Nighttime bedwetting, also called nocturnal enuresis, can cause family problems and embarrassment to the person suffering with it. Obviously all of us start out life as a bedwetter, but most develop nighttime control at around 5 or 6 years of age. The causes of enuresis are variable, with some cases being the result of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Treating the OSA improves the nocturnal enuresis.
This study evaluated the effect of magnetic stimulation on nocturnal enuresis. Researchers put the magnet over the subjects lower back, just above the tailbone. The magnet was turned off and on rapidly 5 times per week. The results showed significant reduction in nocturnal enuresis frequency. Sham magnetic stimulation also showed a reduction in nocturnal enuresis frequency that was almost as large as the real magnetic stimulation. However, the frequency of enuresis returned to baseline after the sham magnetic therapy was stopped. In the real magnetic stimulation group the effect persisted a month after therapy was stopped.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Removing tonsils and adenoids improves obstructive sleep apnea and bed-wetting
This article discusses research showing that removing tonsils and adenoids in children can resolve obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and bed-wetting.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Bedwetting Children and Sleep Quality at Home
Interesting article in the March edition of the Sleep Journal about bedwetting, which occurs in upto 15% of children and sometimes has no known cause. Parents of children who wet the bed often say that their child sleeps too deeply. But research does not support this when kids with and without bedwetting have sleep studies.
In an attempt to cope with the bedwetting, some parents wake up their child during the night or maneuver them to the potty to prevent accidents in the bed. The authors of this study suggest these awakenings could worsen bed wetting.
They measured the sleep in children with and without bedwetting over five continuous nights at home with a portable sleep monitor (actigraphy). The results showed that kids with bedwetting had more nighttime awakenings and were more tired in the morning. Of all the awakenings, 27% were to prevent bedwetting, 2% were by parent after bedwetting, 20% were by child after bedwetting, and 50% were unrelated to bedwetting.
The authors theorize that if bedwetting kids have more broken up sleep at home, they are more likely to be sleep-deprived. Being more sleep-deprived will make it harder to wake up to empty their bladders. Therefore, reduced sleep quality may play a role in the maintenance of bedwetting.
In an attempt to cope with the bedwetting, some parents wake up their child during the night or maneuver them to the potty to prevent accidents in the bed. The authors of this study suggest these awakenings could worsen bed wetting.
They measured the sleep in children with and without bedwetting over five continuous nights at home with a portable sleep monitor (actigraphy). The results showed that kids with bedwetting had more nighttime awakenings and were more tired in the morning. Of all the awakenings, 27% were to prevent bedwetting, 2% were by parent after bedwetting, 20% were by child after bedwetting, and 50% were unrelated to bedwetting.
The authors theorize that if bedwetting kids have more broken up sleep at home, they are more likely to be sleep-deprived. Being more sleep-deprived will make it harder to wake up to empty their bladders. Therefore, reduced sleep quality may play a role in the maintenance of bedwetting.
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