How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-04-19/how-get-good-nights-sleep
Insomnia, snoring, apnea and restless leg syndrome prevent millions of Americans from getting a good night's sleep. Why sleeping is so important to overall health and advice from experts on how best to battle mild to severe sleep disorders.
Guests
David Neubauer
associate professor in the department of psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and associate director, Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center.
Helene Emsellem
director, Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders, and associate clinical professor of neurology, George Washington University; author of "Snooze ... Or Lose!"
Michael Twery
director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at the National Institutes of Health.
![Image of Snooze... or Lose!: 10 "No-War" Ways to Improve Your Teen's Sleep Habits](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SQv4dnBjL._SL75_.jpg "Snooze... or Lose!: 10 "No-War" Ways to Improve Your Teen's Sleep Habits"){kind=small}
Comments
Please familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct and Terms of Use before posting your comments.
I have had insomnia of the can't-get-to-sleep variety since gradeschool, so I take pills to get to sleep. I suspect that I have sleep apnea, too - lots of snoring in the past few years. I've had to start taking sleeping pills to get to sleep, but it's still difficult. So I think my main problem is I'm not getting *enough* sleep, not the quality(?).
Is it the occurrence of sleep disorders that's on the rise, or just the reporting of them? Is this only a modern-day, first-world phenomenon or something that has always existed?
And if the number of occurrences is increasing and this is not just a reporting trend, is it more of a matter of stress and overstimulation, and/or could it be related to the pandemic of obesity in this country?
PS: Your guests' recommendation that nothing beats 8 hours of sleep is distressing to me, because it is something I rarely have or will ever get.
CPAP didn't work for me because I move around a lot during
my sleep and constantly woke up to re-adjust the face device.
After two months of fighting the battle, I gave up and now
just use the oxygen concentrator with a cannular.
The cannular fits snugly and rarely gets misaligned.
I feel rested and more functional now.
I did not hear your program concerning sleep issues, but my husband filled me in on the comments. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea several years ago after a sleep study. I had an Apnea + Hypopnea Index of 28.7. I did not do well with the CPAP during the study and shared this with my throat specialist. He suggested I see a dentist in Raleigh who he knew fitted patients for a device for sleep apnea. The device is made elsewhere. The device I am using is called a "Suad". I went back for a second sleep study with my device and the Apnea + Hypopnea Index was normal at 3.8. To my knowledge Dr. G. Michael Woodard is the only dentist in NC that offers this service. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to address my apnea with the device instead of the CPAP. The newest device is called Somno Dent Mas. The biggest issue was to convince the insurance company that this was a medical device for a medical reason, even though it was a dentist that provided the service.