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Getting A Sleep Study. Sleep for Kids
Getting A Sleep Study
Ask the Sleep Expert
Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD
Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic, Stanford, CA
How to solve 9 sleep problems
Most of us have experienced those maddening midnight moments when, no matter how tired we are, we either can’t fall asleep, can’t stay asleep or our sleep is of such poor quality it feels as if we were awake. For anyone who has tossed and turned at night, here’s some expert advice for solving nine sleep problems.
Good sleep habits don’t solve sleep problems, but they do create a foundation for improved sleep, experts say.
The night waker
Live Your Life Well: Get Enough Sleep
How Sleep Helps
Sleep may seem like a waste of time. You could instead be answering e-mail, doing the dishes, repairing the deck or decking the halls. But research shows that you’re more likely to succeed at your tasks—and enjoy greater well-being—if you get some serious shuteye.
Of course, it’s not easy to sleep when you’re feeling overwhelmed. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Americans say they lose sleep because of stress. That’s especially unfortunate because sleep 
combats some of the fallout of stress, and poor sleep has been linked to significant problems, including:
- greater risk of depression and anxiety
- increased risk of heart disease and cancer
- impaired memory
- reduced immune system functioning
- weight gain
- greater likelihood of accidents
Creating Good Nights Are You Getting Enough Rest?
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Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents
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Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Educators
By Peg Dawson, EdD, NCSP
Seacoast Mental Health Center, Portsmouth, NH
Physicians and psychologists estimate that as many as 30% of children may have a sleep disorder at some point during childhood. Sleep disorders have implications both for social-emotional adjustment and for school performance. For this reason it is important for both parents and educators to understand how sleep works and how disruptions in normal sleep patterns can affect children and teenagers. This handout will provide an introduction to normal sleep patterns, definitions and descriptions of the kinds of sleep disturbances that may affect children and adolescents, and a brief description of recommended treatments.
Normal Sleep Patterns
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Childhood Sleep Apnea
CHILDHOOD SLEEP APNEA Updated March 24, 1999 | What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? |How serious is sleep apnea? | How does the doctor determine if my child has Obstructive Sleep Apnea? | How is Sleep Apnea treated? |Articles on Childhood Apnea | Surgery for Children | Children and Obesity | Organizations |
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
The most common kind of sleep apnea is called Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. It is characterized by repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction that occur during sleep, usually associated with a reduction in blood oxygen saturation.
Sleep apnea
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Sleep apnea (or sleep apnoea in British English) is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode, called an apnea (Greek: á „Ï€Î Î Î Î (à pnoia), from Î – (a-), privative, πΠΠΠΠΠ(pnà ein), to breathe), lasts long enough that one or more breaths are missed, and such episodes occur repeatedly throughout sleep.[1] The standard definition of any apneic event includes a minimum 10-second interval between breaths, with either a neurological arousal (a 3-second or greater shift in EEG frequency, measured at C3, C4, O1, or O2) or a blood oxygen desaturation of 3–4% or greater, or both arousal and desaturation.[citation needed] Sleep apnea is diagnosed with an overnight sleep test called a polysomnogram, or a “sleep study”.
Clinically significant levels of sleep apnea are defined as five or more episodes per hour of any type of apnea (from the polysomnogram).[citation needed] There are three distinct forms of sleep apnea: central, obstructive, and complex (i.e., a combination of central and obstructive) constituting 0.4%, 84% and 15% of cases respectively.[2] Breathing is interrupted by the lack of respiratory effort in central sleep apnea; in obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is interrupted by a physical block to airflow despite respiratory effort. In complex (or “mixed”) sleep apnea, there is a transition from central to obstructive features during the events themselves.[citation needed]
Sleep medicine
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Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge and answered many questions about sleep-wake functioning.[1] The rapidly evolving field[2] has become a recognized medical subspecialty in some countries. Dental sleep medicine also qualifies for board certification in some countries. Properly organized, minimum 12-month, postgraduate training programs are still being defined in the United States.[3][4] In some countries, the sleep researchers and the doctors who treat patients may be the same people.
The first sleep clinics in the United States were established in the 1970s by interested doctors and technicians; the study, diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea were their first tasks. As late as 1999, virtually any American doctor, with no specific training in sleep medicine, could open a sleep laboratory.[5]
Sleep Apnea: Symptoms, Treatment, Causes, and Cures
Signs and symptoms of sleep apnea Mark’s struggle with Sleep Apnea
Mark’s snoring always disrupted his wife Susan’s sleep, but she became worried when she noticed that he seemed to stop breathing periodically at night, and wake up gasping for breath, only to fall back asleep and start the process again. Mark occasionally remembered waking up during the night, but he did not remember the gaps in breathing. He and Susan did, however, know that they were both exhausted during the day.
Warning signs and symptoms of sleep apnea include:
- Frequent silences during sleep due to breaks in breathing (apnea)
- Choking or gasping during sleep to get air into the lungs
- Loud snoring
- Sudden awakenings to restart breathing or waking up in a sweat
- Daytime sleepiness and feeling unrefreshed by a night’s sleep, including falling asleep at inappropriate times
What happens when you have an episode of sleep apnea?
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Infant sleep aid
Finding the right infant sleep aid: A guide for the science-minded parent 2008 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved 
Looking for a good infant sleep aid? This article offers tips for helping your baby fall asleep-and stay asleep.
But unlike most other baby sleep tips youll find, these tips are supported by a review of the scientific evidence.
How to Stop Snoring: Cures, Remedies and Tips for You and Your Partner
The causes of snoring: Identify the cause to find the cure
Have you ever sneezed one day from allergies then sneezed another day from a bad cold? Snoring is like that. In other words, not all snoring is the same. Everyone snores for different reasons. When we get to the bottom of why we snore, then we can find the right solutions to a quieter, deeper sleep.
People who snore often have too much throat and nasal tissue, or “floppy” tissue that is more prone to vibrate. The position of your tongue can also get in the way of smooth breathing. Evaluating how and when you snore will help you pinpoint whether the cause of your snoring is within your control or not. The good news is that no matter how and when you snore, there are solutions to making it better.
Where does the snore sound come from?
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