Improving sleep isn't just about getting comfy in bed. It's also about training our brains to connect the bed with sleep. That's what stimulus control, a component of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, is all about. By having a consistent and predictable schedule and [...]
A sleep study, also known as polysomnography, monitors your breathing, heart rate, body movements and brain waves while you sleep. This is performed in a specialized setting with a trained sleep technologist who is monitoring all of these aspects while ensuring your safety and [...]
The new national “More than a Snore” campaign raises awareness of obstructive sleep apnea, a serious, but treatable, condition that causes you to stop breathing during sleep. “This campaign will raise national awareness of obstructive sleep apnea and encourage undiagnosed patients to advocate for [...]
A new video offers tips to help kids with sleep apnea adjust to using a CPAP machine and understand how the treatment will help them. Sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of the throat relax, causing a reduction in breathing or breathing [...]
So much that affects your overall health is happening while you sleep. It’s when your body repairs and recuperates, produces antibodies, and gets busy preventing many diseases. “Sleep is Good Medicine,” a new campaign from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), highlights the [...]
Insomnia is the most common sleep complaint, with as many as 35 percent of adults experiencing it at some point in their lives. If you’re having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, you may feel fatigued and sleepy during the day. It may not [...]
Sleep is connected with your mental health. When you don’t get enough sleep, your mental health suffers. Sleep deprivation puts you at a higher risk of having depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. And, sleep problems are more likely to affect people who [...]
Music has long been considered a therapeutic tool, but can it help improve your sleep, too? Listening to music is a popular sleep aid. On the digital music streaming service Spotify, sleep playlists promise to help you doze off at night. From songs engineered [...]
Monday, March 11, 2019, is the sixth annual Insomnia Awareness Day. The word “insomnia” gets tossed around a lot. There’s even a brand of cookies named after it! But insomnia isn’t just being tired after a night of poor sleep or tossing and turning [...]
While nightmares occur frequently in children, they can be a problem for adults too. It’s common to have nightmares every once in a while, but if you suffer from nightmare disorder, you may have repeated occurrences of nightmares that cause distress or impairment. Approximately [...]
