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• Is Separate Still Equal In The Bedroom?

  Have you ever played that admittedly morbid game of hypothesizing with your spouse which of your friends are most likely to divorce, given the statistical probability that about half the couples you know will eventually end up splitting?  No?   Me neither.  I was just wondering if any of you sickos did that. Here's a somewhat milder version of the game, based on a different statistic:  try to guess which of your married friends sleep in separate beds.  You'd be surprised how many couples have this arrangement (at least, I was really surprised) . . .   Read More... Posted Apr 07 2008, 04:54 PM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: sleep disorders, snoring, Brenda Wade, separate beds

• Snoring More Than Just Annoying

  Is your spouse a loud snorer?  Don't be shy, you're not alone - an estimated 40% of men and 24% of women are habitual snorers. But instead of sending your honey to the guest room, maybe you should send him/her to a cardiologist.   Read More... Posted Mar 03 2008, 08:36 AM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sleep, snoring, Hungary, risk factors, stroke, heart attack

• Children's Sleep Disorders May Affect Their IQs

  My children are pretty good sleepers.  My younger daughter, especially, can and does sleep through practically anything.  My older son however, while generally a sound sleeper, talks in his sleep and snores sometimes, and my younger son experienced sleep apnea when he was tiny and still seems restless many nights.  There are all sorts of sleep patterns in children, and it turns out that researchers are trying to establish a correlation between sleep difficulties in children and IQ.  A series of studies was performed involving six to twleve year olds, and it was found that the children who slept less and snored nightly performed significantly less well on cognitive tests than did the children who slept longer and snored less. Read More... Posted Mar 19 2007, 04:39 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children, health, sleep disorders, IQ, snoring