Sleep

Milena Pavlova, MD, neurologist, and medical director of the sleep testing center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner hospital, says that sleep apnea is more common in men until after women experience menopause.

Long-term tele-messaging was more effective than no messaging and short-term messaging for positive airway pressure use, and it was highly likely to be cost-effective with an acceptable willingness-to-pay threshold.

Although obesity and male sex serve as the main risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea, study results have also shown smoking increases the risk of the condition.

A recent study observed that poor sleep quality and having very little or a lot of sleep were associated with greater likelihood of having had COVID-19 in the past, while poor sleep quality was linked with an increased requirement of hospitalization for severe COVID-19.

The April 2 plenary session at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 2023 Annual Conference, entitled, “Sleep Disorders, Fatigue, and Cognitive Function in Cancer Survivors" reviewed guidelines for handling symptoms that are increasingly common as the survivorship ranks grow.

A study from the United Kingdom observed that the processes that contribute to obstructive sleep apnea might contribute to early cognitive decline in otherwise healthy individuals.

Symptoms of sleep disturbance are associated with an increased risk of stroke and might indicate higher individual risk or be representative of independent risk factors.

Anne Marie Morse, DO, a pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine specialist at Geisinger Medical Center, talked about the challenges that adolescents with narcolepsy face in their social relationships.

A study conducted in China found that participants who used a smartphone application had improved insomnia severity compared with those who received sleep education.

Recognizing markers like atonia index during wakefulness (WAI) that are not present in other hypersomnias might help in the diagnosis of narcolepsy.

A recent study conducted in Norway found that too much or too little self-reported sleep was associated with 44% and 25% greater risk of infection, respectively, and higher antibiotic use.

A new study examining sleep irregularity and sleep duration found that sleep irregularity was associated with several indictors of heart disease.

The high prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with narcolepsy suggests that a biological relationship is present between the disorders, but larger studies are needed.

Telemonitoring may help improve continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy adherence for patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA), while motivational enhancement therapy (MET) most significantly impacted long-term adherence, according to a recent study.

Behavioral and combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions were investigated for their potential to help improve sleep outcomes in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Certain variables have been shown to have both positive and negative influences on the willingness to pay for sleep disturbance treatment, such as wealth, insurance coverage, quality of life, and age.

Having worse sleep is linked with the greatest gain in sleeping longer after treatment with cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), according to a recent study.

A review explored clinical considerations related to the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of idiopathic hypersomnia.

No difference in treatment efficacy was observed between intranasal mometasone furoate and saline for the management of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) symptoms in children, with findings indicating that almost one-half of children with SDB could be initially managed in the primary care setting.

New research shows that factors such as work and childcare contribute to less sleep in midlife, with these new study findings aligning with previous data.

A study found that depressive symptoms were associated with a sleep midpoint outside of 2:00-4:00 am.

The most-read content in sleep this year included articles on narcolepsy, continuous positive airway pressure adherence, and new drugs approved for insomnia, among other stories.

A new study found that short sleep duration and high siesta ratio were associated with a higher risk of hypertension and elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Identifying dementia could be easier by using a routine sleep EEG to incorporate dementia screening techniques.

Patients who used a mandibular advancement device (MAD) to address their obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptoms reported improvement in their sleep quality and tiredness on waking even if their sleep criteria did not indicate a response to treatment, indicating the importance of a posttreatment sleep study to ensure MAD efficacy.

The Sleep 2022 meeting from early June included talks on narcolepsy, the role of race in sleep disturbances, and the use of opioids in restless leg syndrome.

A study found that people with Down syndrome with caregivers who were aware of the updated American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines on screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were diagnosed earlier and had better health outcomes for OSA.

A new study has found that food insecurity is associated with poor sleep quality and quantity in adults.

A meta-analysis found that postoperative atrial fibrillation was associated with sleep-disordered breathing in patients who underwent cardiac surgery.

A study found a high prevalence of insomnia in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), and results indicate that sex, depression, and physical activity can also be linked to insomnia in these patients.