Sleep represents an emergent set of many physiologic processes under primarily
neurobiological regulation that impact many physiologic systems. As such, many advances …

Noise is pervasive in everyday life and can cause both auditory and non-auditory health
effects. Noise-induced hearing loss remains highly prevalent in occupational settings, and is …

Objectives: We validated actigraphy for detecting sleep and wakefulness versus
polysomnography (PSG). Design: Actigraphy and polysomnography were simultaneously …

Sleep represents a set of biological functions necessary for the maintenance of life.
Performing these functions, though, requires that an individual engage in behaviors, which …

Introduction Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) suffer from sleep deprivation arising from
nursing interventions and ambient noise. This may exacerbate confusion and ICU-related …

Objective: Alarm fatigue is a widely recognized safety and quality problem where exposure
to high rates of clinical alarms results in desensitization leading to dismissal of or slowed …

White noise is purported to mask disruptive noises in the bedroom environment and be a
non-pharmacological approach for promoting sleep and improving sleep quality. We …

Determining the prevalence and risk factors related to sleep disturbance in surgical patients
would be beneficial for risk stratification and perioperative care planning. The objectives of …

Cardiac function and dysfunction exhibit striking time-of-day-dependent oscillations.
Disturbances in both daily rhythms and sleep are associated with increased risk of heart …

Nearly 70 million Americans suffer from a chronic disorder of sleep that adversely affects
their health. 1 The National Academy of Medicine estimates that hundreds of billions of …