Read Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day Online
Authors: Robert S. Rosenberg
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Preparing for an Appointment with a Sleep Specialist
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Answers to Your Questions
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Sleep Maintenance
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Chronic Insomnia
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Paradoxical Sleep
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Drinking Coffee
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Sleep Deprivation
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Stress and Sleeping
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Smoking
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Husband Denying Insomnia
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I've Tried Everything!
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No Luck with Sleep Aids
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Stop the Caffeine
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Valium
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Singulair
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Self-Check: Insomnia Severity Index
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Scoring and Interpretation
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Circadian Rhythm Disorders
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Circadian Biology and a Normal Circadian Clock
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Blue Light Pollution
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Circadian Rhythm Disorders
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Jet Lag Disorder
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Symptoms Checklist
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Getting Help
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Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
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Symptoms
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Getting Help
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Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome
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Free-Running Disorder
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Irregular SleepâWake Syndrome
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Shift Work Sleep Disorder
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Answers to Your Questions
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Effect of Light
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Getting Up in the Morning
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Irregular SleepâWake Disorder and Alzheimer's
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Use of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Lamp
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Jet Lag
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Shift Work Disorder
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Use of Sleep Aids
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Lack of Sleep Causing Illness?
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Difficulty Staying Awake on the Job
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Trouble Getting to Sleep After Shift
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Medications to Stay Awake
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Staying Alert
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Impact of Age on Staying Awake
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Self-Check: Self-Assessment for Night Owls and Morning Larks: Delayed Sleep-Phase Syndrome versus Advanced Sleep-Phase Disorder
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Scoring
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No Sleeping with Apnea
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
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How the Body Works on OSA
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Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Stroke
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This is Your Brain on Sleep Apnea
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Sleep Apnea and Diabetes
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Children and Sleep Apnea
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Symptoms
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Frequent Nighttime Urination
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Sexual Dysfunction
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Treatment Options
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
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Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD)
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Positive Airway Pressure Nap (PAP-NAP)
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Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator
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Weight Loss
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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)
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Answers to Your Questions
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Difference between CSA and OSA
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Teen's Breathing Pattern Is Apnea?
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Sleep Apnea and Children
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Sleep Apnea and Dementia
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Apnea and Blood Sugar
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CPAP
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Apnea and Epilepsy
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The Difference between CPAP and Adapto Servo Ventilation (ASV)
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What Is Complex Sleep Apnea?
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CSA and Methadone
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CPAP Caused CSA?
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Self-Check: What Is Your Risk of OSA?: Stop Bang Questionnaire
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Sleepwalking and Night Terrors
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Sleepwalking
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Sleepwalking in Children
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Sleepwalking in Adults
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NightTerrors
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Night Terrors in Children
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Night Terrors in Adults
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Answers to Your Questions
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Lithium and Sleepwalking
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Sleepwalking and Genetics
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Driving in Sleep?
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  Adult Sleepwalking?
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Sexsomnia
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Sexsomnia Behaviors
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Causes
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Are There Solutions?
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Importance of Getting Help
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Sexsomnia as a Defense
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Answers to Your Questions
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Medications
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Stress
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The Night Eaters
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The Two Forms of Night Eating
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Sleep-Related Eating Disorder (SRED)
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Treatment Options
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Night Eating Syndrome (NES)
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Symptoms
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Treatment Options
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Distinguishing SRED and NES
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Answers to Your Questions
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Wife Eats Sugar
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Zolpidem
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What Can Be Done?
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I Am Awake When Eating At Night
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Self-Check: Do You Have a Night-Eating Disorder?
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Do You Sleep, but Not Too Deeply? REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
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Symptoms
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Symptom Checklist
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The Importance of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep
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REM Benefits
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Lack of REM Sleep
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Treatment Options
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Answers to Your Questions
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Fighting for His Life
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Medication for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RSBD)
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Acting Out in Dreams
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Screaming and Thrashing
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I Moved to a Different Bedroom
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WatchPAT Device
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REM Sleep Abnormality?
Part Four: Sleep Disorders and Major Health Issues
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Sleep for Those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Gina's Story
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What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
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PTSD Checklist
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Why It's Important to Resolve Sleep Disorders Related to PTSD
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Treating Sleep Apnea Improves PTSD Symptoms
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Insomnia and Short Sleep Duration in PTSD
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Nightmares
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Help for Sleep-Related PTSD Issues
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Answers to Your Questions
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Is Sleep Apnea Common?
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Vietnam Veteran Still Has Nightmares
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Sleep Study Okay?
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How Long Will Vietnam Nightmares Continue?
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Sertraline
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What Works?
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Good Sleep, Bad Moods
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PTSD from Car Accident
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Sleep Disorders and ADHD
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Children, Sleep, and ADHD
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The Most Common Sleep Disorders Associated with ADHD
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Daytime Sleepiness
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More Movement in Sleep: Restless Legs Syndrome
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypopnea
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Dr. Rosenberg's Checklist for Preschool and School-Aged Children
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Adolescents and Adults
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Treatment Options