Clnical answer: Yes. Untreated OSA is an independent risk factor for AF, and the evidence base is now stronger and more mechanistic than a simple association. The American Heart Association states OSA is an independent AF risk factor even without other cardiac disease, though a fully proven causal pathway is still being established. Source of… Continue reading
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In adults sleeping with a bed partner, does partner snoring versus a non-snoring partner disrupt the non-snoring partner’s sleep quality?
Clinical Answer: Yes. A snoring bed partner disrupts sleep more than a non-snoring partner, based on consistent findings across polysomnography and subjective sleep reports. Source Of Recommendation: B (inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence). Evidence used: Objective polysomnography from a small crossover study of 10 couples found that eliminating snoring with CPAP cut the partner’s arousal… Continue reading
In adolescents who use digital screens in the evening, does wearing blue light blocking glasses, compared to not wearing them, reduce insomnia symptoms or improve sleep?
Clincial Answer: The evidence does not support blue light blocking glasses alone as an effective treatment to prevent or reduce insomnia in adolescents. Small trials show the glasses blunt screen induced melatonin suppression and can modestly advance sleep timing, and the one larger, well conducted 2026 trial that showed a real gain in sleep duration… Continue reading