Sleep Snoring increases the risk of Cancer

Two recent studies in overseas indicates those who have sleep apnea have a higher risk of cancer. Sleep apnea is stopping breathing during sleep characterized by snoring and excessive sleepiness. This findings are scheduled to be presented at the American Thoracic Society conference in San Francisco. Scientists considered the findings as something surprising, as reported by the New York Times.

The scientists noted, sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that now affects nearly 28 million people in the United States. Lack of oxygen supply to the brain and other organs during sleep could trigger tumor development.

The first study, conducted by experts at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for over 22 years, found that severe respiratory problems at night increases the likelihood of death from cancer by 4.8 times, rather than people who do not have breathing problems . People with moderate apnea found to have twice risk of death.

Lack of Sleep Make Tinnitus Worsen

A recent research indicates, poor sleep quality can aggravate the condition of tinnitus sufferers. Tinnitus is phenomenon where the ear or head feels like ringing, swishing or buzzing. In the research, researchers in United States involved nearly 117 tinnitus patients who were undergoing treatment at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit between 2009 and 2011. It turns out that the more severe their symptoms of insomnia, the greater the symptoms of tinnitus complaints and worsening emotional distress.

"Tinnitus involves mental, emotional and physiological, which may increase patient suffering," said Dr. Kathleen Yaremchuk, one of the researchers who led department of otolaryngology at Henry Ford Hospital. "Complaints of sleep, including insomnia, tinnitus patients can result in decreased tolerance for their disease," he added.

Lack of Sleep can make you Fat

Lack of sleep can have negative effects on health. There are known facts about the effects from lethargy, lack of enthusiasm, until concentration decreased. According to research from Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, United States, lack of sleep can give effect to an increase in appetite that can cause weight gain.

"Many people have an idea if they work hard until late at night, they burn more energy. But we found no change in how much energy to move when the lack of sleep, " said by Dr. Andrew Calvin, author of the study and assistant professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic.

Researchers try to observe the behavior of the volunteers for a week when they stay at home. Those who aged 18-40 years are observed about their sleeping and eating habits.

The Most Bizzare Sleep Disorder

Sleep should be time when the mind becomes calm and the body becomes relax. However, some people actually have do strange things during their sleep. This sleep disorder is varies, from eat while asleep to having sex while asleep. Here are some of the most bizarre sleep disorders.

Sexsomnia, Sex While Sleeping

Sexsomnia is sexual activity while asleep. There are many forms of this weird behavior from doing sexual sigh, masturbation until sexual violence or rape. A study published in 2007 in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology journal, said that lack of sleep, stress, alcohol, drugs can trigger sexsomnia.