Vidya Balan has been picked to be the brand ambassador for sleep awareness month this March. This month, people will be made aware on the sensitivity of sleep disorders through the various symptoms which are normally taken for granted. Sleep disorders are increasingly becoming rampant among Indians leading to a call for more regular checkups.

The sleep awareness month will see Indian Sleep Disorders Association (ISDA) and pharmaceutical company Abbott India organize various awareness programs, including camps, with healthcare professionals who are experts in the field of insomnia and other sleep-related issues in metros and smaller cities across India.

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Meet The Sleep Awareness Month Brand Ambassador

For the people who have been having problems with snoring and Sleep Apnea related issues, the New AveoTSD should be something to help. TSD stands for Tonge Stabilizing Device and is pretty much comfortable to use.

The New AveoTSD has been clinically proven to treat mild to moderate OSA, this oral appliance has been further refined by orthodontic sleep medicine specialists and engineers in New Zealand to help chronic sufferers achieve a comfortable night’s sleep. You can find out more about the AveoTSD at their website.

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The New AveoTSD

Just when you thought that actress Gwyneth Paltrow has everything in order, she reveals that she too has been having problems with sleeping comfortably. Paltrow admits that she doesn’t get enough sleep and has even turned to a book, “Light’s Out: Sleep, Sugar and Survival” by T.S. Wiley to get some sensible shuteye.

Some of Paltrow’s health concerns she discussed with her doctor include aging and hormonal imbalances, something that affects some women in their mid to late 30s. Paltrow’s doctors advised her to get some natural sunlight everyday, relaxation techniques before bed, eliminating caffeine and an adequate fitness regime to help her get at least eight hours of solid sleep per night.

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Paltrow Seeking More Sleep

Two former day care workers from Ohio have been charged with three counts of child endangering and three counts each of misrepresentation by childcare provider for slipping an OTC supplement into candies to make kids sleep during nap time.

Parents complained that their kids looked groggy after being picked up from the day care and were notified of the malpractice when a co-worker notified police in December that Hartley and Scott gave the children melatonin in candy. Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that helps control sleeping and waking cycles. Possible side effects of the supplement form include dizziness, abdominal discomfort, headaches, confusion, sleepwalking and nightmares.

Pamela Hartley and Donna Scott got most serious charges that could be applied.

(Source) AP

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Day Care Workers Charged for Giving Kids Sleep Supplements

For any country or region, there will be a place that will solicit the tag of being the “Sleep Deprived Capital”. And as far as the United Kingdom is concerned, the unlikely tag is pointing to Aberdeen after a survey was conducted. According to the collected information, people over there slept just 5 hours and 23 minutes a night.

People in the UK at an average enjoy six hours and seven minutes, which is far lesser than the recommended eight hours of sleep every night. And like most of us, the main cause were identified as money problems, inappropriate environment at work, troubles in family, and relationship issues.

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The Sleep Deprived Capital of the UK is Aberdeen

A certificate program on polysomnography will soon be offered to interesting students as the GateWay Community College unveils an 8 month program which will help students monitor and analyze patients with sleep disorders. The program will accept 20 students per session and is limited to graduates of accredited respiratory care programs.

Graduates can earn $42,509 to $80,300 annually, depending on the certification level and the years of experience. Students in the program will get hands-on training on campus and clinical experiences in local sleep centers.

(Source) Shift Work Disorder

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Sleep Program Certification Coming to Arizona

It looks like even hotels are doing their part for Sleep Awareness Week, revealing various sleep packages for people looking for some sensible and luxurious slumber. Like this one from New York, The Benjamin Hotel is offering a new Art of Sleep Package which starts at $289 a night.

This includes consultation, with the hotel’s sleep concierge, a bedtime snack of peanut-butter-and-jelly finger sandwiches; 20 per cent off a sleep-inducing spa treatment at the hotel spa and a 2 p.m. checkout. Not a bad package to check out, especially if you are among the sleep deprived people today.

