Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug

https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/how-decades-sleep-research-led-new-sleep-apnea-drug

#HackerNews #sleepapnea #sleepresearch #healthcare #innovation #medicine

I saw an obnoxiously scammy ad for a D**ila E**o #SleepApnea pillow. So to spite them, I immediately ordered an exact knock-off from AliExpress for 1/4 of their "discounted" price.

So, did the #Ad work or not?

I think we can all agree that sleep is important. But messed-up sleep, where one stops breathing (sleep apnea), is kind of bad and (atop everything else) can also cause memory impairments.

#Sleep #SleepApnea #Memory

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1087079225000450

Had another sleep study. I now have sleep apnea—which is severe enough to qualify me for a CPAP, but only if I had commercial insurance. According to Medicare, I don’t stop breathing quite enough to qualify.

Sleep apnea increases with age. It seems like it would be smart, cost-effective preventive medicine to reduce cardiac stress and potentially prevent a cardiac event. I’m having a hard time making this make sense.

#Medicare #SleepApnea

PhD defense of Luca Cerina at TU Eindhoven

https://peertube.wtf/w/9C4UsQEtTseWfTr6APTLUM

Was doing so well with the old #sleepapnea tonight. Only woke once at 3.30am, comfort break, swig of water, back to sleep... Lay there for 15 minutes trying to get comfortable...the effort of which woke me up properly, so I'm now downstairs with the dog on my lap feeling vaguely pissed off.

Ho hum.

I know other people have bigger problems, but I do object and feel depressed about not sleeping through the night for...yikes...15 years. Can't be good for me!