If you suffer from sleep apnea, your doctor would have asked you to use a CPAP machine as a cure. CPAP is currently the best non-surgical treatment option for this condition. If…
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Bright Light Therapy Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
All living things have a biological clock that is influenced by the cycle of light and darkness (day and night). In humans, the light enters the retina of the eyes and stimulates…
Calculating CPAP Run Time on Battery
If you suffer from Sleep Apena, your doctor would have suggested the use of a CPAP machine since it is the best non-surgical cure currently available. If you do use the CPAP…
Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS)
“Larks” Major sleep episode is advanced in relation to the desired clock time, resulting in early evening sleepiness, early sleep onset, and awakening earlier than desired. Intervening sleep pattern is normal and…
Light Therapy Lamp | Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Device REVIEW
In this article I will review the Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Device, discuss its features, pros and cons. In the end I will also provide two equally good alternative light therapy…
Connections Required to Run Your CPAP on Battery Power
Just because you require a CPAP while sleeping should not keep you away from enjoying the outdoors and nature at her very best for prolonged periods of time. This article which is…
Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
Chronic steady pattern comprising 1 to 2-hour daily delays in sleep onset and wake times in an individual living in society. Usual circadian rhythm is 24.2 to 24.5 hours. Patients sleep “around…
Light Therapy Lamp | Litebook Elite Hand-Held Light Therapy Device REVIEW
If you suffer from SAD, and are looking for a light therapy device which is highly portable, then the Elite Hand-Held Light Therapy Lamp from Litebook is a worthy contender for your…
What Sleep Experts Are Telling Us about the Circadian Rhythm
Asking sleep experts for advice on how to put children to bed often feels like an exercise in futility. The standard tips are banal and predictable: avoid caffeine; remove the TV from…
The Criteria for Using CPAP on a Plane or While Camping
When you think of a CPAP machine, an image of a heavy and large machine will come to mind. Thankfully today, due to the improvements in technology CPAP machines are becoming smaller…
Mild Head Injuries Increase Risk Of Sleep Disorders
A mild head injury can increase your chance of developing a sleep disorder, according to a study published in the April 3, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American…
Sleep Your Way to Health
Many of us let our schedule dictate our sleep habits instead of letting our sleep habits dictate our schedules. Almost every person who comes in to see me does not have the…
Common Problems of CPAP and Tips to Avoid Them-Part 2
This article is the continuation of the first article. It elaborates on the common problems which people new to CPAP face and tips on preventing them.
What can prevent a good night’s sleep?
Sleep disruptions Colds and illness Pain Restless legs syndrome Sleep apnea Timing Problems Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) …
Light Therapy Lamp | NatureBright SunTouch Plus Light and Ion Therapy Lamp REVIEW
Looking to purchase the Nature Bright SunTouch Plus Light and Ion Therapy Lamp? All the necessary information you need to decide can be found in the following paragraphs. From my own research…
Travel Fatigue and Jet-Lag
Humans often experience travel fatigue during long journeys. Even without crossing different time zones that brings about jet lag, fatigue can occur due to boredom or stiffness from unfamiliar seating/poor posture. Teams…
Why Do Teens Have Trouble Sleeping?
Research shows that teens need 8 1/2 to more than 9 hours of sleep each night. You don’t need to be a math whiz to figure out that if you wake up…
Common Problems of CPAP and Tips to Avoid Them-Part 1
As you all known, CPAP is the best non-surgical treatment option available for Sleep Apnea. The device itself functions by using pressurized air to keep the air passageway open to allow unrestricted…
What is Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome?
Hundreds of millions of people all around the world are affected by Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS), every single day of their lives, irrespective of which age, demography or gender they belong…
Sleep apnea and exercise
Sleep apnea can make you weary and very tired. This ailment characterized by sleepless nights and restless days is more or less due to our very unbalanced and disturbed lifestyle. The factors…