Sleep

If you have insomnia, your days are hard. You feel exhausted, and you may have trouble at work or at school. But for many people, better sleep habits can make a big difference. Here are some things that may help you get more sleep.

This is a breathing disorder. With it, your breathing becomes irregular when you sleep. Your breaths may become shallow. Your breathing may stop completely for extended periods of time. This severely disrupts your sleep.

Trying to live with your narcolepsy can be hard. But don't lose hope. There are ways to manage it successfully. Here are some tips that can help.

This is a sleep disorder. It gives you extremely frightening dreams that disrupt your sleep. It can make you afraid to go to bed, which leads to being tired all day.

If you have sleep apnea, it's important to follow your treatment plan. That's because sleep apnea is a serious disorder. If you don't manage it properly, you can have serious complications. It can be fatal. Here are a few things you should think about.

This is when there are lots of brief pauses in a child's breathing when they sleep. This leads to a wide range of problems.

It's loud, it's repetitive, and it can prevent a good night's sleep. Snoring is a problem many of us have to deal with. It can happen occasionally or every night. Let's take a few minutes to learn more about snoring.

If you snore, you know how frustrating it can be. Snoring robs you and your partner of restful sleep. But there are many ways to treat snoring. Let's learn about how you can get relief.

This is a behavior disorder that usually affects your deep sleep. During a sleepwalking episode, you may get out of bed, perform complex tasks and interact with other people. But you are still in a state of sleep, and you aren't aware of what you are doing. When you wake up, you may have no memory of what you did. This can be dangerous. It can cause problems in your life.

When you have sleep apnea or some other similar sleep-related breathing disorder, you don't get restful sleep. You may snore loudly. You may toss and turn frequently. This keeps you from getting the deep sleep your brain needs. And this can happen without you being aware of it. CPAP therapy gives you better sleep. Let's take a moment to learn more about the health benefits.

When you first begin using a CPAP machine, you may have trouble getting used to it. Your CPAP mask can feel unnatural and cumbersome. You may find it hard to adjust to the sensation of air flowing into your airway. This is normal. Here are some ways to ease the adjustment period.

When you use a CPAP machine, it's important to keep it clean. That's because these machines may harbor dangerous germs. The germs can grow inside the machine's air filters or water tank. They can grow inside the air tube or the breathing mask. If you don't keep these things clean, you risk getting a serious infection.

This device gently pushes air into your airway while you sleep. We use it to treat sleep apnea and other sleep-related breathing disorders. "APAP" stands for "Automatic Positive Airway Pressure."

This test uses sensors to study your breathing while you sleep at home in your bed. We use this test to diagnose sleep apnea.

As you get older, you may find that you aren't getting restful sleep. You may have trouble falling asleep. You may wake up a lot during the night, or wake up earlier than you want to. Let's take a moment to learn more.

This therapy keeps your airway clear as you sleep. It uses a surgically-implanted device called a "hypoglossal nerve stimulator." It moves your tongue forward as you sleep so you can breathe easily. Let's take a moment to learn more.

This surgery implants a stimulator device below your collarbone. When you sleep, it sends gentle pulses of electricity through a wire to a nerve in your tongue. These shocks move your tongue forward to keep your airway clear. Here's how we implant the parts of this system.

This sleep disorder makes you very sleepy during the day. People with this condition feel tired all the time, even after sleeping for a long time at night. Let's take a moment to learn more.

One of the best ways to get restful sleep is to create a bedtime routine. That's a routine you do every night before you go to bed. It prepares your mind and body so you can fall asleep more easily. Let's take a moment to learn more.

Your circadian rhythm is the cycle of biologic changes in your body during every 24-hour period. Your sleep and wake patterns are part of this cycle. They are controlled by a hormone called "melatonin." It's made by the brain's pineal gland. Melatonin can also be taken as a supplement. If you have certain sleep issues, a melatonin supplement may make it easier for you to fall asleep.