Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Mind Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Mind | Sleep Apnea Can Have Deadly Consequences Advertisement Supported by Personal health The condition is on the rise because the most frequent cause is obesity, which continues its unrelenting climb among American adults. ByJane E. Brody May 27, 2019 Although the woman in her 50s had been effectively treated for depression, she remained plagued by symptoms that often accompany it: fatigue, sleepiness and lethargy, even though she thought she was getting enough sleep. With depression no longer causing her persistent symptoms, her psychiatrist advised her to consult a sleep specialist. Sure enough, a night in the sleep lab at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine revealed that while the woman was supposedly asleep, she experienced micro-awakenings about 18 times an hour, resulting … [Read more...] about Sleep Apnea Can Have Deadly Consequences
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Rocking beds and pillows that nudge when you snore: Tech wants into your bed
I've tried a mattress with water cooling and another that sways like a boat. I've worn brainwave-measuring helmets and rested on pillows that nudge you when you snore. In the hunt for better sleep, I've even snuggled up with a robot. For the gadget industry, sleep is the new exercise -- solvable with data. What Fitbits and Apple Watches did for getting moving, consumer tech now wants to do for getting Zs. A third of us suffer from sleep problems, a symptom of unhealthy diets, stress and too much time staring at screens. So does any of it work? This year at CES, the tech industry confab, I met makers of more than a dozen sleep gadgets that promise to make you feel, perform and look better. And at home, I've been testing the Tesla of snooze, a $5,000 Sleep Number 360 P6 smart mattress and frame. It monitors sleep and makes micro-adjustments to the mattress all night -- an automated Princess and the Pea.Fitbits alone didn't make Americans skinny, and these gadgets alone won't make us … [Read more...] about Rocking beds and pillows that nudge when you snore: Tech wants into your bed