What are the differences between sleep apnea and Insomnia? How do we treat us the two? How has the FDA halted the treatment of sleep apnea? Researchers have long wanted to know the answers to these questions and they have them. There are key differences between Insomnia and Sleep apnea. Along with appropriate pharmacologic treatments, Doctors have discovered plenty of ways to help with the disorders. The research is there and can teach one all about it if they so choose to find it. First of all what is Sleep Apnea? Obstructive sleep apnea affects up to four percent of middle aged adults the common complaints that come with are snoring, daytime sleepiness and disrupted sleep {Victor LD, Am Fam Physician, 1999, Nov 15;60(8):2279-86.
National Stroke Foundation, 2005, www.stroke.org.} Apnea is the Greek word for without breath. Sleep apnea causes you to stop breathing for at least 10 seconds while you are sleeping, many times throughout the night. Sleep apnea however does not cause many problems with you breathing throughout the day. The risk factors for sleep apnea are age usually between 40 and 60 is the highest risk. Ethnicity with African-American, Pacific Islanders and Hispanic being the highest risk. Smoking drinking and some medical conditions such as diabetes also put you at a higher risk {Victor LD, Am Fam Physician, 1999, Nov 15;60(8):2279-86.}. The consequences of sleep apnea vary from increased risk of heart conditions, vehicle accidents, work related accidents and depression. {U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Updates, 2013}. The treatments for sleep apnea come in a huge variety depending on what the patient needs. With the most common being an assortment of behavioral measures such as losing weight, a reduction in alcohol intake and to stop taking medications that make you drowsy. The second most common is they C pap machine which stands for (continuous positive airway pressure) machine. This machine has a mask that covers the patients nose and mouth which keeps the airway open and provides more oxygen to the patient while sleeping. The final measure would be a dental device or surgery to prevent the obstruction of the air way there are currently no medications for obstructive sleep apnea. {U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Updates, 2013, www.fda.gov}. Insomnia is often confused with sleep apnea but they are two completely different diagnosis. It is one of the most common medical complaints. About 35% of the population reported having insomnia within the last year. Increasing prevalence with increasing age. It’s more common in females, unemployed, divorced, widowed, separated, lower socioeconomic status, and only 30% of patients with insomnia report the problem to their physician {UpToDate, Overview of Insomnia, 2013, www.uptodate.com}. Insomnia has two different durations. Short term which can last 2-3 days and could be a result of jet lag, work shift changes, acute illness or a major life event. Or long term which is considered 30 days or more which is normally a result of a major illnesses or medication. The diagnosis of Insomnia is you must have at least on of the following. Difficulty initiating sleep, staying asleep, or waking up to early. For it to be considered Insomnia you must also have daytime impairment from the no sleep {Schutte-Rodin S, J Clin Sleep Med, 2008 Oct 15; 4(5):487-504.}. Classification of daytime impairment. This would be considered fatigue or lethargy, problems paying attention, irritability, headaches, and many more. How much sleep is enough sleep? This depends on age starting with children who should get at least 10 hours starting at preschool,
Explore the ways Mrs Johnstone is developed in Blood Brothers Mrs Johnstone develops throughout the play we can see this when Russell has used “theres a stone in place of her heart?” we would usually think of a stone being cold this makes us feel like Mrs J is cold and does not have a heart. Mrs Johnstone is vulnerable and has low self esteem issues, we can tell this when Willy used the quote “he told me i was sexier than marilyn monroe” . the writer used this description and quote to let the audience see…
the same blood type. Mr. Johnson suspects Mrs. Johnson has been cheating on him with Mr. Wilson so he wants to find out if any of the children are Mr. Wilson’s. The goal of our study was to use what we know about the inheritance of ABO blood types to determine if Mr. Johnson can be excluded as the father of any of Mrs. Johnson’s children. Our claim is, We think that 2 of Mr. Johnson’s children are not his biological children. The guiding question of this study is, Are all of Mr. Johnson’s children…
story by the author W.W Jacobs, in the story three wishes are granted to the owner of the monkeys paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price. The writer is teaching us that we have to be careful with what we wish because if the dreams come true you have to pay the price of what you wish. The story involves Mr. and Mrs white and their son Herbert, sergeant-major Morris, a friend of the whites who introduces them to the monkeys paw, telling of its mysterious powers to grant three wishes and of…
FBI agent Scene 1 (Before taking Matilda to the shop.) In movie Time: 13 minutes Scene plot. Zog & X are watching MR. Wormwood taking his kids to the Wormwood motors office and taking photos with a Nikon camera. Text Zog: Mr. Wormwood. (Take photo). Talking on two way radio: 9:21. Wormwood is getting in the car. X: My time is 9:22! Zog talking to the two-way radio: 9:21 is right. (Start following). Transmitter: 9:30 exact location? Zog: Dart Street. 5 seconds later ( reached wormwood…
How to analyze a character: Mrs. Mallard Mrs. Mallard, the main character in the short story, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, is a very interesting character. Mrs. Louise Mallard is the center of everything in this short story. At the beginning of the story we find out that Mrs. Mallard is struggling with a heart condition. She is very ill and sick from the struggles she is having with her heart. We also know that she is a true woman because in the story it describes her as not working or…
The reason the Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are able to un-cover the different puzzle pieces left by Mrs. Wright of the murder is because they empathize with her as a woman and as a wife. They identify with her, quite literally (Holstein). In her first lines, Mrs. Hale defends the accused woman’s housekeeping from the county attorney’s attack. Mrs. Hale also mourns the loss of Mrs. Wright’s preserved fruit, remembering her own hard work during canning…
ORDER Mr. Ringuis called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. The School Committee took a brief recess beginning at 9:04p.m. and reconvened at 9:15p.m. Please note Mayor Sullivan had to leave the School Committee meeting at 9:20p.m. ROUTINE MATTERS A. Approval of Minutes VOTED UNANIMOUSLY: Upon a motion by Mr. Kokoros and seconded by Mr. Devin to approve the minutes for the Open Session of September 22, 2014. ROLL CALL: AYES – 6 Mr. Chafe/Mr. Devin/ Ms. Fiske Heger/Mr. Kokoros/ Mr. Ringius/Mayor…
going to talk about the five stages of life and also demonstrate my knowledge and understanding of the theories of Erikson and Maslow. I am going to apply these theories to a member of the madga family from the case study. There are five stages that we all go through in our life, theses stages are; * Infancy * Childhood * Adolescence * Young Adulthood * Late Adulthood Each of these stages has an expected milestone that most people will achieve; it is not set in stone that you…
for us to make certain decisions in our life in order to fulfill desires within ourselves. It seems silly to make a voluntary decision to do something that doesn’t go hand in hand with what we truly want. It’s quite astonishing to see the amount of weight social pressure has on our crucial life decisions. We are a product of our environment and so our surroundings must have an effect on us to some degree. Even though the decision that was made could offer less value to the life of the individual…
the protagonists; Elizabeth and Jane, however we are first introduced to Mr and Mrs Bennet, a very oppositely natured couple. Austen tells us their main goals in life are to find each of their daughters a suitable husband, which sets the general basis for the plot. In chapter one Mrs Bennet's character is portrayed using direct speech, ' "A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our young girls!" ' Here Mrs Bennet is talking to her husband about the new…