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DrNoSA

Retired neurologist. Teaching in Life Long Learning. Writing.

The decline in Alzheimer's Disease has already begun.

Let's suppose that sleep apnea (SA) is the cause of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), as I contend. That means that those patients who are currently being treated for SA with a positive airway pressure (PAP) machine will avoid the the disease altogether. Their brains will be spared the repeated bouts of hypoxemia, surges of stress hormones and adverse... Read more Chevron

posted 01/19/2010, comments (5)|

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Cowgrl0673

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Same headache since 2004

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New Daily Persistant Headache

I was diagnosed with New Daily Persistant Headache by my new headache specialist. He thought that if I got better sleep my head pain would begin to go down. I have been on my sleep meds for weeks now and have not shown any improvement. Nothing helps my pain except for opioid rescue meds and now they aren't helping enough. I haven't really... Read more Chevron

posted 01/18/2010, comment (1)|

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ATsai, Editor

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I am the Web Producer for HealthCentral's Sleep site.

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10 Things to Know About Getting Better Sleep

1. Recognize Sleep Deprivation – Sleep deprivation can rear it’s ugly head in several forms, and you may not even know it. Of course, there are the times you pull an all-nighter or travel through time zones, which can lead to sleep deprivation, but there are less common causes too. Partial Sleep Deprivation occurs when someone... Read more Chevron

posted 01/11/2010, comments (0)|

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AimeeBS

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My 3 yr. old son has never and still does not sleep thru the night! As a result I am sleep deprived.

My 3 yr. old son was born 5 weeks early and has never slept thru the night. In the beginning I believed it to be because he was born so early and may take longer to get him into a routine. I also have a 2 yr. old and a 7 yr. old with no sleep issues. I feel I have tried everything and nothing seems to work. He was in a toddler bed sortly... Read more Chevron

posted 12/15/2009, comments (5)|

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KaraEberly

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3 year old won't sleep through the night

My 3 year old wakes up about the sametime everynight, she also has a hard time going back to sleep and will be up for a couple hours in her bed. We have a normal rutine for her for bedtime. SHe usually take a good nap from 1:30-3:30 and wakes up crying like she did not get eonugh sleep it takes her a hour to get happy and start playing again. Her... Read more Chevron

posted 11/16/2009, comment (1)|

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