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One thing about having sleep apnea is that I am learning a great deal more about adjusting my sleep schedule and habits. Sleep is vital to our every day activities whether it’s working, parenting, writing, excercising or just living — we need to sleep. Sleeping improves our mental acuity, our learning and our memory. So what happens when you don’t get enough sleep or your sleep quality is poor: decreased mental acuity, decreased learning and decreased memory. Doesn’t sound fun, eh? So what is a person to do? What can you do, right now, today to get more sleep? To … Continue reading →

What Causes Snoring?

In a strange turn of events last night, I heard myself snoring. I was having a weird dream (sort of a monster movie kind of scenario) and one of the people in my dream kept telling me that I was snoring. “No,” I insisted. “I don’t snore.” But I could HEAR myself snoring while I was dreaming (and denying it). Very weird. I tend to talk in my sleep — I’ve done it since I was a little kid — but don’t often snore. So it made me wonder about the cause. A few different things can cause snoring, like: … Continue reading →

Quick Fixes For Snoring

If you share a bed with a spouse who snores, you are losing precious sleep! In fact, by your fiftieth wedding anniversary, you’ve lost around four years worth of sleep. Amazing! That breaks down to about one year of sleep lost for every twelve years you share a bed with a snorer. When you aren’t getting enough risk, you’re at risk for all kinds of things. Lack of sleep contributes to mood problems and memory problems. If you aren’t resting enough, you may be less alert during the day — that makes you more likely to be involved in car … Continue reading →

Men Who Drink Are At Risk For Sleep Disorders

A new study from the University of Wisconsin at Madison found that men who habitually consume alcohol are twenty-five percent more likely to have a sleep related breathing disorder than those who do not. The study looked at both men and women, but there was no significant relationship between alcohol consumption and sleep related breathing disorders. This may have been due to the fact that the 645 women in the study tended to generally drink less habitually than the 775 men in the study. Further studies are planned to look at the relationship between alcohol and sleep related breathing disorders … Continue reading →

A Cure For Snoring Or… The Perfect Father’s Day Gift

After weeks of searching, researching, and wracking my brain I think I may have found it… the perfect Father’s Day gift for my beloved dad. It won’t hang from his neck or help him catch fish, but it may help him catch more zzz’s. It’s called the Sonapillow and it’s supposed to help bring relief to people who snore. Yes, my dad is a snorer. At best snoring is annoying. At worst it can be a potentially serious health problem. I think my dad’s snoring falls somewhere in the middle. But he is not alone. Millions of Americans suffer from … Continue reading →

Sleep Disorder: Jeremiah’s Story–Part 2: Tonsillectomy

! The past week and a half has been a very long one for Jeremiah. In the First part of Jeremiah’s story, I wrote about the steps we are taking to help our son overcome sleep apnea. One of the several sleeping disorders our nearly five-year-old son has suffered all of his life. The first step was to have his tonsils removed in order to open his airway. Surgery was Thursday November 9, 2006 and everything went very well. The very first thing he did after surgery is “test” to see if he could still snore! On the evening after … Continue reading →

ADHD or Sleep Apnea?

My son Jeremiah is 4 years old and has had sleeping difficulties from the day I became his adoptive mother at the age of 1 year. Last April he and I spent the night at Oregon Health and Sciences University to have a Sleep Study done. The results have been interesting and the next step will be a Tonsillectomy in order to correct obstructive sleep apnea. Our hope is to avoid a diagnosis and the treatment that goes along with ADHD. The National Sleep Foundation estimates 30-40 million Americans have sleep disorders affecting health and daily functioning. This may be … Continue reading →

Facts About Sleep Apnea

At least eighteen million Americans suffer from sleep apnea — while you sleep, you suddenly stop breathing. Do you know the facts about sleep apnea? Snoring can be an indicator of a problem. Approximately half the country saws a few logs at night; don’t assume your spouse has sleep apnea if their snores keep you awake. However, as much as twenty percent of the population does suffer from sleep apnea. If you or your bedmate snores loudly with gasping or snorting, they may have sleep apnea. But only your doctor can tell you that for sure. If you have sleep … Continue reading →