“So the deeper stages of sleep are really those times of quiescence, you're really restoring your body and we have a few different stages of sleep.” DifferentBodySleepStageDeeperYour BodyRestoring Author:Shelby Harris
“So, sleep deprivation, and sometimes an insomnia, which is a little bit of a different form, but just getting a lack of sleep, can lead to a number of different decrements.” LittlesDifferentSometimesFormBitsSleepNumbersLittle BitInsomniaDeprivationSleep DeprivationLack Of Sleep Author:Shelby Harris
“Well, the actual function of the brain, not so sure yet. There's a lot of different theories about it, but when you talk about psychologically in your brain, a lot of people with insomnia, though not all, report that they can't turn their minds off.” PeopleMindWellsDifferentTurnsBrainTheoryFunctionReportsInsomnia Author:Shelby Harris
“So there's a few different ways that we treat insomnia. The first thing that we always do is we look at the cause.” WayFirstsLooksDifferentCausesTreatsDifferent WaysInsomnia Author:Shelby Harris
“Jet lag depends on which direction you're going and it can be a little complicated, but there are a few different treatments. So one would be if you're going somewhere - sorry it's hard to think about it.” IfsThinkingLittlesDifferentHardWould BeDependsSorryComplicatedTreatmentJetLagJet Lag Author:Shelby Harris
“Honestly, what we use a lot is melatonin. So we use lower dosages of melatonin, taking it at different times, depending upon where we are traveling and that can really help adjust the body's rhythm to wherever you are going.” DifferentHelpingUseBodyHonestlyRhythmDifferent TimesWherever You AreDosageMelatonin Author:Shelby Harris
“Nightmares are distinctly different from dreams in the way that people feel them and experience them. So a lot of people think that a nightmare is something where something is chasing them and you have to wake up screaming. Yes, that's one of the more common nightmares that we see is the person chasing someone or they're being chased.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsPersonsDifferentDreamCommonWake UpNightmareChasing Author:Shelby Harris
“So you have it, you awaken from it and you can recall, in detail, what just happened, that's a nightmare. So it's very different from a dream where you generally don't wake up from it and you don't have this dysphoric emotion.” DifferentDreamEmotionHappenedWake UpDetailsNightmareRecalls Author:Shelby Harris
“Night terrors are very different from nightmares. A lot of people will think they're the same, but they're really not. Night terrors - you want to look at the time of night when you're having the problem. Night Terrors happen in deep sleep. Nightmares tend to happen in a lighter REM sleep.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksDifferentProblemHappensNightSleepTerrorNightmareLightersDeep SleepNight Terrors Author:Shelby Harris
“Narcolepsy is a disorder that affects many different areas of life. So in typical patients with narcolepsy, they have something called "excessive daytime sleepiness." So, they're very sleepy during the day. Yet, at night, they're still sleepy, but their sleep is very broken.” StillsDifferentNightSleepBrokenAreasPatientDisorderTypicalSleepyDaytimeSleepinessNarcolepsy Author:Shelby Harris
