Author Archives: Greg Arneaud

A Better Night’s Sleep: Exploring Sleep Disorders, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options on World Sleep Day

World Sleep Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the third Friday of...

Sleep Better Tonight: How to Design Your Bedroom for Optimal Rest

Sleep is an essential part of our lives, despite this fact, many of us struggle...

Stop Snoring and Sleep Better with Portable CPAP Machines from ISD Health Solutions

ISD Health Solutions is proud to introduce two new mini portable CPAP machines to help...

Don’t Let Sleep Disruptions Ruin Your Holiday Season – Sign Up for a Sleep Assessment at ISD Health Solutions

The holiday season is a time for joy and celebration with family and friends. It’s...

The Link Between Sleep & Breast Cancer

October is breast cancer awareness month (Pink October), and ISD Health Solutions wanted to explore...

Don’t Be Deaf to Sleep Apnea!

The quality of your sleep may be affected by a recently discovered link to hearing...

Is Sleep Apnea The Cousin Of Cardiovascular Disease?

The relationship between sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease is not yet fully understood, but emerging...

Sleeptember Sleep Tips For Expectant Mothers

Side Slumber #Sleeptember Sleep Tips For Expectant Mothers (Personal Account by Rashanda Michelle Mc Kenna)...

Sleep Apnea Risk

When left untreated, sleep apnea can become a serious, chronic condition that increases the risk...

Stop Sleep Stress

With the rise of obesity, diabetes, and other degenerative diseases, as a society, we need...

Have You Ever Tried Sleeping With A Broken Heart?

There’s a reason you feel drained and queasy after a breakup: Heartbreak takes a physical...

Better Sleep = Better Grades

The characteristics of sleep and sleep habits of university students as predictors of poor academic...

Poor Sleep & Focus Decline

We all know that a lack of sleep can make us feel distracted and off...

Sleep and Obesity

The medical community has yet to determine a definitive connection between sleep and weight loss,...

World Sleep Day 2022

ISD Health Solutions will be hosting our 2nd annual World Sleep Day Webinar in observance...

Is Sleep Divorce A Thing?

For couples who have trouble sleeping together, the stigma of separate beds may be changing....

THE LINK BETWEEN SLEEP APNEA AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Insomnia is not just terrible for your sleep cycle, it could be bad news when...

Your Best Sleep During This Holiday Season

The key to surviving the holidays without becoming exhausted and run down is following some...

Why Sleeping At 10 PM Is Golden!

Going to sleep between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. is associated with a lower risk...

Sleep Apnea: Such A Headache

Waking up in the morning is challenging for most people. Even when the biggest feat...

How Alcohol Affects Your Body

Straight to Your Head Thirty seconds after your first sip, alcohol races into your brain....

ISD Health Solutions Leads The Way In The Fight Against COVID-19

ISD Health Solutions is a leading provider of sleep and respiratory care in the Caribbean...

Sleep Apnea: The Overlooked COVID-19 Risk Factor

Upper-airway obstruction occurring during sleep or, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) represents a group of physiopathologic conditions...

Elevating Women’s Health!

National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) is a weeklong health observance led by the U.S. Department...

Sleepless Angry Mommy

Having children is a major source of joy for most parents. It is possible that...

Low Sugar Symptoms & Sleep

Nighttime hypoglycemia is caused by various factors, from exercising too close to bedtime to drinking...

Ooh Narcoleptic Nuisance!!

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of...

Do You Eat While You Sleep?

You probably won’t find a person who’s never been caught eating late at night, especially...

Mind Your Words Sleep Talker

Sleep talking (also know as “somniloquy”) is a sleep disorder that involves unconscious talking when...

Making Sleep Count

We all know that snoring isn’t sexy — but did you know that snoring could...

Do You Know A Sleep Walker?

Sleepwalking — also known as somnambulism — involves getting up and walking around while in...

Cold Feet? Counting Sheep? Can´t Sleep?

Cold feet might be the reason behind your restless nights. When your feet are cold,...

Working From Home? Here’s How It Affects Your Sleep!

