If you have been struggling to get a good night’s sleep, wake up many times throughout the night, or wake up feeling tired and groggy, you might be struggling with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is more common that you might think, affecting more than 18 million adults in America, many of whom never receive a diagnosis or seek treatment. … Read More
Making Your Bedroom Better for Sleep
You may not spend a lot of time thinking about your bedroom or your bed, but if you’ve been struggling to get a good night’s sleep, it’s time to take a closer look at your room. After all, we spend nearly a third of our lives in bed! This makes your bedroom one of the most important rooms in your … Read More
The Best Foods Before Bedtime
We all want a good night’s sleep, and most of us are willing to try just about anything to sleep through the night. Sleep is incredibly important for your health and well-being, reduces your risk of heart disease and diabetes, and keeps your immune system healthy. To experience the benefits of sleep, it’s recommended that you get 7 to 9 … Read More
The Effects of Blue Light on Your Sleep
Exposure to blue light before bed is bad for your sleep. Unfortunately, in our modern age of technology we’re often exposed to a lot of blue light in the evenings from our overhead lighting, as well as our TV, phone, and computer screens. Even if you’re spending a quiet evening at home reading, you’re still exposed to a lot of … Read More
Sleep Apnea and Depression
Sleep Apnea only affects sleep, right? While it is true that sleep apnea affects your ability to sleep at night, it’s been linked to a lot of negative health effects. Those with sleep apnea are more at risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a weakened immune system, just to name a few. Recent studies show that sleep apnea is also … Read More
The Effects of Sleep Apnea on the Body
Have you been struggling to sleep at night, or do you wake up in the morning feeling like you haven’t slept at all? At Sound Sleep Medical we know all about the toll sleep apnea takes on your body and on your health. Sleep apnea is a sleep disturbance that hinders you from getting a proper night’s sleep. With sleep … Read More
How Does Caffeine Affect My Sleep?
Although legal, caffeine is a powerful psychoactive drug. Like other stimulants, caffeine supplies the central nervous system with added energy, yet is has another mechanism which blocks the action of adenosine on its receptor. Adenosine is the neuromodulator responsible for making us drowsy. So, you can see that caffeine both adds wakefulness to our minds through encouraging synapses to fire … Read More
Sleep Loss May Contribute to Weight Gain
Losing sleep inevitably leads to the feeling of sluggishness, fatigue, and low energy throughout the day. That feeling that you are dragging your feet from one location to the next is evidence that your body is expending very little energy in its daily tasks. However, the lack of energy may not stop there. Metabolism is our body’s ability to use … Read More
How Many Hours of Sleep Should I Get?
Sleep trouble can fall to one extreme or another. Some of us find that we get too little sleep, always feeling tired and burning the candle at both ends. Others of us might wonder if we are sleeping too much, finding that a full night is not enough and desire to nap during the day, as well. Researchers have offered … Read More
Understanding Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
One of the most common reports to sleep specialists is the experience of “fatigue,” yet, upon further diagnosis, it is revealed that some of these reports more accurately depict excessive daytime sleepiness, or hypersomnia. This condition is not only an isolated experience but also a syndrome experienced by many adults and stemming from a wide array of underlying causes, including … Read More