Features Related to Sleep Disorders

1. When Aches & Pain Disrupt Sleep: Medication Chart
   

   There is no perfect treatment for pain and sleeplessness. It all depends on your particular case -- the kind of pain you have and the other medicines you take, for instance. The first step for anyone with sleep problems is to improve their sleep habits. This helps set the stage for a good night's re

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2. Tips for Restless Legs Syndrome Relief
   

   Do you have aching, creeping, crawling, or prickling sensations in your legs when you lie down or sit still? Those are the classic symptoms of a common disorder called restless legs syndrome. An estimated 5% to 15% of adults have restless legs syndrome (RLS), and up to 19% of pregnant women develop

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3. Freaky Dreams: What Do They Mean?
   

   Consider this freaky dream. You're at a black-tie gala in a fancy hotel banquet room with lots of other people. You're all having a good time eating dinner, dancing, and talking. When it's time to go, you look for your purse, but it's gone. As you anxiously search for it, a fast-moving river appears

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4. Trouble Sleeping? Some Bedtime Snacks Can Help You Sleep
   

   Barbara Schneider doesn't allow herself a morsel of food after dinner, believing that eating before bedtime will keep her awake. "Ever since I was young, I've had difficulty falling asleep. And when I do manage to fall asleep, I wake up around 3 a.m.," she says. About 70% of Americans have sleep pro

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5. Snuggle Up With the Perfect Pillow
   

   There's no getting around it: Nothing starts your day off better than getting a good night's sleep. And while most of us equate that with finding the "perfect mattress," experts say too few of us realize that the "perfect pillow" plays an equally vital role. "Pillows can not only impact the quality

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6. Can’t Sleep? Adjust the Temperature
   

   Tony Roy is among the 30% of American adults with insomnia-related problems. “I can go to sleep, but I wake up three or four hours later,” says Roy, a 51-year-old philosophy professor at California State University, San Bernardino. When he sought help at the nearby Sleep Disorders Center at Loma Lin

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7. Sleep Deprivation at the Workplace
   

   Jack (not his real name) is an airport baggage screener who works a midnight-to-8 a.m. shift so he can take care of family matters during the day. He loves the flexibility of being able to take care of his son when he's off, but admits his energy and alertness have suffered as a result. "I'm always

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8. Undercover Investigation
   

   The night owl burns the midnight oil. The lark is yawning at 9:30 p.m. These aren't just stereotypes -- they are real scenarios. Our internal body clock sets our natural sleep schedule. "Every person's body clock does seem to have a natural setting," says Meir Kryger, MD, director of the Sleep Disor

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9. Ease Your Way to Daylight-Saving Time
   

   It's the wicked tradition of springtime -- setting the clock forward. Spring forward? For most of us, it's more like stumbling sideways into daylight-saving time. This year, the joy occurs before winter has a good chance to thaw. Prepare yourself -- it's this weekend when we reset the alarm clock. D

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10. How Loneliness and Sleep Are Connected
    

    Loneliness and sleep problems have long plagued me, beginning at age 7 when my family moved twice within one year. Struggling to make new friends, my self-esteem plummeted, and the shyness I developed established a pattern of persistent loneliness. Empty days matched insomnia-filled nights, and litt

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