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The Art of Sleep Package at the Benjamin Hotel

There is a new app for the iPhone or iPod Touch that was made to help the sleep deprived folks and it goes by the name of the Sleeping Pill 1.0. This is a new app that is said to provide people a good night’s sleep where three stages to accelerate tiredness of users are used.

Stage 1 clears the mind so you can relax and free yourself to fall asleep, stage 2 helps users to relax and relieve stress. Finally stage 3 helps your eyes to tire by getting users to follow a “Z” across the device screen in a specific pattern. The app is now available at the iTunes app store for $0.99.

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The Sleeping Pill iPhone App

A new sleep medicine tailored for kids has been revealed. This is the Calms Forte for Kids from Hmedicine.com which makes use of homeopathic medicines such as Passiflora, Avena Sativa, Chamomilla and a bunch other medicines in low dose potency.

These are only made for kids where the dosage can be halved. This is different from the Calms Forte that some adults are taking. Some ingredients in Calms Forte 4 Kids that are not included in the original are Aconite, Cina and Lycopodium.

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New Sleep Medicine for Kids Announced

Have you experienced some teeth-grinding episodes when you are asleep? Well if you are and are wondering why this is happening, you may be working too hard or are stressed out. Also known as Sleep Bruxism, this has found to be common and yet unresolved. However new studies may yet link it and provide us with a better understanding of why this occurs.

“Its causes are still relatively unknown, but stress has been implicated. We aimed to investigate whether different stress-factors, and different coping strategies, were more or less associated with these bruxism symptoms.”

The study was made by Dr Maria Giraki, from Heinrich-Heine-University in Dusseldorf, Germany who studied 69 people, 48 of whom were tagged as “bruxers”.

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Sleep Bruxism Linked to Stress

For those of you who’s spouse or yourself snores so loud that you or your partner cannot sleep at night, it’s time for some serious change, the anti-snore device MySnoringSolution may be just what you need.

There are many snoring solutions out there but this one might be the best solution for those of you who don’t want a surgery nor chemicals sprayed into your mouth.

Here’s how it work, the snoring jaw suppoter basically keeps your lower jaw from opening and increases the airway, thereby eliminating snoring:

How it works – Snoring research has shown that a jaw supporter, keeping the lower jaw in an upward position increases the three dimensional space in the airway, reduces air velocity and soft tissue vibration. This action can eliminate or substantially reduce snoring.

A jaw supporter is based on the same principle as CPR. The airway must be open to allow air to pass through the throat. A constricted or collapsed airway causes snoring and/or OSA. A jaw supporter can hold the lower jaw in a position so that it does not fall backwards/down during the night and cause the airway to collapse. Maintaining a clear airway improves breathing and reduces snoring.

I have heard from some of my friends that this has worked wonders so I think this snoring jaw supporter could be the best anti-snoring device out there.

You can get it here for $89.97. It is not cheap by any means but if this anti-snore device fixes your snoring habits for good, it could pay for itself and a whole lot more restful sleep for your loved ones.

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Anti-Snoring Device – Snoring Jaw Supporter Review!

Patients who seek some help with their sleep problems over at the Stanford University Medical Center can now look forward to better diagnostics and recovery after the latter purchased ASTI’s Ecotones Duet Sleep Sound Machines. The Ecotones Duet units are now available to patients during their hospital stay without charge, through the Guest Services Concierge Program.

This machine makes use of a built-in microphone that continuously “listens” to its surroundings for intrusive background noises. In response to unwanted noise, Ecotones Duet dynamically re-mixes its audio playback with complementary natural sounds and automatically adjusts volume to neutralize the offending noise. When intrusive noises subside, Ecotones Duet gradually and automatically returns to normal playback settings.

