乌鸦传媒

<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title'>Primary Care >

Sleep Disorders

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

A photo of Dr. Roneil Malkani showing an example of pink noise being used to enhance slow brain waves during deep sleep.

<乌鸦传媒>Can Pink Noise Enhance Sleep and Memory? Early Research Drives a Color Noise Buzz.

"There's still a lot of work we have to do," says one researcher

A computer rendered cutaway of the human skull with the hypoglossal nerve highlighted

<乌鸦传媒>Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea May Not Work for All

Body mass index, sleeping position influence outcomes

A photo of a snoring man.

<乌鸦传媒>Memory, Cognitive Symptoms Linked to Sleep Apnea

Findings highlight importance of early screening for apnea, researcher says

<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Disorders Are More Common Than You Think

Plus, how primary care providers can squeeze this topic into their discussions with patients

A photo of a young male doctor sitting across the desk from his senior female patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care

Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions

A photo of a senior woman laying in a hospital bed while receiving hemodialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>Top Insomnia Treatments Offer Little Relief for Dialysis Patients

CBT, trazodone outcomes were "surprising"

A photo of a mature man lying in bed awake with his arm across his forehead.

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia-Sleep Link Has a New Twist

Research unravels relationship between irregular sleep and poor brain health

Photos of removable oral appliances from Vivos Therapeutics.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Clears First Oral Device Treatment for Severe Sleep Apnea

Oral appliances represent an alternative to CPAP and surgical neurostimulation implants

A photo of a little girl laying in her bed looking at her mother who is holding a glass of water and a pill.

<乌鸦传媒>Melatonin Use Common Among Kids

Nearly 1 in 5 school-age children and preteens used melatonin in the past 30 days

A photo of a senior woman wearing monitoring devices during a sleep study.

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Risk Rises When Deep Sleep Falls

Longitudinal study points to relationship in older adults over 12-year follow-up

SLEEP over a photo of the Indiana Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Naps in Elderly People May Reflect Dementia Risk

Relationship vanishes after adjusting for comorbidities, however

SLEEP over a photo of the Indiana Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>For Some, Sex Is Better Sleep Aid Than Pill, Small Survey Finds

Two-thirds of people who use sleep meds said they slept just as well or better after sex

A photo of a drowsy businessman at his desk in an office.

<乌鸦传媒>Daytime Sleepiness Drugs of Varying Performance in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Solriamfetol had particularly strong showing in network meta-analysis

A photo of a container of gummies.

<乌鸦传媒>Melatonin Gummies May Not Be What They Claim to Be

Nearly 90% of brands were mislabeled, lab analysis shows

A photo of a mature woman sitting on the edge of her bed in a dark room.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug

Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial

FDA ALERT Certain Philips Respironics DreamStation breathing devices over a photo of a DreamStation1 device.

<乌鸦传媒>Reworked Philips CPAP, BiPAP Machines May Not Deliver Correct Therapy

And some of the remediated breathing devices may not provide any treatment at all, FDA warns

A medical illustration of targeted hypoglossal nerve stimulation

<乌鸦传媒>Tongue Nerve Stimulator Does Good for Sleep Apnea Patients

THN3 trial shows reduced apnea, improvement in quality of life

A photo of two bottles of Wakix tablets, 4.5 mg and 17.8 mg, and their packaging.

<乌鸦传媒>Pitolisant Safe and Effective in Children With Narcolepsy

First study in a pediatric population, with findings similar to adults

A photo of a man staying up late and watching TV.

<乌鸦传媒>Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping

Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report

ISC over a photo of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas

<乌鸦传媒>Suboptimal Sleep Duration Linked to Poor Brain Health

Middle-age patients with worse sleep saw increased white matter hyperintensities on MRI

A photo of a mature woman sleeping with a sleep apnea mask

<乌鸦传媒>Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up?

Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain

CCC over a photo of the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, Colorado

<乌鸦传媒>IBD Interferes With Sleep Quality

Intestinal as well as brain-related problems found in study that used wrist actigraphy devices

A photo of a little girl sleeping with her mouth open.

<乌鸦传媒>Intranasal Saline May Suffice for Some Kids' Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Recommendations for surgery halved after 6 weeks of mometasone furoate or saline

A closeup of some different pills in the nightstand and a young man laying face down in bed with his eyes closed.

<乌鸦传媒>Young Adults With Sleep Issues Face Higher Overdose Risk With Benzodiazepines

Risk heightened for people with a recent prescription opioid-fill

Photo of a man monitoring oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter.

<乌鸦传媒>Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says

Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say

A portrait of a mature woman holding her eyes open with her fingers.

<乌鸦传媒>Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseases

Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages

A photo of a mature man sleeping with a CPAP mask on.

<乌鸦传媒>What Good Is a CPAP Machine Without a Microchip?

The shortage threatens the well-being of patients with sleep apnea, among others

A photo of a container of strawberry melatonin gummies.

<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Experts Issue Advisory on Melatonin in Children

Recommendations come as reported pediatric poisonings surged

<乌鸦传媒>Not Just Recalls: Philips Tangles With Law Enforcement

Company agreed to pay $24 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit

A photo of a mature woman wearing a cpap mask and adjusting the controls of the ventilator while sitting on her bed.

<乌鸦传媒>In Wake of Philips Recall, Patients Still Waiting for Sleep Apnea Devices

Effects of recall reverberate through sleep medicine community

Psych Congress over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana

<乌鸦传媒>No Weird Dreams for Insomnia Patients Taking Lemborexant

Even at 10 mg, the sleep aid resulted in few abnormal dreams or nightmares

Psych Congress over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana

<乌鸦传媒>Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomnia

Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says

A photo of a Black woman sitting on the edge of her bed with her hand on her head.

<乌鸦传媒>Low Sleep Tied to Lupus Risk

But which way does causal arrow point?

<乌鸦传媒>Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting?

Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets

A photo of a woman in bed holding a pill bottle and glass of water.

<乌鸦传媒>Pharmacologic Interventions for Insomnia Effective but Flawed

More long-term data on efficacy and safety needed

A photo of two acupuncture needles in a man鈥檚 forearm with electrodes attached.

<乌鸦传媒>Electroacupuncture Points to Improvements in Depression-Related Insomnia

Trial participants saw improvements in both sleep and mental health

The Life鈥檚 Essential 8 graphic from the American Heart Association

<乌鸦传媒>Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep

New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults

AANP over a photo of the Orange County Convention Center in Florida

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity Epidemic Fuels Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnoses

Common signs, symptoms, multiple comorbidities pose diagnostic challenges

SLEEP over a photo of the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina

<乌鸦传媒>Teen Screen Time Goes Hand in Hand With Wacky Bedtimes During the Pandemic

Girls spent more time on social media, and boys on video games

SLEEP over a photo of the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina

<乌鸦传媒>Supine Sleeping Linked to Breathing Issues in High-Risk Pregnancy

Researchers also found self-reported sleeping position is often not accurate

1