Sleep Review back issues from March 2008:
Healthy debate, healthy industry.(editor's message)(debating on the usage of sleep medicines)
Mar 01, 2008; ... It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it."--Joseph Joubert, French essayist and moralist The debates leading to the presidential election are a key factor in Americans' decision of who will lead our country for the next ...
Stepping stones for sleep and circadian biomedical research: research is needed to improve health, prevent disease, and advance sleep and circadian biology.(guest editorial)
Mar 01, 2008; ... While mounting evidence suggests that adequate sleep, like nutrition and physical activity, is vital to our well-being, Americans are sleeping less. Chronic sleep deprivation appears to be an increasingly common characteristic of modern American lifestyles linked to a nonstop "24/7" world ...
Sleep in the world of autism: insight into the sleep problems associated with autism.
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Autism has been researched for more than 60 years, but until recently little focus has been placed upon the sleep problems often associated with it. Even within the sleep community, few have studied the relationship of sleep and autism. Much greater ...
Tending to teenagers: when it comes to working with teens, the Sleep Disorders Center at Children's Medical Center Dallas knows the right attitude can do as much as the right equipment.(facility profile)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Any parent knows that teenagers today live in a supersaturated environment, mixing demanding schedules at school with friends and family, computers, television, iPods, and more. No wonder so many high-schoolers suffer from sleep problems at a time in their ...
Exploring GBAT as an OSAS treatment option: applying the Genial Bone Advancement Trephine (GBAT) System for patients who cannot tolerate CPAP.(case report)(obstructive sleep apnea syndrome )
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Genioglossus advancement (GGA) is one of several options that exist for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). GGA can be used for isolated tongue base obstruction or can be an adjunct to other sleep procedures when mixed patterns of ...
Wide awake for bedtime: overstimulated by popular media and caffeine, today's children are not getting the rest that they need.
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lack of sufficient sleep is increasing not only among adults, but also among children. A spokesperson for the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has noted, "Only 20% of children are getting optimal sleep and nearly half are getting insufficient sleep. This is ...
Home testing: speaking your mind: analyzing CMS' home testing proposed decision memo and the responses submitted during the open comment period.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) December 14, 2007, proposed decision memo regarding home testing drew large numbers of responses in the open comment period, showing the agency that industry insiders are concerned about the ...
Testifying in court: what sleep physicians need to know: recently, sleep physicians are being called to testify as expert witnesses in cases involving sleep-related accidents or injuries. Health care attorney Jayme Matchinski describes what sleep physicians can expect if asked to testify as an expert witness.
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A truck driver with previously diagnosed sleep apnea causes a fatal car crash due to falling asleep at the wheel. A man dies of a heart attack in his sleep due to undiagnosed OSA, and his family brings suit against his primary care physician for not ...
Is type-IV home testing enough? While CMS has proposed accepting one-channel to two-channel type IV devices for home sleep testing, the AASM and many other sleep experts say that physicians need at least a type III portable monitor to make an accurate OSA diagnosis.(market trend)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services )
Mar 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After years of investigating the merits of using portable monitors for the diagnosis of sleep apnea, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally put its preliminary stamp of approval on home testing with portable monitors. Coinciding ...
SnoreSilencer.(technology focus: Oral Appliances)
Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Respironics Inc, Murrysville, Pa, introduces the SnoreSilencer, a heat-and-fit mandibular advancement device, for the reduction or elimination of snoring and/or treatment of OSA. Patients can take it home the same day it is fit. The device ...
SomnoMed MAS.(technology focus: Oral Appliances)
Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The SomnoMed MAS[TM] from SomnoMed, Denton, Tex, is an effective solution for the majority of patients with mild to moderate OSA who prefer oral appliances to CPAP therapy, and who do not respond to, are not ...
TAP.(technology focus: Oral Appliances)
Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Airway Management Inc (AMI), Dallas, offers products to treat SDB. Included in AMI's products is the TAP[R]. The design of the ...
Adjustable PM Positioner.(technology focus: Oral Appliances)
Mar 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dental Services Group, Minneapolis, supplies the Adjustable PM Positioner, an intraoral appliance worn during sleep and used for the management of snoring and sleep apnea. The product keeps the airway open by holding the jaw in a forward position, ...