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Ecotones Duet Sleep Sound Machines Purchased by Stanford University Medical Center

It seems that sleepless nights may be tied up with how much you weigh and eat and this issue will be tackled at this year’s National Sleep Awareness Week to be held from March 7 to 13. Health benefits will be among the topics which include proper rest and surprisingly, weight control.

There are two appetite-controlling hormones which contribute to the loss of sleep. Not only are you hungry in one sleep study, the participants’ desire for high-calorie, carbohydrate-dense foods rose 45% after inadequate sleep. Another study indicates that those who sleep less than eight hours a night have a higher level of body fat.

Hence if you want to battle the bulge and sleep better, this is one event you should not miss!

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Sleep Better by Dieting

While sleeping has to be the favorite and simple pastime anyone can think off, it looks like you may also have to watch how long and how much you sleep. While sleeping is healthy, oversleeping can become a health hazard, putting you closer to that dreaded diabetes illness everyone is trying to avoid.

A study was conducted on 20,000 Chinese adults where napped for at least 4 to 6 days of a week had a higher prevalence of diabetes type 2. However, the researchers stress that their findings do not prove that napping itself is the culprit.

Men and women who napped four to six days per week were 36 percent more likely than those who never napped to have diabetes. Similarly, daily nappers had a 28 percent higher risk

(Source) Reuters

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Sleep Longer and Be Closer to Diabetes

While sleep has always been known to be the time where we can relax and be at peace, sleep disorders will always be there to spoil such a belief. We have been hearing a lot of sleep disorders from the past years and perhaps it would be good to note the top 10 spooky sleep disorders, most of which you may already have come across. Here they are:

• Nightmare Disorder
• Sleepwalking
• Night Terrors
• Sleepy Hallucinations
• Exploding Head Syndrome
• Sleep Paralysis
• REM Behavior Disorder
• Nocturnal Sleep-Related Eating Disorder
• Sexsomnia
• Insomnia

For sure if you are a constant follower of Sleepzine, some of them have been tackled at one time or the other. But if you want a better understanding of the other sleep disorders, you can check them out at this link.

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10 Spooky Sleep Disorders

Here is something weird. It seems that for some reason, sleep deprived people may encounter some reduced brain density courtesy of a study from the University of Cambridge. This was done through brain imaging where the people over at the University were able to link insomnia to brain density reduction in grey matter, fundamental to brain activity.

The study is significant because it begins to explain how insomnia disrupts the brain’s functioning. Whereas previous researchers have known that insomnia disrupts the brain’s functioning, the real cause of the malfunction had not been known.

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Sleep Deprivation Reduces Brain Density

This is no ordinary apparel you wear. Looking more like a familiar windbreaker or coat we wear during the cold seasons, the Napper is actually a sleep solution for people on the go. Under the hood are a bunch of earphones, a Bluetooth lock for your luggage and a useful NapApp.

Napcap‘are included Bluetooth headphones which when connected to the mobile phone, play music, send the wake-up alarm and also alerts you with warnings just in case your luggage is moved.

(Source) Gizmo Diva

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The Napper Helps You Sleep Anywhere

The Federal Aviation Administration is cracking down on pilots who are skipping sleep the night before a flight after a plane crash near Buffalo, New York pointed to fatigue problems. U.S. airline regulators will be asked to seek data on how many pilots are indeed skipping sleep to ensure maximum safety for the passengers who embark on various flights.

The data may aid a push by advocates such as the National Transportation Safety Board for more federal action to combat fatigue. The Feb. 12, 2009, crash by Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s Colgan unit near Buffalo killed 50 after the captain’s faulty response to a cockpit warning put the aircraft into an aerodynamic stall.

(Source) Business Week

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Pilots Skipping Sleep Beware!

Sleep specialists get a bit of new help as Philips announces its newest sleep analysis tool with the acquisition of the Somnolyzer 24×7 automated scoring solutions business from the Siesta Group. The Siesta Group is a Viennese research and clinical software company specialising in polysomnography-scoring (PSG) solutions for sleep centers.

