It’s important to ensure proper infant sleep and to find out if problems sleeping may be due to a sleep disorder. Infants sleep a lot. Infant sleep can last about 16-17 hours per day. Why are mom and dad so tired? Infants wake often to feed, about 8-12 times/day. Baby will often fall asleep after…
Category: Sleep testing
Sleep Paralysis
Sleep paralysis is being awake without the ability to move or speak, this occurs because when a patient wakes out of REM sleep, the muscles are still atonic (without muscle tone).
Snoring, what causes it?
Snoring is due to the soft tissue in the upper airway relaxing. Your tongue may fall backwards, and when you breath out the vibration created by the soft tissue causes the typical buzz sound. When the airway narrows completely this is due to an apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious sleep disorder that…
Smoking: Sleeping & Sleep apnea
It is known that smokers have difficulty with their sleep. Most studies show with an increase of smoking there is an increase in sleep latency (takes longer to fall asleep) insomnia, fragmented sleep, reduced sleep efficiency and increased daytime fatigue. Smoking heavily effects other factors of your health as most of us know, and your…
Sleep deprivation and Memory
We work too much and sleep too little and wonder why we feel fatigued and annoyed. If you feel that you are suffering from a fuzzy brain due to your sleep, or lack thereof, qualified sleep specialists can help you improve and diagnose sleep disorders that may be disrupting your sleep cycles.
More Men than Women present with Sleep Apnea
Differences between Men and Women in the Clinical Presentation of Patients Diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Pregnancy and sleep apnea
If you are pregnant and suspect you are much more tired than usual, you may be suffering from sleep apnea. Home sleep testing quickly determines your correct diagnosis so that you can start sleep better.
Home Sleep Testing
How to get a home sleep test to determine if you have sleep apnea. Clinique Somnomed, Montreal.
Pregnancy and sleep-disordered breathing
Learn how to spot the symptoms to help ensure a healthy pregnancy. It’s normal to gain weight and suffer from insomnia during the later stages of your pregnancy. If you notice that you are snoring and that you feel more tired than usual when you wake up, you may be suffering from sleep disordered breathing….