Benefits Of Sleep
Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Treatment
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Behavioral Methods
Prevention of sleeplessness depends upon the patient's ability to learn how to relax and sleep well. A number of behavioral methods are aimed at achieving these goals. Behavioral techniques can actually cure chronic insomnia and studies report their effectiveness in nearly all patients with primary chronic insomnia.
Although medications are equally effective for helping people with insomnia to sleep, they can not cure the condition, and prolonged use frequently resulted...
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Expert & Community Posts
Steps to Healthy Sleep
By Leah , Health Expert...sweet sleep… In my last blog, I wrote about the benefits of sleep. Since then, I have... Read more »
Help! My baby won't sleep!
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...Elevate the Sleep Surface: Many infants with reflux benefit from elevating the sleep surface.... Read more »
But How Could a Nap Be Bad?
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...after only 60-90 minutes of daytime sleep. The benefits found in the short afternoon nap... Read more »
CPAP Helps Sleep Apnea Sufferers, And Their Spouses Too!
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health ExpertWe have covered the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using polysomnogram and reviewed... Read more »
No Really, Coffee Isn't Good For You
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...No Doz and Excedrin. Kick the caffeine habit and benefit with a better sleep. Read more »
Health Guide
Depression and Light Therapy, Electric Shock Treatment
...should be reassured. One form of ECT called right unilateral ECT (RUL ECT) may provide equal therapeutic benefits to more traditional bilaterally applied forms of the therapy, and more... Read more »Napping Benefits
...It is even possible that divided sleep is more recuperative than sleep taken in a single block."The Benefits of NappingExperts agree that the best way to fight fatigue is to get enough sleep every... Read more »Napping Benefits
...usually recommended (20-30 minutes) for short-term alertness. This type of nap provides significant benefit for improved alertness and performance without leaving you feeling groggy or interfering... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...recommended for patients with mild apnea. Patients with apnea but no daytime sleepiness report little or no benefit from this treatment.CPAP works in the following way:The device itself is a... Read more »Insomnia: Highlights
...could improve sleep quality.Insomnia and Older AdultsThe risks of sedative hypnotics may outweigh the benefits for adults over age 60, suggests a review in the British Medical Journal. Side... Read more »Images
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Related News
Surgery Treats Sleep Apnea in Kids
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Young children and infants with obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from a new surgical technique. Removing the adenoids,... Read summary »
Sleep Problems and Menopause
July 14, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) It's not just aging that causes sleep problems for women; hormones are partly to blame. According to research from the Rush... Read summary »
Insomnia Therapy Helps Osteoarthritis Patients
August 28, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? A new study shows the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective treatment for older patients with... Read summary »
Antidepressants Help Fibromyalgia Patients
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research shows that the use of antidepressants on patients with fibromyalgia, a disease defined by chronic pain, tenderness,... Read summary »
Quieting Ringing Ears
February 26, 2007ST. CHARLES, Mo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Every second of every day, Joyce LaJeunesse has ringing in her right ear. "Just kind of a humming, like... Read summary »
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