Archive for the ‘Insomnia’ Category
What a Surprise! Fatigue & Sleepiness Linked to Medical Errors
September 29th, 2009 | 
Author: Dr. Barry Krakow discusses how medical errors occur due to sleepiness and fatigue of doctors and caregivers. Read the rest of this entry »
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ASV, Adapto-Servo Ventilation, for Insomnia Patients
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New device, ASV (Adapto-Servo Ventilation) – whether or not it is useful with insomnia patients.
Intelligence and Insomnia: The Connection
Video Blog: Research shows that people with insomnia often have higher intelligence… Read the rest of this entry »
Fatigue and Sleepiness Among Insomnia Patients
Video Blog: Fatigue and Sleepiness Among Insomnia Patients… Read the rest of this entry »
Stimulus Control
Everyone’s talking about Stimulus these days and whether or not it will work.
In sleep medicine, we have a treatment technique known as Stimulus Control, which refers to the specific plan of not going to bed until you’re sleepy. In other words the way to avoid insomnia is to stay away from the bedroom until you feel genuine sleepiness that will put you fast asleep.
On a lighter side, I wonder whether we need a little Stimulus “Control” in our government. The government imagines that more stimulus will restore the economy, but that’s like telling an insomniac, spend more time in bed and you’ll get more sleep, which actually causes more insomnia. In this case, spending more money is guaranteed to stimulate our debt and deficit, but I think we’re all beginning to wonder just how good that is for the economy.
So, Mr.President, how about a little Stimulus “Control.”
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PTSD Sleep Clinic
March 12, 2010
On Friday March 12th, Maimonides Sleep Arts & Sciences will host an open house for its new PTSD Sleep Clinic from 10 am to 6 pm with presentations and workshops throughout the day. Patients and healthcare providers are invited; and Dr. Barry Krakow will lecture at noon and 6 PM on "PTSD and REM Sleep: Dream Your Way to Better Sleep"
Call 998-7201 to receive a list of open house events. To attend one of Dr. Krakow's lectures, please RSVP (998.7201).
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Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit.com quotes Dr. Barry Krakow: "TV is a marker. Patients with more severe sleep problems watch more tv because they lack the energy to trigger their natural motivation to do something more active." Read More...
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