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Is your kid snoring? (and what does it mean – 3/12/12)

March 12, 2012 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Sleep and Behavior Research has long linked sleep and behavior – in adults.  The picture in children has been cloudier.  Now a new study of British data evaluated by American academic researchers, makes the picture clearer: Snoring is not good for children. The Avon Longitudinal Study Mothers and fathers filled out questionnaires on children aged […]

Snore no more! (7/27/11)

July 27, 2011 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

  Are You Snoring?  Guess Who’s Watching! Snoring is not normal.  It’s associated with increased heart attack and stroke risk.  Prolonged snoring eventually leads to sleep apnea, stopped breathing episodes that increasingly risk survival. And snoring is often loud.  It wakes up other people – particularly spouses, where it sometimes becomes grounds for divorce. It […]

Right, left or back – what’s best for good sleep (position matters)? (5/6/11)

May 6, 2011 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Position Matters  Position is the thing in life – or so my grandmother would tell me.  Position certainly changes how well you sleep. Writing in the NY Times Science section April 19th, Anahad O’Connor looked at some studies, old and new, about where one should sleep in order to rest well.  Sleep quality is of […]

Can poor sleep harm my heart? (12/08/10)

December 8, 2010 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

  Prevention Before Cure Metabolic syndrome is something you want to avoid.  Too few of us do. Involving high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and the the width of your waistline, metabolic syndrome operates as a powerful combined risk factor for heart disease and stroke. It’s been known for quite a while that short sleep […]

Position Matters – The Right Side is Not Always Right (And not just in sleep -10/26/10)

October 26, 2010 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

And Your Position Is… So where do you sleep?  On your back, on your right or left side? Flat on your stomach? Chances are good you do all three, even if you don’t know it.  People move like crazy in sleep, especially in “phase transitions” where they go from light sleep into REM sleep.  One […]

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