This should be big help not only to sleep diagnostic centers but also for the people looking to remedy their sleep issues. This is a diagnostic aid for sleep and respiratory disorders which should help physicians and medical centers serve sleep troubled people, something that seems scarce these days.

(Source) The Engineer

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Sleep Analysis Software Acquired By Philips

Here is something for the constant traveler. The Chess Clock was designed by Huang Zi where the chessboard is placed on the other side of the clock with the chess pieces stored in a beautiful case. It is portable and features some interesting interface designs that are available in different colors.

If you have a desire to become a grandmaster then you can rely on this chessboard clock which combines time and leisure.

(Source) Trend Hunter

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The Chess Clock

Here is another wacky clock for you to put in your home. Though nothing much could be said to describe it, the Redundant Clock seems to be like any ordinary wall clock only that the numbers you would normally see to tell the time take the shape of how the clock would look for a particular hour.

Well that is an idea for you especially if you love to make use of weird looking clocks over the common ones.

(Source) Oh Gizmo

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The Redundant Clock

The human tongue has a bearing when it comes to sleep apnea problems, most likely pointing to the blockages that occur when we are asleep due to air blockage. But now a surgical procedure may yet address this issue, an implant that is placed near the tongue and is programmed to keep parts of the tongue awake and avoid blockages.

Called Targeted Hypoglossal Neurostimulation (THN) Sleep Therapy, the technique consists of a small electrical device implanted under the skin near the lower jaw and along the Hypoglossal (12th cranial) nerve, then connected to a programmable implantable pulse generator (IPG) implanted near the surface of one’s upper chest.

The surgery takes less than 45 minutes to perform and will heal after a couple of days. Something that should be checked out, especially for people who have been suffering from sleep apnea. Check out the video.

(Source) CNet

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Tongue Implant Aims to Resolve Sleep Apnea Issues

The name could use some work but considering that Aswagandha is an Indian herb to help you sleep, it is not surprising why weird and hard to remember herbs are bound to have some medical benefits. Aswagandha is actually a scientific term for Withania somnifera and induces sleep for people suffering from insomnia. It calms the body and mind thus leading to eventual slumber.

Aswagandha’s odour is not palatable. It smells like a horse’s sweat. But its health benefits range from fighting insomnia to improving fertility levels, and from controlling diabetes to keeping epilepsy under check. It improves the muscles, fights fatigue and brings down the levels of trauma and suffering.

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Aswagandha Indian Ginseng Helps You Sleep

The Analog Spiral Clocks are indeed something unique, making use of balls over the usual clock hands as its main design. The clock spins and moves the ball around through a spiral designed circle. Every twelve hours the ball disappears in a hole at the center.

The design and concept is great but for $545, I would rather settle for a traditional clock. Besides, it looks like it can hypnotize you without knowing what to do next!

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Analog Spiral Clocks

On a scientific note, the trigger behind the dreaded Narcolepsy has been discovered by some Swiss scientists. Apparently it was all traced to the protein called Trib2, something that is produced by neurones that also secrete the substance which helps keeps people awake.

The researcher team concluded that narcolepsy was the result of an attack by the body’s own immune system, after they found high levels of Trib2 antibodies amongst a sample of 120 narcoleptic patients. The antibodies end up destroying the hypocretic neurones.

(Source) AFP

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Narcolepsy Trigger Discovered

By now, most of you have heard of the blocked artery that former president Bill Clinton had to deal with. All of it was linked to stress and sleep problems are one of them. It looks like Mr. Clinton took sleep and exercise for granted and has thus contributed to his health dilemma.

Thankfully though, he has vowed to change his habits and get more sleep. He will now manage his stress better and this includes regulating his sleep and of course getting proper exercise. Clinton, who had quadruple bypass surgery more than five years ago, was hospitalized Thursday to have a clogged artery opened after he felt discomfort in his chest. Tests showed that one of the bypasses from the surgery was completely blocked.

