Sleep Blog

The more than 12 million estimated Americans suffering from sleep apnea don’t have to sacrifice convenience for a good night’s sleep anymore thanks to the increasing abundance of highly efficient and portable electromechanical devices commonly used to treat the disorder.

According to a Kalorama Information report released last Friday, Contract Manufacturing Opportunities in High-Growth Medical Devices (Catheters, Pacemakers, LVADs, Hip and Knee Implants, Air Pathways, Syringes), xPAP devices have become the standard and most effective treatment available.

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Individuals with diabetes and those whose stomach pouches are larger appear less likely to successfully lose weight after gastric bypass surgery, according to study findings published in the September 2008 issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Gastric bypass is one procedure some people with sleep apnea often consider or undergo, often at the suggestion of a health care provider, as one way to help lose weight, which may health reduce the severity of the person’s apnea.

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A press release issued by the American Association of Diabetes Educators says that 94 percent of doctors in a survey the organization conducted were aware of the links between the development of type 2 diabetes in people who have obstructive sleep apnea.

Despite knowing about the link, only about 47 percent of the physicians involved in the survey actually conduct routine screenings.

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Stroke victims who have obstructive sleep apnea die sooner than stroke victims who do not have sleep apnea or who have central sleep apnea, according to Swedish researchers who presented their findings at the American Thoracic Society’s 2008 International Conference on Monday.

The researchers followed 132 stroke patients over 10 years. Twenty-three of those patients had obstructive sleep apnea; 28 of those patients had central sleep apnea.

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CNN’s Judy Fortin missed the point in her latest story on CNN.com about "fatigue." The basis of the story, which is also the headline, is that "Fatigue is more than just plain tired."

I hope Fortin didn’t have to find rocket scientists to help her come to that conclusion for the story. Even though the story touches on several good points, it leaves one lacking.

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