Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder where your airway repeatedly collapses or narrows during sleep, blocking or reducing airflow even though your body keeps trying to breathe. Each blockage can last 10 seconds or longer and is often followed by a gasp, snort, or brief awakening as your brain signals you to reopen… Continue reading
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Overuse of Melatonin in the US
As a sleep physician, most of my clinical encounters involve patients asking about melatonin or already taking it to help them sleep. Almost none of them know the risks that come with it. There is a melatonin epidemic brewing in the US, and the numbers back that up. Melatonin use among US adults quintupled in… Continue reading
What Is Snoring? A Complete Guide
Snoring happens when air can’t move freely through your nose and throat while you sleep. As you breathe in, air squeezes through a narrowed space at the back of your throat. This makes the soft tissue there, especially your soft palate, vibrate. That vibration is what creates the sound. It’s incredibly common. Somewhere between 20… Continue reading