Sleeping problems pose high risk for adverse health effects

Sleep scientists and physicians are starting to be more aware of the need for a good night's sleep as poorly rested individuals face health risks such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and exacerbation of obstructive sleep apnea. Pediatricians have recently made the link between disturbed sleep and symptoms that are associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Obstructed sleep apnea causes awakenings during the night due to obstruction of the airway, which rouses the sufferer from deep sleep. It is more common in obese people, and those with enlarged adenoids and tonsils, and makes the person feel tired and lethargic, and unrefreshed in the morning with daytime somnolence. Other symptoms of sleep apnea include headaches, snoring, frequent moving in bed, sweating and bed wetting.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Record Journal

Related Disease Topics:

• Obesity
• Cardiovascular disease
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• ADHD
• Sleep apnea

Related Symptom Topics:

• Disturbed sleep
• Awakenings
• Enlarged tonsils
• Enlarged adenoids
• Tired
• Lethargic
• Daytime somnolence
• Headaches
• Snoring
• Frequent moving in bed
• Sweating
• Bed wetting
• Obese

Article Source Details

About: Sleeping problems pose high risk for adverse health effects

Date: 8 December 2005

Source: Record Journal

Author: Jeffery Kurz

URL: http://www.record-journal.com/articles/2005/12/05/news/news03.txt

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of disturbed sleep
• Cause of awakenings
• Cause of enlarged tonsils
• Cause of enlarged adenoids
• Cause of tired
• Cause of lethargy
• Cause of daytime somnolence
• Cause of headaches
• Cause of snoring
• Cause of frequent moving in bed
• Cause of sweating
• Cause of bed wetting
• Cause of tiredness
• Cause of obese
• Cause of OSA
• Cause of obstructive sleep apnea
• Cause of sleep apnea
• Risk and disturbed sleep
• Risk and awakenings
• Risk and enlarged tonsils
• Risk and enlarged adenoids
• Risk and tiredness
• Risk and overweight
• Risk and fat
• Risk and thick necks
• Risk and lack of sleep
• Risk and lethargy
• Risk and daytime somnolence
• Risk and headaches
• Risk and snoring
• Risk and frequent moving in bed
• Risk and sweating
• Risk and bed wetting
• Risk and obesity
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and obstructive sleep apnea
• Risk and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• ADHD
• Risk and sleep apnea
• Obese
• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and disturbed sleep
• Undiagnosed and awakenings
• Undiagnosed and enlarged tonsils
• Undiagnosed and enlarged adenoids
• Undiagnosed and tiredness
• Lethargy
• Undiagnosed and daytime somnolence
• Undiagnosed and headaches
• Undiagnosed and snoring
• Undiagnosed and frequent moving in bed
• Sweating
• Undiagnosed and bed wetting
• Undiagnosed and obese
• Undiagnosed and obesity
• Undiagnosed and cardiovascular disease
• Undiagnosed and obstructive sleep apnea
• Undiagnosed and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• Undiagnosed and ADHD
• Undiagnosed and sleep apnea
• Undiagnosed and child health
• Undiagnosed and women's health
• Undiagnosed and men's health

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