Sleep

Feeling Tired from Too Many Sleepless Nights?

Nov 30, 2016 · · Sleep
Occasional sleeplessness is nothing to worry about, but for many seniors chronic insomnia is a common complaint. If you are among those who are counting sheep until the wee hours of the morning, you are not alone. According to the National Institutes of Health, the most frequent sleep disturbance reported … Read More

7. Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Strategies

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
What is Sleep Hygiene? Sleep hygiene is the term specialists use for good habits that promote sleep. These include keeping regular hours, even on weekends and vacations, and going to bed at the same time and waking at the same time every day to keep your sleep schedule consistent. A … Read More

6. Other Sleep Stealers

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
Plenty of other factors can disrupt sleep. Traveling across time zones, environmental factors, chronic pain, the effects of illnesses and the medications used to treat them, and even taking it easy in your retirement are some of them. In many cases, simple steps can help restore restful sleep. Sleep Phase … Read More

5. Sleep Apnea

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is by far the more common type of sleep apnea. In OSA, breathing is interrupted when the upper airway is blocked by the collapse of excess soft tissue in the back of the mouth during sleep (see Box 5-1, “The Anatomy of Obstructive Sleep Apnea”). The … Read More

4. Insomnia

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
"To sleep, perchance to dream,” was the desire of Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare’s drama. It’s also the desire of thousands of insomnia suffers, who can’t get a normal night’s sleep for a variety of reasons. The National Sleep Foundation identifies two primary categories of insomnia: Short-term (acute) insomnia lasts a … Read More

3. Common Sleep Disorders

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
Sleep disorders can be caused by internal factors, such as medical problems, or by external factors, such as stressful situations. Some sleep disorders affect your ability to get to sleep and stay asleep, while others disrupt the structure of your sleep. The most common sleep disorders by far are insomnia … Read More

2. Why You Don’t Sleep Like You Used To

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
Most experts agree that most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night to maintain their health. Unfortunately, many older adults have problems falling asleep, staying asleep or getting quality sleep. Sleep becomes more fragmented as we age, and we’re more easily roused—two factors that often prevent us … Read More

1. What is Sleep, and Why Do We Need It?

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
When we’re asleep, our conscious mind is closed to the outside world. Sounds, smells, and physical sensations have limited access to our central nervous system. In the lightest stages of sleep, those aspects of the real world can intrude and awaken us briefly, but in deep sleep we’re not easily … Read More

From the Editor

Nov 29, 2016 · · Sleep
Dear Reader: This special report on sleep provides new insights into how much sleep we need, specific reasons why we may not get as much sleep as we should, how gender can impact sleep, and links between short (and long) sleep duration and poor health. It also covers the latest … Read More

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