Student creates app to improve sleep for veterans with PTSD

For some veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a basic good night’s sleep can often be elusive. A college student has developed a smartphone and smartwatch application that aims to help veterans by preventing night terrors, which are a major symptom of PTSD. Tyler Skluzacek, a senior at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was […]

Aug

07

Study links PTSD to higher sleep apnea risk in veterans

Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine indicates that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at an increased risk of developing sleep apnea. Some PTSD symptoms include nightmares, heightened emotional reactions and negative changes in mood. Researchers examined 159 Afghanistan and Iraq veterans with PTSD symptoms and found that 69 percent […]

May

23

Sleep and Combat

Medical Issues / Disability, News and Press

by Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer The research continues on veterans and sleep apnea. A study presented in May 2011 at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting suggests that sleep disturbances like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), excessive awakening and insomnia, may be a normal result of combat experience and not specifically related to PTSD or TBI. However, […]

Jun

16

Sleep Apnea on Rise

Mental Health, News and Press, Veterans Law

The number of veterans receiving disability benefits for a sleeping disorder has increased 61% in the past two years and now costs taxpayers more than $500 million per year, according to Veterans Affairs data. Legal Help for Veterans, PLLC has seen an increase in appeals for this disability. At present, there is not a good […]