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Co-sleeping or bed sharing is a practice in which babies and young children sleep close to one or both parents, as opposed to in a separate room. Co-sleeping individuals sleep in sensory proximity to one another, where the individual senses the presence of others. [1] This sensory proximity can either be triggered by touch, smell, taste, or noise.
EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...
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Sleep apnea is the second most frequent cause of secondary hypersomnia, affecting up to 4% of middle-aged adults, mostly men. Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a clinical variant of sleep apnea that can also cause hypersomnia. [8] Just as other sleep disorders (like narcolepsy) can coexist with sleep apnea, the same is true for UARS.
With its first update to safe-sleep guidelines for infants in more than five years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) The post New infant death data warns against co-sleeping and crib ...
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A 2014 study found that depriving mice of sleep increased cancer growth and dampened the immune system's ability to control cancers. [122] The effect of sleep duration on somatic growth is not completely known. One study recorded growth, height, and weight, as correlated to parent-reported time in bed in 305 children over a period of nine years ...
Many chronic illnesses increase children's risk of developing growth complications due to increased inflammation and other pathological processes specific to each disease. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Inflammation is one of the main drivers of growth failure and malnutrition in children with chronic illnesses because it decreases caloric intake and increases ...