A Special Supplement to The Paulding County Progress

August 13, 2014

2014 Health & Medical
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we officially welcome our respiratory
therapists to the cardiac and
pulmonary team. Our program is
individualized to meet the needs
of each patient affected by heart
and lung disease and to help them
reduce their risk for future heart
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Is snoring
detrimental?
Getting a good nights sleep is essential
to personal health. Although sleep
needs vary depending on the individual,
inadequate sleep leaves a person feeling
drowsy and cranky and may affect work
performance.
Lack of sleep can tax the body in other
ways as well, escalating feelings of stress
and making a person more susceptible to
depression or anxiety. Lack of sleep also
may increase ones risk for hypertension,
stroke and heart attack.
Snoring is a condition that greatly
affects quality of sleep not only for the
person sleeping next to a snorer but also
to the snorer himself. The Health News
Organization says partners of people who
snore lose approximately one hour of sleep
per evening and may wake up as many as
21 times per hour, a condition referred to
as spousal arousal syndrome.
In the meantime, the person snoring is
compromising his or her own sleep quality
and may be at a greater risk for certain
medical conditions.
Snoring
Snoring and a condition called sleep apnea
are mostly related. According to experts at
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,
snoring is the milder form of sleep disordered
breathing, or SDB. Snoring is essentially
a partial restriction of the airway. When a
person is snoring, some air gets through
the trachea, causing tissues in the throat to
vibrate. In cases of complete sleep apnea,
no air gets through. Snoring can be mixed
with periods of apnea, resulting in a series of
snorts, whistles and stopped breathing that can
make it difficult to get a restful nights sleep.
Sleep apnea
When a person is suffering from sleep
apnea and periods of snoring, he or she is
struggling to get more air into his or her
lungs. Air supplies may be so severely limited
that oxygen levels drop. The body kicks into
action and awakens the sleeper so he or she
can get oxygen. This cycle may repeat itself
hundreds of times throughout the night. The
sleeper may only awaken slightly and not
remember these awakenings in the morning,
but he or she will likely feel drowsy, which is
a direct byproduct of sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea and snoring also may cause
damage to the heart. Over time, a lack of
oxygen can put undue stress on the heart,
leading to a greater risk of high blood
pressure, stroke and heart attack. In addition,
impotence, memory loss and migraines may
result from oxygen deprivation.
Snoring treatments
Treating snoring often involves the
assistance of a sleep specialist. Changing
sleeping position or relying on breathing aides
that help open the airways while sleeping also
may help. Quitting smoking and losing weight
can help reduce instances of snoring as well.
Even if snoring has not progressed
to complete apnea, a sleep expert may
recommend a device called a CPAP machine,
or a continuous positive air pressure pump.
This device blows a steady stream of air
through the sleepers mouth and nose to help
keep the tissues of the throat from collapsing,
resulting in snoring or obstruction.
Snoring is a nuisance for all involved,
especially the family members or spouses
that are subjected to long nights next to
snoring partners. Yet snoring can be much
more than just a nuisance and may even
be indicative of a blockage of the airways
common among those people with sleep
apnea.
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(NAPS) More than 9.2 million
children are treated in the ER
for nonfatal injuries every year,
reports the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention but your
kids dont have to be among them.
Youll be better able to protect
your youngsters if you and their
other caregivers learn a few skills
that could save a childs life.
What You Can Do
Fortunately, these are easier to
acquire than many parents realize.
Thats because the American
Heart Association has created a
new online course designed to
meet the training needs of child
care providers while also being
a comprehensive resource for
parents, grandparents, teachers,
babysitters or anyone responsible
for the safety of children.
What You Can Learn
Combining online and hands-
on components, this one-stop-shop
course teaches child care providers
and parents critical first aid skills,
ranging from how to create a safe
environment, to preventing injuries
in the first place, to lifesaving
CPR.
The course covers illnesses and
injuries, bleeding and bandaging,
allergic reactions and how to
use an epinephrine pen, asthma,
drowning, bites and stings, burns,
choking, CPR, using an Automated
External Defibrillator and how to
help.
What One Father Found
It is so easy to take a CPR
course. And it is so important to
For safetys sake, learn infant CPR, first aid
An online course can help parents
learn critical first aid skills, how to
create a safe environment, and how
to perform life-saving CPR.
do, so that in a moment of panic,
you can still function, said Eli
Thomas, who was able to save his
2-year-old from nearly drowning,
thanks to American Heart
Association CPR training he took
at a company-organized retreat.
The course is called Heartsaver
Pediatric First Aid CPR AED, and
it helps caregivers know how to
respond to and manage illnesses
and injuries in a child or infant in
those first few vital minutes until
professional help arrives.
