So your hubby snores like a truck driver. Ever wonder why your brain can’t tune it out? Now, it seems that neuroscience may have the answer.
According to a 2011 study entitled: Functional Neuroimaging Insights into the Physiology of Human Sleep. by researchers Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, MD, PhD, Manuel Schabus, PhD and others, it shows that when “sleep spindle” shaped brainwaves are present, the auditory sound input is blocked out. So for all intents and purposes you can snooze right next to your human buzz-saw of a partner and never hear a peep.
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A recent study performed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has shown a strong correlation between long term sleep deprivation and fibromyalgia. In the report women, ages 20 to 44, who “often”or “always” had problems with sleeping were at three times greater risk of developing fibromyalgia than their counterparts who didn’t have trouble with sleep. And if a test subjects were 45 or older, the risk went up to five fold.
The other difficult challenge for fibromyalgia sufferers is finding treatments that provide any relief from the daily pain or that can improve their sleep quality without the use of sleeping pills.
Continue reading “At Home Neurofeedback for Fibromyalgia: Relieving the Pain Without the Drive.” »
With the advances in residential based broadband services, treatments using neurofeedback for insomnia and anxiety now are becoming more convenient and affordable.
“Insomnia patients who are sleep deprived for two nights are actually more impaired behind the wheel than a drunk driver”, says Dr. David Dubin, MD, medical director for the Sleep Recovery Centers, Inc. “With at home tele-neurofeedback, patients need not leave the house at all for their insomnia treatment”.
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When it comes to insomnia and sleep related disorders, some of us find it more than curious that the only available treatments usually fall into one of three categories: 1) the sleep apnea study, 2) the sleeping pill and, 3) dental devices. It’s as if no other options really exist or are allowed to have a seat at sleep medicines’ table. Why is this exactly? Are there no scientific studies to legitimize these other alternatives? The answers, both professionally and politically, may surprise you.
Continue reading “The Darker Side of Sleep Medicine. Part One.” »
By David A. Mayen
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