(Source) AP

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Sleep Problems Linked to Former President’s Health

Twilight and Rob Pattinson fans are bound to love this pillow design. Though it may not be the real thing and the design could use some improvement, this is the closest you have right now of getting a piece of the famed Twilight star.

It is called the Rob Pattinson Manllow, half man and half pillow. A perfect gift for the ladies which is available over at Etsy for only $35.

Nerd Approved

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The Rob Pattinson Manllow

This time around, we have an alarm clock that combines two marquee brands, LEGO and Star Wars. Though they may look familiar in miniature pieces for kids to play with, these can be great alarm clocks fit for a child’s room.

They have designs such as this Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader clocks in a LEGO shape and measures just 8” tall. No word on when they would be available but are certain to be something that Star Wars fans will want in their bedrooms.

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Lego Star Wars Minifig Alarm Clocks

Here is something to set the mood in your room and tempt you to get some quality shuteye as needed. Pillow have been known to lure a person into bed but nothing seems sweeter than seeing them in super-sized warped treats close to gum balls or candies.

The Napoleon Pillows from Spell should spice up your room and be a sweet cushion to cling on when sleepyheads start to fall in. They are also available in various shades, depending on what color-theme you are looking for.

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Napoleon Pillows by Spell

Here is a great two for one deal. While we all know that pillows and alarm clocks will never sing beautiful music together, here is one that integrates both. The Vibrating Alarm Clock pillow is the world’s first support pillow with a built in vibration alarm, allowing you a comfortable sleep with a brilliantly subtle wake-up function.

It comes with a digital alarm clock with vibration or audible alarm function and is made from soybean fiber, cotton, polyurethane foam filler, and cotton cover. It is powered by 6 AA batteries and weighs only 565 grams. It retails for $144 over at the Japan Trend Shop.

(Source) Japan Trend Shop

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Vibrating Alarm Clock Pillow

If you check out this story, you may agree that smoking doesn’t do you any good even if it is meant for curing snoring problems. For some reason, this dude came up with a crazy theory that smoking at certain points of the night would help sure snoring. Worst, this machine almost burned down his bed for his troubles.

And while it seems that his invention, a machine that would light a cigarette while asleep, seems ridiculous, it was eventually surrendered to Snorebond.com for inclusion in their museum of snoring artifacts in Bodmin. Do you believe in this machine? For some reason, I don’t think that smoking is a cure but rather an additional burden even if the intent is good.

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Snoring Man Sets Bed on Fire

We are all aware of the story of Sleeping Beauty but who would have thought that it would soon be a sickness in our modern age? Well apparently it is around and a 15 year old from Britain is inflicted with it. Louisa Ball got the “disease” when she was 13 after a bout with the flu. Louisa needs to be woken up forcefully or else she would end up sleeping for days or even up to a month!

When she does get up, these are only for brief spells. In the end, she was diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome where research conducted on this relatively rare disease is insufficient for now. The syndrome is unrelated to Narcolepsy where the patients are constantly tired and drop off for brief periods of sleep.

(Source) Gizmo Diva

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Sleeping Beauty Sickness?

If you are tired of using your iPhone with the default alarm tone, here is one that should add some savvy to it. The Birdbox Alarm Clock turns your iPhone into a virtual cuckoo clock, an app that will surely wake you up on a fresher note.

If the app is not enough, you can always get this cool Birdbox that is shaped like one of those typical bird-house-alarm-clock hybrids. Available in different colors, the Birdbox costs only $12.75.

(Source) New Launches

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Birdbox Alarm Clock

The Sara Poka Eye Pillow should be a great remedy for people who have some issues for their strained eyes which contribute to trouble when sleeping. These are soft pillows which you can use as a hot compress aid. Place it at your refrigerator if you want cold compress or microwave them, depending on what type of relief your eyes would need.

