简介:Obstructivesleepapnoea(OSA)isacommonconditioncharacterizedbyrepetitiveepisodesofpartialorcompleteupperairwayobstructionduringsleep(Figure1).Obstructiveeventsareusuallyassociatedwithhypoxia,whichcanbeprofound,andterminatedbyanarousalfromsleep,producingsympatheticnervoussystemactivationandsleepfragmentationwith
简介:<正>SometimesIsleeplikeababyandsometimesIsleeplikealog.Forme,thebabyaspectisdefinedbyaseriesofinterruptionswithaquickfixinthebathroomorasnackfromthefridge.Thelogismorelikeastiffnessaccompaniedbyametaphoricchainsawbuzzfrommyapparentlyloudsnoring.Insomnia,habitualsleeplessness,fortunatelyisnotafriendofmine,butthat’sbecauseIhaveexperimentedwithdifferentwaystomakemyfortywinkslonger,wakenwithanattitudetoseizethedayandnotfeeltiredanhourafterbreakfast.Areyouoneoftheestimatedonehalfofthepopulationwhosuffersfromnotenoughshut-eye?Allowmetoletyouin
简介:AnAmericanscientistnamedWilliamDementpublishedexperimentsdealingwiththerecordingofeye-movementsduringsleep.Heshowedthatthecommonperson'ssleepisinterruptedfromtimetotimebyspecialeye-movements,somefloatingandslow,othersquickandrapid.Peoplewokenduringtheseperiodsofeye-movementsgenerallyreportedthattheyhadbeendreaming.Whenwokenatothertimestheyreportednodreams.