To characterize how mandibular advancement enlarges the upper airway via posterior tongue advancement in people with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and whether this is associated with mandibular advancement splint (MAS) …
43.3 Percent of Children With Insomnia Have Persistent Trajectory
5.5-fold increased odds of insomnia symptoms worsening into adult insomnia for short-sleeping adolescents THURSDAY, Feb. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For children with insomnia symptoms, 43.3 percent have a persistent …
A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Level Meta-Analysis of Primary vs. Specialist Care for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Primary care providers may be ideally positioned to have a larger role in treating obstructive sleep apnea. Objectives: Using an individual-participant data meta-analysis, establish whether age, gender, the severity of …
The Development of Sleep/Wake Disruption and Cataplexy as Hypocretin/Orexin Neurons Degenerate in Male vs. Female Orexin/tTA; TetO-DTA Mice
Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1), a sleep disorder with similar prevalence in both sexes, is thought to be due to loss of the hypocretin/orexin (Hcrt) neurons. Several transgenic strains have been …
Daridorexant Improves Sleep Outcomes for Adults With Insomnia
Daridorexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist approved by the FDA in January 2022 for insomnia disorders, improved sleep outcomes at doses of 25 mg or 50 mg with a favorable safety profile, …
Rosacea, poor sleep quality and obstructive sleep apnea: a commentary on potential interconnected features
Although rosacea is classically considered a skin disorder, recent evidence shows that it is emerging as a systemic vascular disease. The classical symptoms of burning, intense erythema and flushing could …
Efficacy and Acceptability of Intermittent Aerobic Exercise on Polysomnography-Measured Sleep in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis With Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study’s objective was to investigate the efficacy and acceptability of intermittent aerobic exercise training on sleep parameters, fatigue, pain, depressive symptoms, physical function, and cardiorespiratory fitness in people with …
Effect of sleep surgery on blood pressure in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis
This meta-analysis evaluates the effect of sleep surgery on blood pressure (BP) in adults with OSA. The study protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020154425). The PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane …
Lower-Sodium Oxybate Shows Benefit in Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Newly approved treatment improves scores on sleepiness scale Lower-sodium oxybate showed efficacy in treating symptoms of idiopathic hypersomnia in a phase III randomized withdrawal trial. Compared with participants receiving lower-sodium oxybate, those …
Patient characteristics as predictors of sleep disturbances in multimorbid primary care patients – A secondary analysis
The aim of the study was to identify patient characteristics (adult attachment, health status, number and severity of chronic conditions, social support) predictive sleep disturbances after 12 months.In a secondary analysis …