Obstructive sleep apnea

issue. This article will explore alternative treatments like hypnotherapy to treat sleepwalking and night terrors. What Is Sleepwalking? Sleepwalking or somnambulism happens when multiple and complicated actions are happening throughout slow wave sleep where a person…

In the article “Kids With Bedroom Smartphones Sleep Less” Alan Mozes explains how children that use a smartphone at night are undermining good sleep habits/ sleeping less due to the device. Mozes backs his claim up by giving information and quotes from many different sources. He also does research on many students to see how their sleeping schedule is and if it's affected by the use of a smartphone. He also talks about how the kids would feel if they used a smartphone at night before sleeping.…

Slept debt is the sleep lost building up overtime. In the case of Tina, she sleeps for three to four hours when she should be getting at least seven and a half hours of sleep. Due to this, it is causing sleep debt and will cause her to have mental and physical problems. REM rebound is when someone returns to the REM sleep more quickly and stays there often due to sleep deprivation. In the case of Tina, she is more likely to fall quickly in the REM sleep because she is sleep deprived. The five…

misconception that as we age we need less sleep, but our sleep requirement stay the same throughout our entire adulthood. So why so many older adults are having problems with falling asleep? Sleep specialists link this issue to “sleep architecture” a pattern of sleep that shifts between NREM and REM. Our sleep cycle is repeated several times a night, and as you get you tend to spend more time in the lighter stages of sleep cycle rather than falling into a deep sleep (Vitiello, 2009). Another…

7am. I only 4 hours of sleep that night. During my soccer I was so tired. I had no energy to play, all I wanted to do was sleep! Anyways, sleep is important because it will affect how your day will be and is especially not good for your health. Loss of sleep affects your health and function. Sleep is very important because loss of sleep can upset your body, and make you feel tired, and groggy. Sleeping in on the weekend could be a sign that you aren't getting enough sleep.…

Lewis booked in to see me today due to ongoing concerns over his issues with sleep. He continues to have significant sleep onset insomnia and is still unable to retrial CPAP therapy. He is still reporting some nocturnal wandering, but has not hurt himself or anyone else and does seem to be aware of these events compared to past events where he though they were parasomnias. Many thanks to Peter Marriot who has increased his Endep to 20mg and clonazepam to 1mg in the last week. He continues…

2.0 STAGES OF SLEEP 2.1 Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep can be characterized into three distinct stages, previously classified into four stages. NREM sleep can be differentiated from rapid eye movement (REM) sleep due to its lack of muscle paralysis and bursts of eye movement typically observed in REM sleep3. Additionally, NREM sleep demonstrates characteristic waves and spindles captured on electroencephalogram (EEG) readings that differ significantly…

parts of our lives. Although the process of sleeping each night or day is seemingly simple, it is actually incredibly complex in regards to the bevy biological mechanisms it undergoes. Contrary to popular belief, when we sleep, our mind is anything but inactive. The purpose of sleep is to allow our body to regenerate and refresh itself for future activities; this experience requires our brain to work feverishly in order to ensure that we are able to function properly in our waking hours. Because…

including getting as much sleep as possible. Indeed, the best course of action for someone who has suffered a blow to the head and has concussion symptoms is to be evaluated by a brain injury specialist immediately and to implement a plan designed to give some the best chances for a successful recovery which starts off with maximizing sleep and restful activities. It’s well known that many mild traumatic brain injury and concussion patients suffer from disruptions of their normal sleep/wake…

There are a lot of reasons why some children prefer to sleep in the same bed as their parents. However, at some point, the adults have to draw a line and let their child move into the big kid's bed. There is no "best" time to do this, but one thing is for sure, it's going to be a big transition for your child. This is why you have to be patient with him during the first few weeks or months. Here are a few tips to make the move easier on both of you: Keep little ones safe from rolling off "big…