Sleep, Nocturia and the Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) in the Elderly
The present study, a questionnaire survey, was undertaken to assess the simultaneous influence of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and nocturia on the four variables: sleep (poor vs. good) awakenings (often vs. seldom or never), the ability to fall asleep after nocturnal awakenings (easy vs. difficult) and nightmares (often vs. seldom or never) in a large group of elderly persons. The survey comprised 6,103 elderly men and women (39.5% men) of ages (mean±standard deviation) 73.0±6.0 and 72.6±6.7 years, respectively. Poor sleep was reported by 14.4% of the men and 28.1% of the women (p<0.0001). BMS was reported by 5.7% (2.4% of the men and 8.5% of the women; p<0.0001). The occurrence of ...

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Article date:
January 1, 2006
Author:
Asplund, Ragnar
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Sleep and Hypnosis
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