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Preparing for an Appointment with a Sleep Specialist

          
Answers to Your Questions

                
Sleep Maintenance

                
Chronic Insomnia

                
Paradoxical Sleep

                
Drinking Coffee

                
Sleep Deprivation

                
Stress and Sleeping

                
Smoking

                
Husband Denying Insomnia

                
I've Tried Everything!

                
No Luck with Sleep Aids

                
Stop the Caffeine

                
Valium

                
Singulair

          
Self-Check: Insomnia Severity Index

                
Scoring and Interpretation

   
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Circadian Rhythm Disorders

          
Circadian Biology and a Normal Circadian Clock

                
Blue Light Pollution

          
Circadian Rhythm Disorders

                
Jet Lag Disorder

                      
Symptoms Checklist

                      
Getting Help

                
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome

                      
Symptoms

                      
Getting Help

                
Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome

                
Free-Running Disorder

                
Irregular Sleep–Wake Syndrome

                
Shift Work Sleep Disorder

          
Answers to Your Questions

                
Effect of Light

                
Getting Up in the Morning

                
Irregular Sleep–Wake Disorder and Alzheimer's

                
Use of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Lamp

                
Jet Lag

                
Shift Work Disorder

                
Use of Sleep Aids

                
Lack of Sleep Causing Illness?

                
Difficulty Staying Awake on the Job

                
Trouble Getting to Sleep After Shift

                
Medications to Stay Awake

                
Staying Alert

                
Impact of Age on Staying Awake

          
Self-Check: Self-Assessment for Night Owls and Morning Larks: Delayed Sleep-Phase Syndrome versus Advanced Sleep-Phase Disorder

                
Scoring

   
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No Sleeping with Apnea

          
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

                
How the Body Works on OSA

                
Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Stroke

                
This is Your Brain on Sleep Apnea

                
Sleep Apnea and Diabetes

                
Children and Sleep Apnea

                
Symptoms

                      
Frequent Nighttime Urination

                      
Sexual Dysfunction

                
Treatment Options

                      
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

                      
Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD)

                      
Positive Airway Pressure Nap (PAP-NAP)

                      
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator

                      
Weight Loss

                      
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

          
Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)

          
Answers to Your Questions

                
Difference between CSA and OSA

                
Teen's Breathing Pattern Is Apnea?

                
Sleep Apnea and Children

                
Sleep Apnea and Dementia

                
Apnea and Blood Sugar

                
CPAP

                
Apnea and Epilepsy

                
The Difference between CPAP and Adapto Servo Ventilation (ASV)

                
What Is Complex Sleep Apnea?

                
CSA and Methadone

                
CPAP Caused CSA?

          
Self-Check: What Is Your Risk of OSA?: Stop Bang Questionnaire

Part Three: Parasomnias

   
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Sleepwalking and Night Terrors

          
Sleepwalking

                
Sleepwalking in Children

                
Sleepwalking in Adults

             
NightTerrors

                   
Night Terrors in Children

                   
Night Terrors in Adults

             
Answers to Your Questions

                   
Lithium and Sleepwalking

                   
Sleepwalking and Genetics

                   
Driving in Sleep?

                 
  Adult Sleepwalking?

       
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Sexsomnia

             
Sexsomnia Behaviors

             
Causes

             
Are There Solutions?

             
Importance of Getting Help

             
Sexsomnia as a Defense

             
Answers to Your Questions

                   
Medications

                   
Stress

   
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The Night Eaters

             
The Two Forms of Night Eating

             
Sleep-Related Eating Disorder (SRED)

                   
Treatment Options

             
Night Eating Syndrome (NES)

                  
Symptoms

                   
Treatment Options

             
Distinguishing SRED and NES

             
Answers to Your Questions

                   
Wife Eats Sugar

                  
Zolpidem

                  
What Can Be Done?

                  
I Am Awake When Eating At Night

             
Self-Check: Do You Have a Night-Eating Disorder?

   
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Do You Sleep, but Not Too Deeply? REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

             
Symptoms

                 
Symptom Checklist

             
The Importance of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep

                   
REM Benefits

                   
Lack of REM Sleep

             
Treatment Options

             
Answers to Your Questions

                   
Fighting for His Life

                   
Medication for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RSBD)

                   
Acting Out in Dreams

                   
Screaming and Thrashing

                   
I Moved to a Different Bedroom

                   
WatchPAT Device

                   
REM Sleep Abnormality?

Part Four: Sleep Disorders and Major Health Issues

   
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Sleep for Those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

            
Gina's Story

            
What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

            
PTSD Checklist

            
Why It's Important to Resolve Sleep Disorders Related to PTSD

            
Treating Sleep Apnea Improves PTSD Symptoms

            
Insomnia and Short Sleep Duration in PTSD

            
Nightmares

            
Help for Sleep-Related PTSD Issues

            
Answers to Your Questions

                  
Is Sleep Apnea Common?

                  
Vietnam Veteran Still Has Nightmares

                  
Sleep Study Okay?

                  
How Long Will Vietnam Nightmares Continue?

                  
Sertraline

                  
What Works?

                  
Good Sleep, Bad Moods

                  
PTSD from Car Accident

   
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Sleep Disorders and ADHD

            
Children, Sleep, and ADHD

            
The Most Common Sleep Disorders Associated with ADHD

                  
Daytime Sleepiness

                  
More Movement in Sleep: Restless Legs Syndrome

                  
Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypopnea

                  
Dr. Rosenberg's Checklist for Preschool and School-Aged Children

                  
Adolescents and Adults

                  
Treatment Options

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