Insomnia: Video Message from The American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Insomnia is a common sleep complaint that can impact nearly every aspect of your life. The causes, symptoms and severity of insomnia are different for everyone. A board certified sleep medicine physician can help treat insomnia....

Sleep Apnea: Video Message from The American Academy of Sleep Medicine

An overview of the symptoms and treatments for obstructive sleep apnea. This sleep disorder causes you to stop breathing during sleep. Loud snoring and choking noises are common signs of the sleep disorder. The AASM reports CPAP is the front-line treatment for sleep...

Seeking Sleep? Rethink That Drink

It is a common misconception that having a couple glasses of wine before dinner will help you sleep.  Many people mistake the drowsy feeling that a little alcohol can bring as a quick way around insomnia, but the truth is that drinking makes you drowsy but it doesn’t...

Insomnia 101: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Why You Can’t Sleep

Most people blame insomnia when they toss and turn and have trouble falling asleep but there is more to this sleep difficulty than just counting sheep.  According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), insomnia is actually used to describe the inability to get the...

5 Signs You Might Have a Sleep Disorder

We all struggle with sleep from time to time.  You might spend a night tossing and turning after a big fight with your wife or find yourself waking up again and again because you are stressed about work.  It isn’t uncommon for people to have trouble falling asleep or...

What You Don’t Know About Sleep, Could Hurt You

There are a lot of myths about sleep.   Some people still think that sleeping late on the weekend can make up for losing sleep during the week or that eating a big meal before bedtime will give you nightmares.  Others believe that you the older you get, the less sleep...