Tag: lifemasters
group name: insomnia
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August 06, 2007 01:30 PM EDT --
During young adulthood, sleep patterns usually seem stable but in fact are slowly evolving. Between age 20 and age 30, the amount of deep sleep drops by about half, and nighttime awakenings double. By . . .
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July 23, 2007 11:05 AM EDT --
Siesta. Just the thought of a lazy lunch followed by a peaceful nap is enough to lower blood pressure and reduce stress. Whether actually taking one is good for the heart, though, is still swinging in . . .
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July 09, 2007 03:00 PM EDT --
When behavioral techniques don’t cure your insomnia, talk with your doctor about sleep-promoting medications. Although such medications can be helpful in the short term to break a pattern of insomnia, . . .
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September 10, 2007 12:52 PM EDT --
It would be great if doctors never suffered from insomnia and if they could help their patients sleep like babies all night, every night. But actually, one recent morning when I had insomnia, I ended up . . .
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September 17, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
One of the major myths in medicine is that some people don’t need very much sleep. I often hear this from my patients who tell me, “I’m one of those people who don’t need . . .
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September 04, 2007 11:31 AM EDT --
Restless leg sydrome (RLS) is common, affecting about 10% of adults. Fortunately, only about a quarter of all people with RLS are affected seriously enough to require medical attention.
RLS becomes more . . .
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July 30, 2007 06:10 PM EDT --
Disturbed sleep can trouble the heart and a troubled heart can disturb sleep.
Sleep seems to be such a serene way to replenish energy and restore the mind. For your heart, blood vessels, and immune system, . . .
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June 28, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
Difficulty getting a good night’s sleep is a significant cause of tiredness in particular and fatigue in general. Lack of sleep isn’t the only problem: Too little or too much sleep can increase . . .
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September 04, 2007 11:28 AM EDT --
Sleep is essential to rest the mind, allowing it to function efficiently and creatively during the day. And sleep is just as important for the body, giving muscles and joints time to recover from an active . . .
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August 06, 2007 01:25 PM EDT --
Insomnia is defined as an inadequate quantity or quality of sleep that interferes with normal daytime functioning. Insomnia includes:
Difficulty falling asleep
Difficulty staying asleep
Waking . . .
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August 14, 2007 10:52 AM EDT --
Sometimes medical research stands conventional wisdom on its head; other times, it supports what you may have assumed all along. Two 2006 studies are examples of the second type: they find support for . . .
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August 20, 2007 12:14 PM EDT --
Insomnia in a person with depression or anxiety disorder is usually called secondary insomnia, with the implication that it results from or is a symptom of the anxiety or depression. Many used to think . . .
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April 07, 2008 01:40 PM EDT --
More and more of my patients seem to know about sleep apnea-a breath-stopping type of snoring. But I bet most people will be surprised to hear that research has linked sleep apnea to depression. If you . . .
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July 23, 2007 11:09 AM EDT --
Q. Does sleep enhance learning and memory? Is there a price to pay for cutting down on the hours you sleep?
A. Scientists have long known that getting a good night’s sleep helps us learn and remember. . . .
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July 30, 2007 06:05 PM EDT --
When their internal clocks are disturbed, people may long for sleep when they need to be awake or may stay up until the wee hours of the morning without feeling tired. A common cause of this problem is . . .
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August 14, 2007 10:54 AM EDT --
“Sleep is most perfect when it’s shared with someone you love.”
Most small children wholeheartedly agree with this quote. You can’t blame them, really, for wanting the people they . . .
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August 20, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
Most people with garden-variety sleep problems don’t need to visit a sleep laboratory. However, when a doctor suspects a primary sleep disorder such as narcolepsy, periodic limb movement disorder, . . .
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August 27, 2007 03:56 PM EDT --
Muscle relaxation, sometimes enhanced by biofeedback, is often used in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia on the assumption that patients can calm their minds by learning how to relax their bodies. . . .
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July 09, 2007 01:21 PM EDT --
Snoring usually is not a serious problem, unless it’s caused by sleep apnea (more on this below). Snoring occurs when air can’t move freely through the passageway at the back of the nose and . . .
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August 27, 2007 03:58 PM EDT --
My child is 18 and still struggles with bedwetting. Can you give me more information on treatment options for this, such as conditioning alarms and desmopressin tablets?
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While bedwetting (nocturnal . . .
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