Why Does Sleep Apnea Cause Bed Wetting
Bed Wetting & Your Child
Bed-wetting or enuresis is an embarrassing and uncomfortable problem for children. It's considered normal up to and including the age of four. It's when it continues into school age and even adulthood that the embarrassment and discomfort escalates.
Bed-wetting may occur every night, a few nights a week or even only occasionally. It usually occurs during the first few hours of sleep, but can occur any time during the night.
Researchers at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky have disc...
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Expert & Community Posts
The Bedwetter
By Florence Cardinal , Health ExpertBed-wetting or enuresis is an embarrassing and uncomfortable problem for children. It's considered... Read more »
Sleep Apnea and Depression
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...reports that there's new evidence for a link between sleep apnea and depression. I learned about... Read more »
A Really Good Reason to Treat Sleep Apnea in Guys
By healthgal , Health ExpertMen who have sleep apnea or OSAS (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome) may also be significantly at... Read more »
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Sleep Apnea: Symptoms
People with sleep apnea usually do not remember waking up during the night.Symptoms in AdultsSymptoms may include:Excessive daytime sleepinessMorning headachesIrritability and impaired mental... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Causes
...that causes some obstruction or collapse in the upper airways and reduces air pressure can produce sleep apnea syndrome. Abnormalities in tissues that lie between the back of the mouth and the... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Highlights
Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
PrognosisSleep apnea has a strong association with several diseases, particularly those related to the heart and circulation.Adverse Effects of Sleep Apnea on Heart and CirculationResearchers are... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
Sleeping on the back causes sleep apnea in about half of all people with mild sleep apnea. Body position greatly affects the number and severity of episodes of obstructive sleep... Read more »Images
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