Northshore Sleep Medicine
On August 3 2009, NPR (www.npr.org) ran 2 pieces on sleep. Once again, I would like to add some nuance to their reporting. First, I must take objection with the statement that CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machines are “loud and cumbersome”. CPAP machines have changed so much in the past few years. They are [...]
I will start doing a weekly video blog. (Are people really calling them Vlogs?) I will keep them fairly brief and will either give a sleep tip or will answer a question. So if you have questions concerning normal sleep or sleep disorders, then leave them as comments on my blog and I will try [...]
See below for a link to an article in Forbes for which I was interviewed about sleep troubles. I give many useful tips for how to improve your sleep. http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/03/sleep-disorder-medication-lifestyle-health-sleep-insomnia.html
USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-07-22-insomnia_N.htm) interviewed me about the treatment of insomnia. It is good to see that the media are taking sleep seriously and trying hard to inform the public.
The Chicago Tribune ran a piece yesterday with the headline: Sleep Disorders: Some facilities try new home-style approach. There wasn’t much about home testing. It was more about how common sleep apnea is (TRUE) and how under-diagnosed it is (VERY TRUE) and about how there are sleep labs opening up all over Chicago. The reporter, Robert Mitchum [...]
