Are you tired of constantly snoring? Well here is a device that can possibly help you when all else has failed. It is considered a watch although it doesn’t really serve its main purpose of telling the time. The good side is that it has a sensitive micro-sound detector that will detect when you’re snoring. Once it does that it will send a very mild electronic signal.

It is even capable of distinguishing between snoring and just other noises in general. This device will make slow down the frequency of your snoring as well as make it so you don’t snore quite so loudly. The Anti-Snoring Device Snore Stopper Watch retails for $36.00 over at Amazon.

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Anti-Snoring Device Snore Stopper Watch

According to a study from the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine in the UK, those who suffer from even mild sleep apnea are at risk of suffering a heart attack. The study will be published in the first issue for November of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

“It was previously known that people with OSA severe enough to affect their daytime alertness and manifest in other ways are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but this finding suggests that many more people—some of whom may be completely unaware that they even have OSA—are at risk than previously thought,” said lead author of the study, Malcolm Kohler, M.D.

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Mild Sleep Apnea may also cause Heart Attack

Professor Horne, director of Loughborough University’s Sleep Research Centre is of the rather controversial opinion that sleep-deprivation is a myth. According to his study, how alert a person is in the morning doesn’t depend on his sleep but his genes!

Writing in the New Scientist, he said: “The fact is most adults get enough sleep, and our collective sleep debt, if it exists at all, has not worsened in recent times. “My assertion is that the vast majority of people sleep perfectly adequately. That’s not to say that sleep deprivation doesn’t exist. But in general we’ve never had it so good.”

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Sleep Deprivation a Myth?

According to a survey by NetDoctor, half of the 1,000 men and women they interviewed claimed to suffer from sleep deprivation. Factors like stress, money problems etc were cited by them.

NetDoctor’s independent adviser Dr Roger Henderson said: “Sleep-related problems are surprisingly common, and something we all experience from time to time. However, the results reveal a worrying increase in the number of people suffering from sleep problems.”t is important to remember that there are a number of simple ways in which to ensure a more restful night’s sleep. Avoid stimulants such as caffeine and opt for a milky drink such as hot chocolate.”

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Half of Brits Awake at Night

According to a new study which got released first at the Australasian Sleep Conference, teens are not getting enough sleep due to watching TV, playing video games and listening to music in bed.

Associate Prof Kurt Lushington, of UniSA School of Psychology, says:

“Sleep is very important for learning and memory, particularly in year 12 when pressure is on to perform. A lot of kids are reporting that they’re tired when they wake up and there are quite a few reporting they’re sleepy during the day.”

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Video Games in Bed Lead to Sleep Deprived Teens

A new study shows that women over 70 who manage to get only five hours of sleep are at a higher risk of falling and having an accident. Researchers measured the sleep time of 2,978 women and found out those who slept less than five hours were about 47 percent more likely to have fallen more than once.

“People think getting less sleep is just a normal aspect of aging,” said Katie L. Stone, the lead author and a scientist at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute. “But you should bring it to the attention of your physician. There are options available for treatment.”

Via NY Times

Sleep Deprived Women More Likely to Fall

Now here is another reason to get your beauty sleep. According to research, sleep deprivation contributes to weigh gain!  Lack of sleep results in increased stress hormone levels and decreased glucose.  All these results in weight  gain and also leads to late-night munching.

Via Times of India

Weight Gain Linked to Lack of Sleep

According to a study conducted by researcher Dr Jennifer Parker of the University the West of England, women are more prone to nightmares. In a study of 170 volunteers, 19% of men reported a nightmare compared with 30% of women.

Said Dr. Parker:
“In terms of processing emotional information, women may be more prone to taking unresolved concerns into their sleep life.”

Via BBC

Women More Prone to Nightmares

According to Virginia Zamudio-Lange, a speaker last week in Washington at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators only 47 percent doctors make the connection between sleep apnea and diabetes. Hence in the United States alone 85 percent of sleep apnea cases among diabetics go undiagnosed.

“Zamudio-Lange reported that in a sleep apnea screening protocol developed at Alamo Diabetes Team in San Antonio, diabetes educators asked patients about snoring and fatigue as they made preliminary diabetes assessments. Patients who reported apnea-like symptoms were categorized as high-risk and referred for further evaluation or possible treatment.”

Via Diabetes Health

Doctors tend to miss Sleep Apnea and Diabetes connection

According to an article by the UCLA Cousins Center research in the September 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry, even losing sleep for one night can trigger vital cellular pathway that produces tissue-damaging inflammation. So for the sake of your immune system don’t forget to get a good nights sleep!

“Physical and psychological stress brought on in part by grinding work, school and social schedules is keeping millions of Americans up at night,” said Dr. Irwin, lead author and director of the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the Semel Institute

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Sleep Good for Immune System