#sleep-apnea

#sleep-apnea

Over decades, the government has spent billions ondisability payments for veterans with sleep apnea, a common condition that interrupts breathing during sleep and causesfatigue. In early 2022, officials were determined to pare that back. Medical advances mean most apneasufferers now have few or no symptoms and can hold jobs. So Denis McDonough, then the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced a proposal to change the benefits system to reflect the new reality, and - going forward - slash monthly checks for many veterans.

Mental health nowadays is seemingly almost glorified. A ton of people are blaming things on, 'Oh, it's just my OCD, ADHD, dyslexia, etc.' (undiagnosed as well) - when these sudden changes can be huge telltale signs of actual diseases. I saw someone come into our neuro department after experiencing some fasciculations that we assumed were benign. But she explained how they acted with her 'anxiety and OCD,' which she had undiagnosed. She had late-stage MS.

Some on social media say it's a hack for getting more and better sleep and to reduce snoring. The claims - which are not backed by science - are taking off on places like TikTok, sometimes pushed by people working for companies selling related products. "The studies behind mouth tape are small, the benefits are modest and the potential risks are there,"

Nearly all of us are familiar with symptoms we call a hangover, such as anxiety rising in the throat, a throbbing headache and general fatigue but we may be not diagnosing them correctly. A study has analyzed the sleep patterns of more than 70,000 people over three years to learn more about a condition that suffocates and exhausts us on weekend nights: social apnea.

"Over 900 million adults globally are estimated to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In the United States, more than 30 million adults are affected, yet 80-90% remain undiagnosed."