Talking Sleep

Comorbid Insomnia and Sleep Apnea (COMISA)

An article was published in the ERJ demonstrating that CBT for Insomnia reduced the severity of obstructive sleep apnea. Our guest, Dr. Alexander Sweetman, is here to tell us more.

New AASM Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

The AASM recently released a new clinical practice guideline which provides necessary recommendations for adults with REM Sleep Behavior disorder. The guideline provides clinicians with insight on how best to prevent sleep-related injury and how to provide patients with a risk assessment for neurological disease. Here to tell us more about this is Dr. Michael Howell.

 

 

Improving Patient Understanding of Sleep Apnea

In today’s episode of Talking Sleep, we talk about the importance of patient communication. Dr. Rebecca Robbins and Dr. Suzanne Bertisch of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital share their insights into existing patient education materials for obstructive sleep apnea and offer tips on how to make it easier to understand. Listen now.

 

Sleep Age with Dr. Mignot

In today’s episode of Talking Sleep our guest, Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, talks with us about sleep age and the importance of the EEG collected during polysomnography. As the interest in sleep grows, more attention is being paid to how sleep is related to morbidity and mortality. While there is much discussion about obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular health, the EEG may also hold clues about our future health.