01/05/2009
Sleep Apnea can be a serious sleeping problem if not treated properly. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep and can go undetected for years.
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Tags: Health, sleep apnea, Sleep Disorders
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12/31/2008
Time to wrap up 2008 and dive full force into 2009. 2008 was a great year for Speed Sleep, but its time to look ahead to the future and focus solely on 2009. Before we bid farewell to 2008, lets take a look at the stories that centered the attention on sleeping problems and sleeping aids.
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Tags: Sleep Aids, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Problems
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11/10/2008
According to this article, the indigenous Australian instrument helps combat sleep apnea and disruptive snoring. Because disordered sleeping is often the result of weakened and collapsed upper airways, playing the instrument is considered therapeutic for patients who are awoken in the night by breathing issues. Who knew musical instruments could be useful as a natural sleep aid?
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Tags: Musical Instruments, Sleep Aids, Sleep Disorders
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09/15/2008
Unfortunately, many children start suffering from sleep problems before they reach their teens, and due to the fact that they are still developing and growing, using prescription or over the counter sleep aids is definitely not recommended. However, they are still suffering from sleep problems that need to be solved somehow, so natural alternatives to sleep medications are necessary.
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Tags: audio sleep aids, natural sleep aids, non-rx sleep aids, Sleep Aids, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Problems
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09/03/2008
You already know that is extremely dangerous and unwise to drive in hazardous conditions or to drive drunk, however, did you also know that is just as risky to drive while sleep-deprived? The 2008 Sleep in America Poll found that sixty-four percent of drivers who work thirty hours per week or more have driven a vehicle while feeling drowsy in the past year, and thirty-six percent have actually fallen asleep at the wheel. Clearly sleep problems are taking their toll on America’s safety as well as health.
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Tags: Dangers of Sleep Deprivation, driving drowsy, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Problems
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08/12/2008
Hospitals, universities, and private research teams perform a variety of sleep studies every year, and their purpose ranges from relatively benign (but unpleasant) problems such as excessive snoring to life-threatening sleep disorders like sleep apnea.
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Tags: Health, sleep apnea, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Problems, Sleep Studies
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07/22/2008
Many individuals have have sleeping problems or ever suffer from sleep disorders, however, many of them do not fully understand their condition. Furthermore, besides the fact that sleep deprivation takes an enormous toll on your creativity, productivity, and overall health, it is important to understand the various types of disorders, sleep issues, sleep aids, and more in order to find a solution to your sleep problem. Enter the Speed Sleep Sleep dictionary, or everything you need to know about sleep, from A to Z.
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Tags: Dangers of Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Aids, sleep dictionary, Sleep Disorders, sleep glossary, Sleep Problems
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07/14/2008
The experience of being pregnant can be one of the most wonderful times in a woman’s life; however, it can also be one of the more difficult times health-wise, particularly in terms of getting enough sleep. Many women experience insomnia and other sleep disorders, which have even more of a detrimental impact on overall health during pregnancy (after all, you are sleeping for two!). Furthermore, since prescription sleep drugs or other sleep aids are forbidden, getting proper sleep becomes even more difficult, especially for women who depended upon them prior to becoming pregnant.
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Tags: Dangers of Sleep Deprivation, Sleep and Pregnancy, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Problems
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