Purpose. Tinnitus and sleep disturbance are prevalent in veterans, and a better understanding of their relationship can help with tinnitus treatment. Materials and Methods. Retrospective chart review of 94 veterans seen in audiology clinic between 2010 and 2013 is presented. Results. The mean age was 62 years, and 93 of 94 veterans were males. The majority (96%) had hearing loss. The positive p...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of daytime sleepiness and circadian preferences, and to examine the extent to which caffeine consumption and Khat (a herbal stimulant) use are associated with daytime sleepiness and evening chronotype among Ethiopian college students. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2,410 college students. A self-administered questionnaire was used to ...

RATIONALE Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder with disrupted sleep-architecture. Clinical management of narcolepsy lies dominantly on symptom-driven pharmacotherapy. The treatment role of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for narcolepsy remains unexplored. PATIENT CONCERNS In this paper, we present a case of a 14-year-old young girl with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), c...

Background: A negative effect on public health of the Greek population as a result of the financial crisis is reported. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the financial crisis on sleep and health outcomes of employees of the National Railway Organisation who had to face mandatory job transfers, significant reductions in salaries and anticipation of job loss. Methods: Data were a...

This naturalistic study of 52 sailors on the USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) compared actigraphic sleep and psychomotor vigilance performance of crewmembers working a 3hours-on/9hours-off (“3/9”) with the performance of their counterparts who worked a 6hours-on/6hours-off (“6/6”) watchstanding schedule. Crewmembers on the 3/9 slept more (6.46±0.77 hours) and reported less daytime sleepiness (Epworth...

Objectives. To investigate the six-week influence of acupuncture on sleep quality and daytime functioning in primary insomnia. Methods. The study was a double-dummy, single-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. A total of 180 patients with primary insomnia were randomly assigned to 3 groups: verum group underwent verum acupuncture plus placebo; estazolam group underwent estazo...

INTRODUCTION The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire is capable of covering different stages of sleep, and it is regarded as one of the best ones available, and checking for its validity and reliability among depressed patients is a step in this direction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) an...

INTRODUCTION Snoring is a common sleep problem with significant public health concerns. Studies have characterized this in most developed countries. Hitherto there have been no published studies on this subject in Nigeria. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and correlates of snoring in addition to morbidity in an adult population in Nigeria. DESIGN A cross - sectional survey of 370 youn...

BACKGROUND Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but it is often cumbersome so that adherence to CPAP therapy is limited. OBJECTIVES We evaluated adherence to CPAP therapy after an additional educative intervention in OSA patients after a longer treatment period. METHODS A short patient information program covering many aspect...

The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate whether sleep was improved by a 1-day sleep education program in an occupational setting and whether stopping alcohol intake at bedtime might influence sleep. Subjects were 40 high school employees. The sleep education program lasted 4.5 hours and consisted of sleep science information, and sleep hygiene education including the risk of sleep related b...