A charcoal sheet made from native Japanese timber absorbs and retains heat better than standard insulation materials. The travel-size pillow is perfect for business trips- use it for five minutes before a meeting, and your jet lag will melt away.

Price: $34.00

(Source) Japanese Trend Shop

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Sara Poka Eye Pillows

Star Wars fans get to have another alarm clock to add to their collection with the 2010 Darth Vader Shadow Alarm Clock. This wicked projector-based alarm clock displays Darth Vader’s shadow on the wall once the alarm goes off which supposedly can scare you out of bed.

The Darth Vader Shadow Alarm clock comes in black color with a reddish orange hue LCD display. This new Star Wars clock retails for $26.99.

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The Darth Vader Shadow Alarm Clock

TEcoART unveils another unique clock for your home use with the recycled hard drive clock. It is made of a recycled hard disk and a clock dial with an actual mirror-finished disk platter. The base of the clock is made from a circuit board and will come with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.

Though you may end up getting ideas like doing it yourself, for the people who want to get it without much trouble, it costs $36 over at Etsy.

(Source) Ubergizmo

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Recycled Hard Drive Clock

Here is something to have at home for the Apple and MAC lovers. This clock carries a familiar mold, that of which is an Apple iBook G4 clock. It runs on quartz clock movement and even has a pendulum underneath tipped by a familiar mouse.

This clock runs on 2 AA batteries and retails for $75.00.

(Source) Ubergizmo

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Recycled Apple iBook G4 Clock

There is a new and revolutionary sleep aid available in the market thanks to Aikon Wellness, Inc. and it is called the Somniac PM. This new sleep aid aims to help sleep deprived and insomniacs gain better sleep all night long.

Somniac PM includes twelve ingredients that synergistically work in phases to help you relax, fall asleep and reach healthy REM and even deeper sleep levels. What makes this natural sleep aid unique, however, is that it includes two lesser-known compounds, Indium Sulphate and a plant-based natural stem cell recruiter derived from eggplant.

(Source) Press

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Natural Sleep Aid Somniac PM

Here is a pillow that should be what a person would need to sleep well. It is no ordinary pillow. It comes with the works! It has a massager, heating, an aroma dispenser and even some solar charging options. Now you don’t have to worry about sleeping less. The Pillow’s Degree Celsius will make sure you get a lot of it!

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Pillow’s Degree Celsius

Sleep Apnea victims be forewarned. It seems that sleep apnea will do more than deprive you of sleep. Knowing that the brain will be severely affected by obstructive sleep apnea, it seems apparent that the more serious it grows, so does your health.

Brain damage is being wooed as the possible result from continuous sleep apnea due to reduced concentrations of gray matter in the brain. A gray matter refers to the brain’s cerebral cortex, where the majority of information processing takes place. These changes in brain structure may help explain the memory, cardiovascular and other problems experienced by people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The researchers said further research is needed to determine whether reduced gray matter concentration is caused by sleep apnea, or whether preexisting abnormalities contribute to the development of the problem.

(Source) Business Week

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Sleep Apnea May Lead to Brain Damage

For the people looking for a great and unique sleep mask, this Leisure Eyes Sleep Mask should be something interesting. It attaches via an elastic strap and uses 2 AA batteries to power the speakers.

Aside from the speakers, it also comes with a 3.5 mm input jack to go with its pre-natured sounds to help aid you in your sleeping needs. The Leisure Eyes Sleep Mask retails for about $6.00.

(Source) Gadget Review

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Leisure Eyes Sleep Mask

Gadgets have been coming out for personal entertainment and here is one that should play those soothing sleeping sounds in style. Called the MU Space Portable Music Player, this should be a cheaper alternative to sleeping pods to get some relaxing sounds come your way. It is compatible with most USB and memory cards which contain your media files.

(Source) Yanko

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MU Space Portable Personal Music Player

Healthy or not, adults do sleep less when they become older. And while you may think this would result in them putting their health at risk, guess again. In fact, they are less likely to feel tired as a study showed. The study was published in SLEEP, the official journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.

