Sleep – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts

Sleep difficulties or insomnia are common, and the problem is growing. The latest data reveals that about a third of us have the condition, with women affected more often than men. Psychiatrist Andrew Huhn at Johns Hopkins says to address the problem it must first be defined. Huhn: Insomnia is in general diagnosed by a person's perception of the quality of their sleep, and in the c

Anchor lead: At least one surgical approach may help resolve obstructive sleep apnea, Elizabeth Tracey reports Maxillary-mandibular advancement is long hand for a surgical procedure used to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Robin Yang, an expert in the procedure at Johns Hopkins, describes what’s done. Yang: Surgery itself takes about four to five hours. All of the incision are insi

Anchor lead: What are surgical options for treating obstructive sleep apnea? Elizabeth Tracey reports You’ve been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, and you’ve tried machines to ease your breathing at night but can’t tolerate them. Now what? Robin Yang, an OSA expert at Johns Hopkins, describes one surgical approach to treating the condition. Yang: We do somethin

Anchor lead: Obstructive sleep apnea should first be treated as simply as possible, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, most often shows up as snoring. When someone is sleeping their airway becomes obstructed and snoring results, and the condition is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events as well as hazardous daytime sleepiness. Robin Yang

Anchor lead: If you’ve been told you snore, following up with your physician is likely a good idea, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, most often is identified when someone is told they snore. Robin Yang, a surgeon who specializes in the condition at Johns Hopkins, says OSA isn’t just a nuisance for bed partners. Yang: (Robin) The condition gets worse in

This week’s topics include light treatment and Parkinson’s, ultrasound for bone healing, knee pain treatment over the Internet, and maintaining weight loss. Program notes: 0:30 Treating knee pain over the Internet 1:30 How did they do at 9 months? 2:10 Maintaining weight loss 3:10 Delivering over telephone 4:10 Regain significant weight 5:05 Parkinson’s treatment and Cir

This week’s topics include at home sleep studies, an antibody for C.difficile infection, using big data to examine medical devices, and language concordance and type 2 diabetes control. Program notes: 0:35 Treatment of C. difficile 1:35 Antitoxin antibody 2:32 Phase III trial 2:55 Post market surveillance data of devices 3:55 Vascular closure devices 4:50 Registry is voluntary 5

This week’s topics include dementia and depression, complications of implanted defibrillators, the most common emergency surgeries, and treatment of insomnia. Program notes: 0:35 Treatment of insomnia 1:35 Medications only for short term 2:32 Has to be provided outside physician’s office 3:14 Implantable cardiac defibrillator complications 4:14 Inform patients of potential 5:15

Anchor lead: What are the health effects of interrupted sleep? Elizabeth Tracey reports Have you had the experience of having your sleep interrupted multiple times in a night? If you’re a parent or a health care worker, the answer is probably yes, and perhaps you’ve noticed that not only are you tired, you’re crabby. Now a Johns Hopkins study led by Patrick Finan, a sleep exp

Anchor lead: Which is worse? Interrupted sleep or short sleep? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who have their sleep interrupted multiple times versus those who simply sleep fewer hours report worse moods after a couple of days, a Johns Hopkins study led by Patrick Finan, a sleep expert, has found. Finan: You can imagine that these kinds of findings are perhaps most applicable to pe