Clinical hemorrhoids are exceedingly common especially in the Western civilized world. It is difficult to assess their incidence but it is known to increases markedly with age; %50 of the population over 50 years of age have asymptomatic or symptomatic hemorrhoids (1). External hemorrhoids form in the skin tissue surrounding the anal opening. As a rule, their symptoms tend to be itching, burnin...

Sleep disorders are a common affliction for many people even though sleep is one of the most important factors in maintaining good physiological and emotional health. Numerous researchers have proposed various approaches to monitor sleep, such as polysomnography and actigraphy. However, such approaches are costly and often require overnight treatment in clinics. With this in mind, the research ...

BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are exposed to many sources of discomfort. Most of these are related to the patient's condition, but ICU design or how care is organized also can contribute. The present survey was designed to describe the opinions of ICU caregivers on sources of patient discomfort and to determine how they were dealt with in practice. The architectural and organiza...

OBJECTIVE To assess the benefit of the first infliximab infusion on sleep disturbances in patients with RA Material and methods: Evaluation of RA activity, sleepiness (Epworth scale and multiple sleep latency test), alertness (steer clear test), and sleep structure (polysomnography) were conducted before and after the first infusion of infliximab in six female patients with RA. RESULTS The da...

BACKGROUND Cyclic meditation (CM) is a technique that combines yoga postures interspersed with supine rest. This combination is based on ancient texts and is considered easier for beginners to practice. MATERIAL/METHODS Whole-night polysomnographic measures and the self-rating of sleep were studied on the night following a day in which 30 male participants practiced CM twice (ca. 23 minutes e...

purpose: to investigate associations between computer use data and sleep quality among university students. materials and methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 312 students of tehran university of medical sciences, iran. data was collected using epworth sleepiness scale (ess), insomnia severity index (tsi), pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi), and a background and ...

With the dramatic rise in obesity in the United States, comorbid medical issues, such as sleep apnea and other forms of sleep disordered breathing (SDB), are becoming increasingly prevalent. Individuals with SDB have impairments in social, cognitive, and emotional functioning and an overall reduction in quality of life. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line treatment for ...

Objective: To assess the benefit of the first infliximab infusion on sleep disturbances in patients with RA Material and methods: Evaluation of RA activity, sleepiness (Epworth scale and multiple sleep latency test), alertness (steer clear test), and sleep structure (polysomnography) were conducted before and after the first infusion of infliximab in six female patients with RA. Results: The da...

SLEEP BRUXISM IS AN INVOLUNTARY MANDIBULAR MOVEMENT WITH TOOTH GRINDING OR CLENCHING OCCURRING DURING SLEEP THAT CAN LEAD TO several dental, oral, and facial complications.1 According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the diagnosis of sleep bruxism is based on the report of tooth grinding or clenching in combination with at least 1 of the following signs: abnormal tooth wear, sounds as...

INTRODUCTION Sleep disturbances, similarly to constipation‑related symptoms, are common problems in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated worse health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVES The aim the study was investigate sleep conservatively treated CKD assess association between constipation that population. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross‑sectional study, 100 outpatient...