More Help
For further advice about how to
keep your little ones safe, go to
www.heart.org/safekids.
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Doctors use many different
methods to assess their patients
health. Measuring the fat in
a persons midsection is one
indicator physicians may rely
on more heavily in the future as
they look to pinpoint potential
health risks before they become
something more serious.
Belly fat is much more than an
eyesore, as it poses a serious health
risk doctors are only just beginning
to understand. A recent study on
belly fat presented at the European
Society of Cardiology Congress
confirmed that belly fat is far more
dangerous than many people think.
Thats because a large stomach
may not only be comprised
of subcutaneous fat, or the fat
contained under the skin. Very
often visceral fat, or the type of
fat that surrounds internal organs,
is a contributing factor to girth
around the midsection. Visceral
fat, also know as intra-abdominal
fat, is linked to a variety of
health problems, including high
triglycerides, high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, and high blood
sugar.
Every person has some amount
of belly fat, even those with
relatively flat abdominals. Visceral
fat provides cushioning around the
organs and is actually beneficial in
small amounts. Its when visceral
fat becomes too plentiful that it
can pose a problem. According to
Kristen Hairston, MD, an assistant
professor of endocrinology and
metabolism at the Wake Forest
University School of Medicine,
visceral fat doesnt just sit dormant;
it plays an active role in the bodys
production of a number of potentially
harmful substances. Researchers
are studying if visceral fat secretes
inflammatory molecules in higher
amounts than other types of fat.
These molecules can contribute to
various health ailments.
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Having a pear shape body shape can be safer than an apple shape
where the waistline is larger. Belly fat is linked to a variety of health prob-
lems.
The dangers of belly fat
A persons ideal weight is not
necessarily based on pounds on
the scale. Rather, individuals
should use other measurements to
determine propensity for belly fat.
Having a pear shape where the
hips and thighs are larger than the
waist can actually be safer than an
apple shape, where the waistline
is larger.
People concerned about belly
fat should use a measuring tape
to measure girth and determine if
there is a potential problem. Place
the measuring tape around the
waist at the navel. The measuring
tape should be level and stretch
around the midsection. Women
want a waist measurement of
less than 35 inches. Men should
measure in at less than 40 inches.
Measurements that exceed those
figures may indicate excessive
amounts of visceral fat. A hip-
to-waist ratio measurement also
can be used. This ratio should be
below .85 for women and below
.90 for men. Anything higher is
considered at risk, and a person
should consider losing belly fat.
The only precise way to measure
visceral belly fat is to get a CT
scan or an MRI. However, this is
expensive and may not be covered
by health insurance.
Its important to note that belly fat
is not a problem exclusive to those
who are overweight. Although it
may not be as visible, thin people
can have excess visceral fat as
well. This is often the result of
eating a healthy diet but failing to
exercise regularly.
There are ways to manage and
reduce belly fat. Getting adequate
exercise in conjunction with eating
a healthy diet, getting enough sleep
and managing stress can help.
Losing belly fat can improve a
persons appearance and his or her
overall health.
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Reminder: Check
your childs car seat
By Mary Kuhlman
Ohio News Connection
COLUMBUS Your car will remind
you to check the oil, but experts say its
also important to check whats carrying
your most precious cargo.
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) says child deaths in car
crashes have declined by 43 percent over 10
years, but theres still work to do because
in one in three accidents that claimed the
life of a child age 12 or younger, the child
was not properly restrained.
Erin Sauber-Schatz, the transportation
safety team lead in the Division of
Unintentional Injury Prevention at the
CDC, says parent education and car-
seat distribution help to make sure more
children are buckled up properly.
Child passenger restraint laws that
increase the age for car seat or booster seat
use result in getting more children buckled
up, she says.
In Ohio, children under age 4 must be
secured in a car seat, and children from 4
to 8 must be either in a car seat or a booster
seat, unless they are at least 4 feet 9 inches
tall.
A CDC report shows about 12 children
die in car crashes each week in the United
States.
Health care providers also play a role in
making sure children are safe in cars and
trucks, with Sauber-Schatz suggesting a
conversation in the doctors office.
And they can counsel parents and
caregivers at each well-child checkup to
use age and size-appropriate car seats,
booster seats and seat belts on every trip,
she explains.
In general, the CDC recommends all
children should ride in the back seat until
age 13.
Rear-facing car seats are for infants up to
age 2.
Front-facing seats are suitable from ages
2 to 5.
And booster seats are to be used until a
child has grown enough for a seat belt to fit
properly across the chest and lap.
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