Sleep Disorders and Public Safety

There is an issue that is rapidly rising in the areas of safety sensitive employment like over the road truck drivers and airline pilots that seems to pit the rights of the 1 against the good of the many. Pilots, train conductors, truck drivers, and other people whose...

Is There Really A Sleep Switch?

New research indicates that there may be a biological “switch” in our brains that makes us go to sleep.  For the millions of people who struggle to get the sleep they need because of insomnia and other sleep disorders, this initial finding offers hope of more...

Can You Really Pay-Off Your Sleep Debt?

For those of us that have trouble finding the time to get the sleep we need because of busy lives or that struggle to fall or stay asleep at night, the idea that we can reverse any damage done by paying back this “sleep debt” has always provided some hope.   The idea...

Sleep Apnea Becomes a Public Safety Concern

When it comes to safety and transportation, sleep apnea is becoming a hot topic.  From commercial truck drivers to airline pilots, regulatory agencies are beginning to treat sleep apnea as a medical condition that can disqualify someone from performing these jobs. ...

Glossary of Sleep Terminology R thru Z

In our initial post, we talked about common sleep terminology, A-I. In our next post, we covered I – P. This post continues on with that topic, covering sleep terminology you may hear while talking with a sleep professional. This article covers sleep...

Glossary of Sleep Terminology I thru P

In our previous post, we talked about common sleep terminology, A-I. This post continues on with that topic, covering sleep terminology you may hear while talking with a sleep professional. This article covers sleep terminology, I – P.   Insomnia – A sleep...