Sleep News
New Study Proves Link Between Sleep Apnea and Sudden Hearing Loss
A new study based out of Taiwan shows a link between hearing loss and sleep apnea. This study does not suggest a cause and effect kind of relationship between sudden hearing loss and sleep apnea, but it does show a need for further research about how the two are linked. Researchers examined about 3,000 people [...]
Lack of Sleep Can Trigger Hunger
Here’s another story from the “sleep can help your dieting” files… While many are trying to stick to their New Years diet resolutions, researchers have now found that lack of sleep can affect appetite. Based in Sweden, the study found that sleep loss can trigger the part of the brain that controls appetite, which in [...]
New Provisions For Sleepy Truck Drivers
We’ve talked before about the many dangers of drowsy truck drivers, and now the U.S. government is paying more attention to the problem. New federal regulations have been in the works since last month. These new regulations are being brought about by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and are aimed at revising the hours [...]
Sleep May Not Be The Answer to Remedy Stress After Trauma
After being in an accident or going through some other type of stressful or traumatic event, a common piece of advice may be to get some rest, but a new study is showing that it actually may be better to stay awake. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, found that [...]
Naps Prove Important For Toddlers
A recent study shows that mid day naps for youngsters may be even more important than we realized. The study, conducted at the University of Colorado in Boulder, revealed that toddlers who miss their daily naps are at a higher risk to develop mood disorders later on in life. Researchers examined children between the ages [...]
Students Protest School Start Times
Throughout the past few years there has been an ongoing debate about what time middle and high school students should begin their school day, since many research findings have revealed that teens are extremely sleep deprived. Now, a community of teens is doing more than just talking about the problem. High school students around the [...]
Hospitals Too Loud for Good Sleep
It is common knowledge that sleep is hard to come by if you’re staying overnight at a hospital. But, a new study shows just how bad the problem can be. According to the World Health Organization, the noise level in hospital rooms should not go above 30 to 40 decibels. However, a new study conducted [...]
Staying Awake While Behind the Wheel
Falling asleep while driving has been a growing problem for some time now, and there have been many gadgets designed to remedy this problem, but a new one from Japan is novel to say the least. The company, Juki, has designed a device that goes over the driver’s side seat to help the driver to stay awake [...]
Technology Interrupts Sleep: Fact or Fiction?
A recent study is flying in the face of logic by suggesting that technologies such as smartphones and tablet computers are not keeping us up at night. Tesearchers at the University of Sidney in Australia compared the average hours of sleep for people between the years 1992 and 2006. After looking over all of the data, [...]
Did You Wake Up On The Wrong Side Of the Bed This Morning?
A new study has found that there may be some truth to the old excuse for grumpiness of waking up on the wrong side of the bed. The research included 3,000 people residing in the U.K. In the end, the study revealed that those people who sleep to the left of their husband or wife are more [...]