Bruxism and Obstructive Sleep Apnea When checking for bruxism‚ yout dentist will also consider if the bruxism is a sign of a more serious condition called obstructive sleep apnea. Bruxism is found in about 25 percent of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. OSA is a serious problem that’s linked to a number of chronic diseases including high blood pressure‚ obesity‚ heart attack‚ stroke‚ glaucoma‚ depression and diabetes. It occurs when the muscles in the throat relax more than they’re supposed
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6th March 2013 Working Outline Topic: Sleep Apnea General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform the audience on Sleep Apnea Thesis: Sleep Apnea is becoming more of a dangerous disease that more people are starting to be diagnosed with. It is extremely important that Sleep Apnea is emphasized so that more people are aware of it. Introduction: “The National Sleep Foundation” says that a lot of people don’t know what sleep apnea is. Sleep Apnea is a dangerous disease that can lead
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SUPPORT FOR SLEEP 1.1 Explain how sleep contributes to an individual’s well-being sleep is essential for our health and wellbeing. It allows our body to rejuvenate and restore itself. It helps the body to create new cells. Sleep deprivation is one of the biggest causes of premature aging. Tiredness can significantly affect your mood and how you feel. Sleep can help lower blood pressure and elevated levels of stress hormones. Your cardiovascular system is constantly under pressure and sleep helps to
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Outline and evaluate restoration explanations for the functions of sleep [8 + 16] intro: Aleep is divided into several different stages. SWS and REM sleep are associated with particular benefits. Oswald (1980) proposed that each of these had different functions - slow wave sleep enables body repair and REM enables brain recovery. SWS – initiates body repair (Oswald) Growth hormone – important in childhood because it stimulates physical growth. Important throughout lifespan for protein synthesis
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have had trouble sleeping‚ whether it was from one of my three children being sick‚ my husband being sick‚ me being sick‚ or my mind just running from here to there which happens quite frequently. The last time I recall that I had not gotten enough sleep would have been when my middle child had to have oral surgery. I don’t really know if it was because she was going under and she hadn’t been before‚ if it was the fact that my little girl was going to have surgery for the first time. I tried for several
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Essay Describe and evaluate the synaptic homeostasis model of sleep The synaptic homeostasis model of sleep (Tononi & Cirelli‚ 2003) explains memory consolidation as a by-product of synaptic downscaling that occurs during sleep. This essay will describe the synaptic homeostasis model of sleep and evaluate how valid its predictions are in the face of empirical research. According to this model‚ synaptic potentiation is associated with the homeostatic regulation of slow wave activity‚ which
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(2004). The relationship of nightmare frequency and nightmare distress to well-being. Journal of Sleep Research‚ 13(2)‚ 129-136. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2869.2004.00394.x This article dives deeper into the specifics of a nightmare. It claims that low well-being causes dreams to elicit more negative emotions which is the cause of distress that people feel
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Sleep Paralysis I’m lying on the bed. If you come in now‚ you’ll think I’m sleeping. But I see you. Even though my eyelids seem closed‚ they swirl slightly. They are the only parts of me that I can move. I am fully aware of it‚ but I cannot tell you: my body is completely frozen. All are paralyzed during sleep (REM)‚ sleep stage where sleep occurs. If we were not paralyzed‚ we would realize our dreams by endangering ourselves and our sleeping companions. But sometimes‚ especially when sleep patterns
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dispositions‚ but not as a means to define a large spectrum of dreams with the individual’s personal influences. It lacks any scientific support. In contrast‚ the Physiological Function Theory‚ which suggests that regular brain stimuli from REM sleep may help develop and preserve neural pathways. “Earlier studies have suggested it appears early in life‚ in the third trimester in humans‚ and research has produced evidence the brain of the fetus may in a sense be "seeing" images long before its eyes
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the stages of sleep and associated Disorders. Explain the treatment or interventions for these disorders. Stages of sleep: There are two types of sleep- Slow-wave sleep and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. Slow Wave Sleep:- This sleep is exceedingly restful and is associated with decreases in both peripheral vascular tone and many other vegetative functions of the body. For instance there are 10-30 percent decreases in blood pressure‚ respiratory rate‚ and basal metabolic rate. REM Sleep (Paradoxical
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