sleep

Sleep in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome shows marked night-to-night fluctuation under free-living conditions—results from a matched case-control study PURPOSE Unrefreshing and non-restorative sleep is a hallmark complaint in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic...

Somatic syndromes, insomnia, anxiety, and stress among sleep disordered breathing patients Tshering Amdo, Nadia Hasaneen, Morris S Gold, Avram R Gold https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291418836_Somatic_syndromes_insomnia_anxiety_and_stress_among_sleep_disordered_breathing_patients (PDF)...

Facility-Measured Sleep Electroencephalographic Microstructures in Long COVID STUDY OBJECTIVES Sleep electroencephalographic (EEG) microstructures are related to brain functions, providing a window into the unrefreshing, non-restorative sleep and daytime fatigue symptoms in long COVID (LC) and...

Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11144080/ (PDF available) Background: Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with COVID-19 infection. Less clear is whether obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor...

The relationship between nonrestorative sleep and persistent post-acute sequelae of COVID-19: a longitudinal study of recovery trajectories Nonrestorative sleep (NRS) may contribute to the persistence of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), but no longitudinal studies have investigated this...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Orthostatic Hypotension: An Unconventional Association Ryan S Cobb , Mildred Barnett , Kevin Patel https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/48/Supplement_1/A618/8135020 (PDF available) Introduction Although Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has a commonly recognized...

Exploring the Abnormal Modulation of the Autonomic Systems during Nasal Flow Limitation in Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome by Hilbert–Huang Transform Chen Lin, Men-Tzung Lo, Christian Guilleminault https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5625011/ (PDF available) Patients with nasal flow...

The effect of pre-existing sleep disturbance on T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants, pro-inflammatory and pro-resolving mediators, and glucocorticoid sensitivity in Long COVID Sleep disturbance is highly common in Long COVID (LC), and is known to worsen infection outcomes and hinder full...

The effects of nasal anesthesia on breathing during sleep D P White, R J Cadieux, R M Lombard, E O Bixler, A Kales, C W Zwillich https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4062052/ Sci-Hub link: https://sci-hub.st/10.1164/arrd.1985.132.5.972 Inability to breathe through the nose is an increasingly...

The symptoms and signs of upper airway resistance syndrome: a link to the functional somatic syndromes Avram R Gold, Francis Dipalo, Morris S Gold, Daniel O'Hearn...

This is a thread to discuss the evidence pertaining to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing - upper airway resistance syndrome/obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (UARS/OSAS) - and chronic insomnia. Many people with ME/CFS and related disorders like fibromyalgia experience chronic insomnia...

Chronic insomnia remitting after maxillomandibular advancement for mild obstructive sleep apnea: a case series Michael Proothi, Victor J R Grazina, Avram R Gold https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6693215/ (PDF available) Background: Chronic insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea are both...

Prospective Assessment of Nocturnal Awakenings in a Case Series of Treatment-Seeking Chronic Insomnia Patients: A Pilot Study of Subjective and Objective Causes Barry Krakow, Edward Romero, Victor A Ulibarri, Shara Kikta https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3490361/ (PDF available)...

Resolution of fibromyalgia by controlling obstructive sleep apnea with a mandibular advancement device Fernanda Vantine, Dominik Ettlin, Miguel Meira-e-Cruz https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8848527/ (PDF available) Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, often disabling disorder...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome as an uncommon cause of fibromyalgia: a case report Vesile Sepici, Aliye Tosun, Oğuz Köktürk https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00296-007-0375-9 Sci-Hub link: https://sci-hub.st/10.1007/s00296-007-0375-9 Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is...

Inspiratory Airflow Dynamics During Sleep in Women with Fibromyalgia Avram R Gold, Francis Dipalo, Morris S Gold, Joan Broderick https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8541375_Inspiratory_Airflow_Dynamics_During_Sleep_in_Women_with_Fibromyalgia (PDF Available) Study objectives: To determine...

A comparison of inspiratory airflow dynamics during sleep between upper airway resistance syndrome patients and healthy controls Avram R. Gold, Joan E. Broderick, Morris S. Gold & Mohammad M. Amin...

Objective versus subjective excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA: Quantifying the impact of fatigue Morris S Gold, Riccardo A Stoohs, Avram R Gold https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945726001061 Background In patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), excessive daytime...

Sleep alters neurovascular and hydrodynamic coupling in the human brain Sleep is essential for maintaining brain tissue homeostasis, which is facilitated by enhanced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) solute transport. Infraslow (<0.1 Hz) vasomotion, CSF flow, and electrophysiological potential all...

Immune control of sleep pressure via interferon-γ in mice Sleep pressure reflects the brains homeostatic need to sleep, but the mechanisms underlying its regulation remain poorly understood. In mice, a subset of cortical inhibitory neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) positive interneurons...