and that have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, may be given a diagnosis of positional obstructive sleep apnea. This type of sleep apnea usually indicates that the patient only experiences apnea or moderate to severe sleep apnea while…
Women and Sleep
Women need to keep a regular sleep schedule in order to sleep enough to maintain their physical and mental health. The sleep deprivation does not have to be something we accept and wear like a badge of honour.
Women: Breast Cancer and Sleep
Women with breast cancer report having poor sleep. Sleep disruption can lead to decreased quality of life and survival. Treating insomnia improves outcomes.
Tired Pregnant Women
Are you a tired pregnant woman? You’re not alone. Many women experience excessive fatigue during their third trimester of pregnancy that may lead to depressive symptoms.
The CPAP mask
The CPAP mask is important to your continued successful CPAP treatment. This article will show the different types of masks available and the reasons you may try these different types of CPAP masks.