CARDIOVASCULAR WELLNESS- SLEEP HYGIENE

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• The American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Provides you with accurate information about sleep and sleep disorders and helps you find an accredited sleep center or lab near you.
• Importance of Sleep: Explains why sleep is important and what happens when you don’t get enough.
• Sleep and Heart Disease: What's the link?: Sleeping well is important for well being, and a recent study has shown it might also affect heart health. Sleep deprivation, insomnia, or too much sleep can create problems with blood pressure and hormone levels that can contribute to heart attacks.
• Insomnia Overview: Insomnia includes having trouble falling or staying asleep. It's one of the most common medical complaints. With insomnia, you usually awaken feeling unrefreshed, which takes a toll on your ability to function during the day. Insomnia can sap not only your energy level and mood, but also your health, work performance and quality of life.
• Tips for Better Sleep (APA): Can’t get your 40 winks? Here’s what the sleep experts advise.
• National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NIH): Coordinating government-sponsored sleep research, training, and education to improve the health of Americans.
• American Sleep Apnea Association: The ASAA is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing injury, disability, and death from sleep apnea and to enhancing the well-being of those affected by this common disorder.
• Women Who Snore: It's not just men who snore. But women are more reluctant to seek treatment.
• Personal Story - Sleep Apnea: Many men suffer from sleep apnea and don’t even know it. Watch Adam, as he explores the world of sleep studies.
• Treatment Options for Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (including CPAP): There are different treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Which option is right for you depends upon the severity of your sleep apnea (which is determined from a sleep study), the physical structure of your upper airway, and other aspects of your medical history. The various options are listed here so that you can discuss them with your doctor.
• Surgical Options: With OSA, blockages somewhere in the airway occur repeatedly and cause breathing to stop for at least ten seconds and maybe for a minute or longer. The intention of surgery is to open the airway sufficiently to eliminate or to reduce obstructions to a clinically insignificant level.
• Insomnia & Sleep Disorders Community Site: Blog posts, discussion boards, news, images, and videos on sleep disorders.