Dental Sleep Solutions of Maryland

01/25/2024

Insomnia and poor sleep quality may be tied to college students' consumption of energy drinks, investigators reported in BMJ Open. Researchers reviewed information from 53,266 students in Norway and found that a higher frequency of drink consumption was associated with problems such as short sleep d...

01/11/2024

Shift work is tied to a plethora of sleep disorders, including insomnia and sleep-related breathing disorders. These problems are worse in individuals who work night shifts.

01/04/2024

This just in...

The pressure pushers have been undeterred by evidence, says Dr Holley.

12/19/2023

THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Any type of time spent looking at screens before bed is bad for kids' sleep, but new research shows that "interactiv

12/13/2023

New data indicate that better sleep is associated with reduced cardiovascular risk, and improving poor sleep may help reduce cardiovascular risk.

07/14/2023

Getting a sufficient amount of sleep on a regular basis was associated with about a 40% lower risk of dying of any cause over 7 years in a diverse group of aging adults.

05/10/2023

In an international case-control study, researchers evaluated the association between a wide range of sleep disturbance symptoms and risk for acute stroke.

04/13/2023

A large international study shows individuals with multiple symptoms of disordered sleep are at a fivefold increased risk for stroke vs their counterparts without disordered sleep.

11/23/2022

Sleep is important!

Maintaining healthy sleep habits may ward off chronic health problems down the road, according to a sleep researcher who studied thousands of participants over the course of 25 years.

05/06/2022

TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Are you over 40 and wonder what the magic amount of sleep every night might be? A new study arrives at an answer.It turns out that seven hours of sleep a night may be the ideal amount for keeping your brain in good health if you're middle-aged or older."Gett....

05/04/2022

Melatonin will probably need to be regulated by the FDA as a medication – especially for children – Rishi points out. And what place, if any, it will have for managing chronic insomnia is "a big question mark."

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is investigating the safety of melatonin.

04/29/2022

Position Statement by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine related to standard time...

The official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

04/29/2022

"Standard time, for so many scientific and circadian rationales and public health safety reasons, should really be what the permanent time is set to," says sleep experts.

"Standard time, for so many scientific and circadian rationales and public health safety reasons, should really be what the permanent time is set to."

04/29/2022

Really good information here for those who rely solely on their wearable devices to accurately monitor and evaluate sleep. The short answer is NO! Things are getting better, but we are not there yet according to these experts.

With many wearables that count z's as well as steps, we asked Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, a presenter at the Cardiovascular Health Tech virtual conference 2022, about the accuracy of sleep trackers.

04/06/2022

Sleeping less than 7 hours increases risk for dementia! Are you having difficulty with quality sleep? Do you have a history of snoring? Have a CPAP and having trouble wearing it? Is your CPAP in the closet? Perhaps a removable dental appliance would be a good alternative for you! Call Dr. Martin Lang at Dental Sleep Solutions of Maryland today to discuss your options for better sleep. 410-821-6458
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351011070_Association_of_sleep_duration_in_middle_and_old_age_with_incidence_of_dementia

03/22/2022

Blue light exposure affects all of us!

Bright or blue light exposure before bedtime can disrupt biological mechanisms, making it challenging for nurses to obtain adequate sleep.

01/11/2022