Sleep and Health Journal

ResMed Inc. is the world’s second- biggest maker of CPAP machines that help regulate breathing for people with sleeping disorders. They announced a 30% increase in mask sales and an increased net income of 190.1 million up from 146.4 million one year earlier. ResMed also announced a two-for-one split of the company’s outstanding shares of common stock.

An extremely interesting abstract can be foun in the Sleep Abstract Supplement "A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF NASAL EXPIRATORY RESISTANCE AS A TREATMENT FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA" by Berry RB1, Massie C2, Kryger . In their article they talk about the urgent need for alternatives to CPAP because of the dismal compliance to CPAP.

Patients with fluctuating high blood pressure are at greater risk of stroke than patients with consistently high blood pressure. A frequent cause of elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is untreated sleep apnea. Patients with untreated sleep apnea frequently have wide swings in blood pressure at night and will often have high blood pressure in early morning readings.

A new article in November 30 issue of The Journal of Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ( 2009 Nov 30.)

PRESS RELEASE ecember 4, 2009 A Chicago Sleep Apnea Dentist best known for providing his patients with comfortable alternatives to CPAP is one of the first dentists in the nation trained to fit patients with customized CPAP masks retained by oral appliances.

A study published in Sleep, "Heavy snoring as a cause of carotid artery atherosclerosis" should alert all health professionals and concerned family members about the dangers of snoring.