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ALBUQUERQUE — Her car is racing at a terrifying speed through the streets of a large city, and something gruesome, something with giant eyeballs, is chasing her, closing in fast. It was a dream, of course, and after Emily Gurule, a 50-year-old high school teacher, related it to Dr. Barry Krakow, he did not ask her to unpack its symbolism. He simply told her to think of a new one. “In your mind, with thinking and picturing, take a few minutes, close your eyes, and I want you to change the dream any way you wish,” said Dr. Krakow, founder of the P.T.S.D. Sleep Clinic at the Maimonides Sleep Arts and Sciences center here and a leading researcher of nightmares.

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Scientific Research

Purpose: Current screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) emphasizes self-reported snoring and other breathing symptoms. Nocturia, a symptom with a precise pathophysiological link to sleep apnea, has not been assessed as a screening tool for this common disorder of sleep respiration. In a large sample of adults presenting to area sleep centers, we aimed to determine the predictive power of nocturia for OSA and compare findings with other markers of OSA commonly used to screen for this disease.

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Dr. Barry Krakow answers an airline pilot’s question on UARS. To ask Dr. Krakow a question regarding sleep or sleep disorders, click here: http://sleepdynamictherapy.com/ask-a-question/

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Dr. Barry Krakow answers an airline pilot’s question on UARS. To ask Dr. Krakow a question regarding sleep or sleep disorders, click here: http://sleepdynamictherapy.com/ask-a-question/

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“Reforming Health Care Takes Smart Shoppers,” by Dr. Barry Krakow – published today in the Albuquerque Journal. Read more here