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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Author’s Note
Contents
Introduction: Moving into Health Together
How to Use This Book
Share Sleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day
1 Identifying Your Sleep Problem
Sleep Disorder Checklist
Part One: Sleep Foundations for Your Best Life
2 The Cornerstone of Health
Sleep Stages and Cycles
The Effect of Too Little Sleep on Your Health
Fatigue and Brain Fog
Take the First Step and the Rest Falls into Place
3 How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Identify Your Motivation
Create an Ideal Bedroom Environment
No Blue Lights at Night
Break Habits That Hinder Sleep
Habits to Aid Sleep
Dismiss a Worry or Dump an Attitude
Superb Sleep through Progressive Muscle Relaxation
What’s Next?
Sleep Diary
Part Two: Impaired Sleep or Dyssomnias
4 Restless Legs Syndrome
What Is Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)?
Symptoms
Treatment Options
The Difference between RLS and Periodic Limb Movements
Answers to Your Questions
Foot Pain at Night
RLS and Antidepressants
Why Do I Rub My Feet Together?
Are Gambling and RLS Related?
Relationship between RLS and Obsession
A New Medication and Leg Tingling
RLS Pain after New Medication
RLS Correlation to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
RLS and Sleep Attacks
RLS and Exercise
RLS and Nonpharmacological Treatments
RLS or Fibromyalgia?
RLS and Varicose Veins
Self-Check: Restless Legs Syndrome Checklist: URGE
5 Insomnia
Primary Insomnia
Sleep Hygiene
Stimulus Control
Cognitive Restructuring
Symptoms
Transient Insomnia
Insomnia with Multiple Causal Factors
Chronic Insomnia
Indications
Why You Suffer from Insomnia
Do You Have a Vulnerability to Insomnia?
Insomnia and Women
Treatment Options
Good Sleep Hygiene
Stimulus Control
Sleep Restriction
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Restructuring
Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Release Tension and Relax Before Going to Bed
Medications
Preparing for an Appointment with a Sleep Specialist
Answers to Your Questions
Sleep Maintenance
Chronic Insomnia
Paradoxical Sleep
Drinking Coffee
Sleep Deprivation
Stress and Sleeping
Smoking
Husband Denying Insomnia
I’ve Tried Everything!
No Luck with Sleep Aids
Stop the Caffeine
Valium
Singulair
Self-Check: Insomnia Severity Index
Scoring and Interpretation
6 Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Circadian Biology and a Normal Circadian Clock
Blue Light Pollution
Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Jet Lag Disorder
Symptoms Checklist
Getting Help
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Symptoms
Getting Help
Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome
Free-Running Disorder
Irregular Sleep–Wake Syndrome
Shift Work Sleep Disorder
Answers to Your Questions
Effect of Light
Getting Up in the Morning
Irregular Sleep–Wake Disorder and Alzheimer’s
Use of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Lamp
Jet Lag
Shift Work Disorder
Use of Sleep Aids
Lack of Sleep Causing Illness?
Difficulty Staying Awake on the Job
Trouble Getting to Sleep After Shift
Medications to Stay Awake
Staying Alert
Impact of Age on Staying Awake
Self-Check: Self-Assessment for Night Owls and Morning Larks: Delayed Sleep-Phase Syndrome versus Advanced Sleep-Phase Disorder
Scoring
7 No Sleeping with Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
How the Body Works on OSA
Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Stroke
This is Your Brain on Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea and Diabetes
Children and Sleep Apnea
Symptoms
Frequent Nighttime Urination
Sexual Dysfunction
Treatment Options
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD)
Positive Airway Pressure Nap (PAP-NAP)
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator
Weight Loss
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)
Answers to Your Questions
Difference between CSA and OSA
Teen’s Breathing Pattern Is Apnea?
Sleep Apnea and Children
Sleep Apnea and Dementia
Apnea and Blood Sugar
CPAP
Apnea and Epilepsy
The Difference between CPAP and Adapto Servo Ventilation (ASV)
What Is Complex Sleep Apnea?
CSA and Methadone
CPAP Caused CSA?
Self-Check: What Is Your Risk of OSA?: Stop Bang Questionnaire
Part Three: Parasomnias
8 Sleepwalking and Night Terrors
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking in Children
Sleepwalking in Adults
NightTerrors
Night Terrors in Children
Night Terrors in Adults
Answers to Your Questions
Lithium and Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking and Genetics
Driving in Sleep?
Adult Sleepwalking?
9 Sexsomnia
Sexsomnia Behaviors
Causes
Are There Solutions?
Importance of Getting Help
Sexsomnia as a Defense
Answers to Your Questions
Medications
Stress
10 The Night Eaters
The Two Forms of Night Eating
Sleep-Related Eating Disorder (SRED)
Treatment Options
Night Eating Syndrome (NES)
Symptoms
Treatment Options
Distinguishing SRED and NES
Answers to Your Questions
Wife Eats Sugar
Zolpidem
What Can Be Done?
I Am Awake When Eating At Night
Self-Check: Do You Have a Night-Eating Disorder?
11 Do You Sleep, but Not Too Deeply? REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Symptoms
Symptom Checklist
The Importance of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep
REM Benefits
Lack of REM Sleep
Treatment Options
Answers to Your Questions
Fighting for His Life
Medication for REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RSBD)
Acting Out in Dreams
Screaming and Thrashing
I Moved to a Different Bedroom
WatchPAT Device
REM Sleep Abnormality?
Part Four: Sleep Disorders and Major Health Issues
12 Sleep for Those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Gina’s Story
What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
PTSD Checklist
Why It’s Important to Resolve Sleep Disorders Related to PTSD
Treating Sleep Apnea Improves PTSD Symptoms
Insomnia and Short Sleep Duration in PTSD
Nightmares
Help for Sleep-Related PTSD Issues
Answers to Your Questions
Is Sleep Apnea Common?
Vietnam Veteran Still Has Nightmares
Sleep Study Okay?
How Long Will Vietnam Nightmares Continue?
Sertraline
What Works?
Good Sleep, Bad Moods
PTSD from Car Accident
13 Sleep Disorders and ADHD
Children, Sleep, and ADHD
The Most Common Sleep Disorders Associated with ADHD
Daytime Sleepiness
More Movement in Sleep: Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypopnea
Dr. Rosenberg’s Checklist for Preschool and School-Aged Children
Adolescents and Adults
Treatment Options
Answers to Your Questions
Sleep Apnea and ADHD
Sleepiness
Self-Check: Your Child’s Sleep Habits
Conclusion: Sleep Well
Start Where You Are
Use What You Have
Do What You Can
Appendices
Better Sleep Quick Reference
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Checklist
Glossary
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
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