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Yes, You Can Have a Better Night's Sleep
Chronic difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep can drive people crazy and affect so many aspects of daily life. Although the symptoms vary (snoring, insomnia, or the creepy agony of restless legs syndrome, to name just three afflictions), there are things that everyone who’s looking for a good seven or eight hours should know. Read more...
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Sleep News & Headlines
Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
FRIDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News)Poor Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens
MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News)Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News)Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep
TUESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News)Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News)
All Sleep Articles
What's Your Problem?
- Defining a Sleep Disorder: What You Need to Know Now
- Identify Your Sleep Problem: Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, and Other Common Disorders
- Common Risk Factors for Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, and Other Sleep Disorders
- How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?
- Could You Have a Sleep Disorder? Test Yourself With the Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Medications That Can Trigger Sleep Problems
- When to Get Help for Your Sleep Problem: 3 Signs to Watch For
- Sleep Disorder or Sleep Deprivation? A 2-Week Experiment to Help You Find Out
- Potential Sleep Saboteurs: 8 Factors That Could Be Keeping You Awake at Night
- Are Sleep Problems Normal as We Get Older?
- How to Define Your Daytime Symptoms: Using the Words "Sleepy" and "Tired"
- What Insomnia Really Feels Like: You're Always Tired, but Not Sleepy
- Lesser-Known Sleep Disorders: Parasomnias, Sleepwalking, Teeth Grinding, and More
- 5 Warning Signs That You May Have a Sleep Disorder
Sleep Doctors and Diagnoses
Insomnia
- Quick Facts About Insomnia: What You Need to Know Now
- Home Treatment for Insomnia: 13 Sleep Hygiene Rules for You and Your Family
- Taking Sleeping Pills for Insomnia: What Are Your Medication Options?
- Is Stress Causing Your Insomnia? 8 Telltale Symptoms
- Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: 5 Strategies to Try With Your Doctor
- How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helped a Chronic Insomniac Sleep Soundly
- Menopause and Insomnia: How Hormones and Hot Flashes Affect Sleep
- The 11 Kinds of Insomnia
- Illness and Insomnia: How One Patient Fights Cancer and Sleep Issues
- Insomnia and Pain: Advice on How to Treat the Vicious Cycle
- Middle-of-the-Night Anxiety: Experts Explain the Vicious Cycle
- Watching the Clock? How to Stay Calm and Get to Sleep Faster
- Got Insomnia? What Not to Do at 3 a.m., and What to Try Instead
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
- More Than Just Snoring: What Is Sleep Apnea, and Should You Be Worried?
- The Science Behind Snoring: How It Happens, and Why It Can Be Dangerous
- Understanding the Causes of Sleep Apnea, and Factors That Increase Your Risk
- Health Risks of Snoring and Sleep Apnea, From Heart Attacks to Car Accidents
- Diagnosing Sleep Apnea: Exams and Tests to Pinpoint a Breathing Disorder
- Treatment With CPAP: An Overnight Cure for Sleep Apnea?
- CPAP Testimonials: 3 Patients' Honest Opinions of Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Sleep Apnea Symptoms: Don't Ignore These Signs of a Nighttime Breathing Disorder
- Sleep Apnea Surgery: What You Need to Know Now
- The Downside of Sleep Apnea Surgery: What 2 Patients Wish They Had Known
- Provigil and Nuvigil: Medication Options for Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness
- 4 Simple Strategies for Treating Mild Sleep Apnea at Home
- 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Sleep Apnea
Restless Legs Syndrome
- What Is Restless Legs Syndrome? Quick Facts About a Very Real Condition
- The Restless Legs Syndrome Controversy: Funny Name, Serious Topic
- Causes of Restless Legs Syndrome, From Genetics to Pregnancy
- How Doctors Diagnose Restless Legs Syndrome: 4 Symptoms
- Treatment Options for Restless Legs Syndrome
- Drug-Free Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome: 8 Tips to Try at Home
- Medication for RLS: The Pros and Cons of Dopamine Agonists and Other Treatments
- Why Restless Legs Syndrome Disrupts Sleep
- Is It Really Restless Legs Syndrome? Other Conditions You Should Consider
- When Your Limbs Move in Your Sleep: PLMD and Its Restless Legs Connection
- Test Yourself: 5 Signs That You May Have Restless Legs Syndrome
Nonprescription and Home Remedies
Prescription Sleep Drugs
Coping With Less Sleep
How to Sleep Better Tonight
- Sleep Hygiene Basics: 17 Ways to Improve Your Slumber Tonight
- Turn Your Bedroom Into a Comfortable, Calming Sleep Haven: 4 Rules to Follow
- Bedtime Behaviors That Work: 7 Habits That Will Prepare Your Body for Sleep
- For Sleep and Sex Only: 4 Ways to Eliminate Bedroom Distractions
- Buy a Better Mattress With These 5 Smart Shopping Tips
- How to Ease Yourself Into Sleep With Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Better Sleep Through Meditation: 4 Techniques to Try Tonight
- Making Menopause Easier: How 3 Women Averted Midlife Sleep Crises
- Insomnia Runs in My Family, but Now I Have the Tips and Tools to Beat It
- 5 Ways to Unwind in Just 60 Seconds
