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Informationen zum Autor Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD,FRCP Professor of Neuroscience, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Clinical Professor of Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ Director of Sleep Research & Co-Chair emeritus of Neurology JFK New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, Edison, NJ, US. Klappentext The 100 Question Series is designed to meet the needs of the ordinary consumer in learning about a specific health problem as well as pharmaceutical companies looking for ways to increase the "direct to consumer" exposure of their products. '100 Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Sleep Disorders' by Dr Chokroverty, an expert on the topic will offer answers to the most common concerns expressed by patients suffering from a sleep disorder; provides essential information about the disorder - what it is and what it does to you - and most important, how best to treat the condition (will include a substantial discussion of prevailing drugs, as well as non-pharmaceutical therapies). Zusammenfassung Offers answers to the most common concerns expressed by patients suffering from a sleep disorder. This book provides information about the disorder - what it is and what it does to you - and how best to treat the condition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What is sleep?. 2. Why do we sleep?. 3. What is my sleep requirement?. 4. What happens if I am sleep-deprived?. 5. Can a person either become sick or die after complete sleep deprivation?. 6. Why do some people go to sleep earlier and others go to sleep late?. 7. How does sunrise or sunset control our sleep-wake habits?. 8. Why does pain cause sleeplessness?. 9. Why do we dream?. 10. Can certain medications cause excessive dreams?. 11. Do frequent dreams interfere with sleep?. 12. How common are sleep problems?. 13. Are sleep disorders serious problems?. 14. What are common sleep problems?. 15. Is snoring a nuisance or a problem?. 16. My bed partner snores loudly, driving me crazy. He makes noises like a freight train. He also feels sleepy in the daytime. Should he use a snore guard or see a doctor?. 17. Is snoring related to any physical defect, and can snoring cause any physical illness or memory impairment?. 18. Why does snoring become worse after I drink alcohol?. 19. I am a 60-year old man who falls asleep in the daytime in inappropriate places and under inappropriate circumstances. I have almost been in two car accidents because of this problem. Should I see my primary physician or a sleep specialist?. 20. What is sleep apnea?. 21. Can sleep apnea run in the family?. 22. My friend told me that sleep apnea is a serious condition, which may cause stroke, heart disease, and high blood pressure. Is my friend correct?. 23. I have heard that people with sleep apnea may die suddenly in the middle of the night. Is this true?. 24. My sleep specialist diagnosed sleep apnea for my daytime sleepiness and snoring, and suggested that I use a nasal mask, which will deliver air from the outside at a positive pressure to keep my upper airway passage open. What is this device supposed to do?. 25. What are some problems associated with the use of a mask delivering positive airway pressure continuously?. 26. I am a 40-year-old single woman. I can fall asleep easily but wake up between 3.00 and 4.00 AM and cannot get back to sleep again. What should I do?. 27. I toss and turn in bed and it takes me two to three hours to go to sleep. In the daytime, I feel irritable and tired. What is happening to me?. 28. What causes temporary and long-standing sleeplessness?. 29. Can sleeplessness interfere with memory, intellect, and creativity?. 30. What can I do for my sleeplessness?. 31. Can sleeplessness lead to psychological or...
