California Sleep Solutions

Happy Sleep Awareness Week 2020!

Today kicks off the first day of Sleep Awareness Week (March 8-14). Maintaining your sleep health is an act of self-care. #MySleepHealth #SleepAwarenessWeek #SleepWell #WakeUpRefreshed #Sleep

One of the biggest threats to heart health and quality sleep is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea leads to frequent awakenings through the night and prevents you from achieving a deeper state of sleep. This in turn leads to higher blood pressure during the day and a greater chance for cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that those with severe sleep apnea are around 50% more likely to develop congestive heart failure. If you feel you are at risk for obstructive sleep apnea or other sleep disorders, you may want to reach out to your doctor.

Although Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders we hear of, it can be effectively treated. If you experience any of these common risk factors of Insomnia, you may want to discuss your sleep habits with your primary care physician.

Being overweight or obese is considered to be one of the primary risk factors of sleep apnea. Consequently, patients who have either lost massive amounts of body fat or have had weight loss surgery show a decreased Apnea-Hypopnea-Index, improvement in sleep patterns, and oftentimes show improvement in linked comorbid conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes.

One of the biggest risk factors of drowsy driving is living with untreated or undiagnosed sleep disorders. Patients suffering from sleep apnea are 2.5 times more likely to be the driver in a car accident than those who do not have a sleep disorder. AASM created a you tube video to educate drivers on the signs and risks of drowsy driving. https://youtu.be/SLjxNv0Jx1Y

Our sleep labs and equipment centers will be closed 12/24-12/25 as well as 12/31-01/01 so that our employees may enjoy the holidays with their families. The remainder of the month we will be open normal operating hours. Happy Holidays to you and yours from California Sleep Solutions!

Despite looking forward to the holiday season, many people emerge from the holidays feeling the effects on their physical and emotional well-being. Often, disrupted sleep is the culprit. For more information visit: https://www.sleep.org/a/avoiding-sleep-disruption-holidays/

Both too little and too much sleep is associated with low health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD). For more information visit:https://www.renalandurologynews.com//sleep-duration-tied-/

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. Narcolepsy will affect approximately 1 in 2,000 people that can develop as early as childhood and persist throughout a person’s lifetime. For more information visit : https://www.mayoclinic.org//n/symptoms-causes/syc-20375497

While most people are aware that indulging at this time of year can take a toll on the waistline, it can impact you in other ways too-like your quality of sleep. Holiday eating habits along with your favorite foods have potential to negatively affect your rest. For more information visit: https://www.huffpost.com//how-all-that-holiday-eating-can-

A proper night’s sleep can be greatly beneficial when fighting cancer. Maintaining proper sleep patterns and hygiene, using medications as prescribed by your physician correctly and treating sleep disordered breathing play a large role improving your quality of life while battling cancer. For more information, please visit: https://health.usnews.com//is-there-a-connection-between-s

In recognition and celebration of the 2019 Thanksgiving Holiday, we will be closed on Thursday Nov. 28th & Friday Nov. 29th so that our staff may enjoy the time with their families. We will resume normal operating hours on 12/02. Have a wonderful, safe and happy holiday!