Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common condition among Singaporeans. Experts from SingHealth Polyclinics explain how to deal with it – including doing mouth exercises like ‘tongue tai chi’, what we call myofunctional therapy (MFT). OSA is a common condition seen among Singaporeans, as it turns out. According to Dr Tan, over 1,000 patients visit SingHealth Polyclinics every […]
If you snore or fear you suffer from sleep apnea, your dentist may have a solution for you Who can diagnose if I have a snoring problem or sleep apnea? If you suspect that you have a snoring problem, severe teeth grinding or sleep apnea, you can visit your dentist for advice. By examining the […]
Context Sleep-related Breathing Disorders (SRBD) affect millions of people of all ages worldwide. They can be the cause of a wide range of physical, dental and mental health problems, ranging from simple day-time sleepiness to life-threatening cardiovascular complications. In addition, SRBDs can increase the risk of psychological problems, including depression and drug dependency, which can […]
Sleep affects your child’s development in many important ways, including mental and social development, physical health, and emotional regulation. When a child has trouble sleeping, it limits their ability to function well during the day, disrupts the household, and is a source of stress for parents and other family members. Sleep problems in children are […]
Drowsy driving, the dangerous combination of sleepiness and driving or driving while fatigued, and can result from many underlying causes, including excessive sleepiness, sleep deprivation, changes in circadian rhythm due to shift work, fatigue, medications with sedatives and consuming alcohol when tired. The cumulative effects of these factors have severe effects on performance, alertness, memory, […]
Sleep apnea raises the risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a long-term study that strengthens a link doctors have suspected. “The presence and severity of sleep apnea are associated with a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death,” said study leader Dr. Apoor Gami, a cardiac electrophysiologist at Midwest Heart Specialists-Advocate Medical Group in […]
Diagnoses of attention hyperactivity disorder among children have increased dramatically in recent years, rising 22 percent from 2003 to 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many experts believe that this may not be the epidemic it appears to be. Many children are given a diagnosis of A.D.H.D., researchers say, when in fact they […]
Curing insomnia in people with depression could double their chance of a full recovery, scientists are reporting. The findings, based on an insomnia treatment that uses talk therapy rather than drugs, are the first to emerge from a series of closely watched studies of sleep and depression to be released in the coming year. The […]
The findings of new research presented at ENDO 2015, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Diego, CA, suggest that losing just half an hour of sleep can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism. For the study, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in Doha, Qatar, recruited 522 patients who had […]
As if cancer, heart disease and other diseases were not enough motivation to make quitting smoking your New Year’s resolution, here’s another wake-up call: New research published in the January 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that smoking disrupts the circadian clock function in both the lungs and the brain. Translation: Smoking ruins productive […]