June News 2024
june 27, 2024
Is sleep apnea in preschoolers on the rise?
Sleep Review
A new systematic review raises concerns that obstructive sleep apnea might be affecting an increasing number of preschool-aged children. The review aimed to uncover the prevalence of OSA among children ages 2 to 6, motivated by observations that factors such as the increased rates of obesity and air pollution might have contributed to more cases.
june 26, 2024
The vicious cycle linking depression, insomnia, and sleep apnea
Psychology Today
Major depressive disorder carries an 18% prevalence of associated obstructive sleep apnea, and obstructive sleep apnea has a 17.6% prevalence of major depressive disorder. In article for Psychology Today, Andrea Rosenhaft, LCSW-R, a licensed clinical social worker, writes about the co-linear relationship between OSA and MDD, and how both conditions present common mood symptoms, anxiety, restlessness, fatigue, and poor concentration.
june 5, 2024
Sleep apnea in women is more common than you think
Sleepopolis
According to the Society for Women’s Health Research, nearly one in five women have sleep apnea. And of those women, 90 percent are completely and totally unaware they have sleep apnea. Dr. Shelby Harris, licensed clinical psychologist and director of sleep health at Sleepopolis, discusses the commonality of sleep apnea in women.