The heart is the key element of the circulatory system which makes sure that all the organs and tissues get the oxygen needed. So, being responsible for pumping blood throughout the body, we should never underestimate the importance of heart health. We are already aware that factors like smoking, poor diet, and lack of physical…
If you feel like your heart is fluttering, pounding, or skipping a beat, it means that you are having heart palpitations. Unfortunately, they might be quite serious if caused by another health condition like heart disease, sleep apnea or a thyroid disorder. However, looking on the bright side, heart palpitations at night aren’t usually harmful.…
Sleep is either your best friend or an eternal curse. You either get enough sleep or you go around sleep-deprived. In the hustle-oriented world of today, it’s di cult to get enough sleep as many people forget to sleep in favor of working hard and being productive. ‘Hustling’ and making every second of every day…
Clinical Review Poul Jørgen Jennum, Giuseppe Plazzi, , Alessandro Silvani, Lee A.Surkin, YvesDauvilliers, Summary Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a lifelong disorder of sleep-wake dysregulation defined by clinical symptoms, neurophysiological findings, and low hypocretin levels. Besides a role in sleep, hypocretins are also involved in regulation of heart rate and blood pressure. This literature review…
Symptoms Snoring is not the only tell-tale sign of a child who has OSA. It is not always present, particularly if the airway turbulence happens in the lower section of the upper airway behind or below the tongue. Children with OSA have noisy breathing, restlessness during sleep, and pauses in breathing, which results in fragmented…
We are all aware of the impact COVID-19 is having on our world today. This pandemic has brought our world society to a more complete understanding of infection control practices.
So on-line distance learning is decidedly the next the next best step in helping to ensure students, staff, and faculty have safe and healthy environments in which to learn and work. And, most importantly, to earn approved continuing education hours.
When an infant or child is unable to sleep, the parents’ sleep cycles are likely affected as well , as they’re either comforting the child, caring for their needs until the child is soothed back to sleep, but then the parents may often find it difficult to return to a deep sleep themselves.
While vacations are meant to unwind and relax, often we return from our trip more exhausted than when we started. Granted we may be physically and mentally drained depending how rigorous the schedule of activities we partook in during our trip, but many of us struggle to find a restful night’s sleep in new surroundings, especially our children.
Respiratory Therapists (RTs) are considered an expensive luxury, rather than a necessity for many DMEs who can no longer afford to provide uncompensated overhead for the care component in order to stay in business
