Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#118 - Apple Watches and Sleep Apnea: Watch It Now, Here It Comes
On September 16th, 2024, Apple announced their new sleep apnea detection feature for their Apple Watch device had received FDA approval for the detec…
1 year, 11 months ago
#117 - Seasons of Sleep: As The Old Sun Dies
As summer comes to an end, it's a good time to examine how seasonal change tends to affect our sleep. In this episode we will:
Refresh our memories ab…1 year, 11 months ago
#116 - Sleep Unplugged Book Club #1-Navigating Life With Restless Legs Syndrome: Bouncing 'Round the Room
For the first installment of the Sleep Unplugged Book Club, we will examine Andrew Spector's new book Navigating Life with Restless Legs Syndrome. Th…
1 year, 11 months ago
#115 - Insomnia and Sleep Debt: Pay It Back
There is no topic in sleep more likely to incite a riot between sleep experts than the concept of a sleep debt. Does it really exist? Can a sleep deb…
1 year, 11 months ago
#114 - Inflammation and Sleep: I’m On Fire
We have touched on inflammation as a central pathway connecting sleep disorders and dementia (episode 99), injury (episode 70), pain (episode 48), an…
2 years ago
#113 - Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: In The Dark, I Feel Your Resistance
Somewhere between normal nocturnal breathing and sleep apnea exists a strange entity. This condition, often debated in terms of its mere existence is…
2 years ago
#112 - Sleep Walking: To Get Up and Go, Memory's Remote, Now I’m Standing Up The Morning After
Sleep walking is probably the most recognized and discussed parasomnia, but it can also create significant confusion and danger for those affected. I…
2 years ago
#111 - Sleep Schedules and Insomnia: Wasting the Dawn
We often talk about the amount of sleep individuals need creates confusion for insomnia patients. In this episode we dive deeper into this concept wi…
2 years ago
#110 - The Sleep Apnea Pill: Wired On The Pills You Took
Sleep apnea is a very common medical problem that affects a large portion of the population. The treatment options leave much to be desired including…
2 years ago
#109 - Sleep in the Elderly: What A Drag It Is Getting Old
Aging is a certainty of life, and with it comes changes in sleep. Understanding these changes is central to life-long pursuit of healthy sleep. In th…
2 years, 1 month ago