14th September 2021 By Dr.Manvir Bhatia, Saunri ‘I have been taking sleeping pills for the past 5 years and they don’t seem to work anymore. What should I do now?”, is a common complaint amongst chronic users of sleeping pills. If you find it difficult to fall asleep at night or wake up tired, and…
Aug 24th, 2021|| Sleep, Anxiety by Dr.Manvir Bhatia & Saunri Introduction There is a bidirectional relationship between sleep and anxiety. On one hand, sleep deprivation has been found to cause anxiety disorders, while on the other hand, symptoms of anxiety-related disorders like Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), Panic disorder, and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) commonly cause…
April 6th 2021|| Nightmares, Causes by Dr.Manvir/Saunri Nightmares Nightmares are extremely unpleasant and troubling dreams that wake you up from your sleep and involve emotions such as fear, anxiety, sadness or despair. While almost everyone has an occasional bad dream, people with Nightmare Disorder have at least one bad dream per week. Almost 50 percent…
By Dr.Manvir Bhatia & Saunri- 22nd January 2021 Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that has affected nearly 7 million elderly people in India. The common Parkinson’s disease symptoms include tremors, loss of function of muscles, slow movement, and impaired balance. Why does Parkinson’s Disease occur? Parkinson’s disease occurs due to the loss…
Dementia Around 5.3 million people above the age of 60 have been estimated to have dementia in India in including 13 percent of the population over 80. It leads to loss of critical thinking skills, problem-solving, decision-making skills, and other thinking abilities, making the sufferer unable to perform his day-to-day task or live independently. Hence,…
Many of us are familiar with some form of the throbbing, uncomfortable, and distracting pain of a headache. The World Health Organization points out that nearly everyone experiences a #headache once in a while. Headache and sleep disorders are related in several ways. Sleep disorders occur in headache patients, headache is a common manifestation of sleep disorders,…
Yes, the patients should be on regular follow up with their treating physicians. The reasons for this are explained below: OSA is also a chronic disease such as Diabetes, asthma, hypertension, heart disease, etc. A regular follow up is necessary for: Continuous evaluation of patients with OSA is important to detect any medical…