People working remotely is not a new concept, however, the global pandemic of Covid-19 has...

Take Sleep To Heart

Sleep is critical to health and wellbeing. It is a basic and fundamental human requirement...

The benefits of CPAP for reducing heart problems in patients with Pre-Diabetes

Summary Nowadays, by using CPAP treatment, we can improve cardiovascular health issues in pre-diabetic patients....

Role of Telemedicine in The Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea

Summary Telemedicine is an innovative method of delivering healthcare to people at a distance through...

The NightOwl Disposable Sleep Testing Device

Summary NightOwl testing device is a diagnostic tool for OSA based on peripheral arterial tonometry...

Sleep Apnea Propensity and Testing in the Dominican Republic

Summary Sleep apnea is characterized by recurrent episodes of cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) of...

Sleep Hygiene

Every so often, you cannot enjoy an uninterrupted and peaceful sleep due to a busy...

10 ways sleep apnea can be harmful to your health

Sleep Apnea The sleep Apnea problem has been gaining more publicity. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)...

Sleep Apnea: Does It Affect the Heart?

Summary Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States,...

10 Things you didn’t know about sleep

Summary Sleep is a dynamic and complex process and is an essential part of your...

Sleep Apnea: Complications During Pregnancy

Summary Overweight or obese women are at a significantly greater risk of developing sleep apnea...

Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes: Is There A Connection?

Summary Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which normal sleeping patterns are disturbed....

Can Sleep Apnea Cause Anxiety and Depression?

Summary Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) prevails in about 5% of the population, out of which...

Low Blood Oxygen Levels in Sleep Apnea

If your oxygen levels become low during sleep, it means that you’re not effectively treating...

Evolution of Sleep Apnea Testing

Summary Since 2007, increasing evidence support for Out of Center Sleep Testing (OCST) or Home...

Living with Sleep Apnea

Summary Sleep Apnea is when breathing stops for 10 seconds or more during sleep. Nearly...

Sleep Apnea and The Increased Risk of COVID

Summary The CDC has reported that the death rate for patients who did not have...

Sleep Apnea in Jamaica: Propensity and Risks

Summary Sleep apnea is the periodic stops of breathing during sleep Every 1 out of...

Top 10 Important Things That An ICU Doctor Has Learned While Treating Patient With COVID-19

Dr. Mike Mohammed is working as an internal and pulmonary medicine specialist. He shared some...

The Heavy Health Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

Heart diseases and Motor Vehicular accidents are the two major causes of death in Trinidad...

Sleep Movement Disorders

This classification of sleep movement disorders includes conditions that cause movement during or prior to...

Parasomnias

Parasomnias are a group of sleep disorders that involve unwanted events or experiences that occur...

Hypersomnias

Hypersomnias are a group of sleep disorders that causes a person to be excessively sleepy....

Insomnias Sleep Disorders – Symptoms and causes

There are a variety of sleep disorders that are classified as a form of insomnia....

Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorder Symptoms & Medication

This category of disorders includes conditions in which the sleep times are out of alignment....

Tips for Healthy Weight Management

Sleep apnea and weight gain are undoubtedly related. Excess weight can cause sleep apnea, and...

Sexual Dysfunction: Types, Causes, Treatments

Sexual dysfunction is a serious health and quality-of-life issue for the sufferer and his or...

Congenital Heart Conditions

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with numerous heart conditions, including heart attack, abnormal heart...

Diabetes and obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the US, affecting nearly 26 million...

How Does Depression Affect Sleep Apnea

Left untreated, obstructive sleep apnea can aggravate symptoms of clinical depression. Patients suffering from undiagnosed...

Daytime Sleepiness / Drowsiness

Because obstructive sleep apnea prevents a good night’s sleep, it leads to symptoms such as...

Pulse Oximetry and COVID-19

What is pulse oximetry, and why is it important in COVID-19? Many patients with COVID-19...

6 Facts about Sleep when in a Relationship

1 – Only about 80% of couples sleep in the same bed.  Many couples do...

A New Sleep Study May Open Your Eyes to Meditation

Focusing on the present has positive effects on daytime fatigue and depression, two conditions that...