The length of time that people slept varied in age. For example, elders aged 66 to 83 slept about 20 minutes less than middle-aged adults aged 40 to 55. The latter in turn slept 23 minutes less than young adults aged 20 to 30. So depending on which bracket you may be, these seem to be a common trend. And if you think taking a quick nap will make up for it, guess again. The participants made it through the day without a wink.

(Source) Jakarta Globe

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Adults Sleep Less With Age?

Chinese Medicine can be considered controversial yet amazing at times, depending on how you look at them. There are normally Chinese herbs that are for anything but mostly on a healthy aspect. Green Tea for one has been known as an anti-oxidant and from the looks of it, there is bound to be one Chinese medicine made for the sleep-deprived individuals.

There is actually an approach for Insomniacs with the “Calm the Shen”. “Shen” is best translated as the spirit of the person in a nonreligious sense. When evaluating Shen, the Chinese Medicine practitioner is looking for the emotional state and presence (or lack) of radiance, calm, and balance. Often with sleep disturbances, the patient will be experiencing patterns of stress, anxiety, or agitation. Chinese Medicine would call this “disturbed shen.”

Care to try it?

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Chinese Medicine to Sleep Better?

For the people who want some sense in their bedroom, adding some cool looking table lamps should help. And in case you are looking for one, these Kuo Concept Table Lamps should be something worth having.

These lamps come from Kenyo-Deco which adds a unique ouch to your dining experience. What is more, with its unique magic finger button, the table lamp covers the table in an array of beautiful colors. They are made from plastic glass and are sure to brighten up your lovely abode in a flash.

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The Kuo Concept Table Lamp

iPhone or iPod docks come in different designs and shapes but here is one that should make it ideal for your bedroom. It takes the form of a clock, complete with Roman numbers which makes it pass for a cool table clock.

This iPod dock costs a whopping $59.95 although it includes the usual download options for listening to music and customizing your Apple device. Don’t forget that you can also put the iPhone’s clock to good use and make this into a reliable alarm clock in style!

(Source) Design Launches

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iPhone Clock Dock Anyone?

Here is a different looking calendar that should be of interest. The calendar tells you the day and date each time you offer an apple per day. Just fill the calendar every month with the number of days in that month, and adjust the numbered calendar behind the transparent tube. Eat an apple each day and watch the calendar advance.

This calendar is a brainchild of the Serviceplan advertising agency of Munich, Germany.

(Source) Design Launches

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An Apple a Day Calendar

A sleep awareness drive is scheduled to be held in Singapore this coming March. This will be the first time that such an event will be held. The Singapore Sleep Awareness Week will be kicked off by World Sleep Day on March 19, 2010.

The special event will run up to March 28, 2010 where symposiums will be held. A website where people can pledge to sleep an hour more will also be highlighted during the Singapore Sleep Awareness Week.

(Source) Asia One

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Sleep Awareness Drive in Singapore

Here is something for the people who are tired of the usual clock styles. Rather than settle for the usual digital face or clock hands, here is one that operates through rotating sides. It should be an improvement as it offers a unique way of telling the time anywhere in your home.

(Source) Design Launches

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This Lamina Clock Runs

It seems that sleep loss is more serious that we thought. While we all know that chronic sleep loss does affect the memory, it seems that reflex action and other brain function can severely be affected as well. A study over at the Harvard Medical School can attest to that when they put nine volunteers on a specialized sleep-wake schedule made of 33 hours of wakefulness and 10 hours of sleep.

Using a series of tests, the researchers measured the subjects’ reflexes, motor skills, memory, decision making, and other brain functions. The results have yielded conclusions that may overturn commonly held misconceptions about sleep. Several weeks into the study, the subjects’ average reaction time at night had slowed from a quarter of a second to almost four seconds.

(Source) The Crimson

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Chronic Sleep Loss Linked to Memory Loss