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Sleep and Furry Friends

Sleep and Furry Friends

I came across a very interesting journal article published in Nature about pets and sleep. I wanted to share the results because I think this is a very important topic that affects many of us!! The title of the study is “Association between pet ownership and sleep in...

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Sharing A Patient Review

Sharing A Patient Review

My husband and I first met Dr. Broderick in June 2013. She was highly recommended by one of my physicians because of our snoring and poor sleep patterns. It only took minutes during our first appointment to find out why she was so favorably endorsed. She is caring and...

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Sleep Medicine Case Files

Sleep Medicine Case Files

A 16 year old adolescent girl (let’s call her Jane) came to see me with her mother. The primary concern was daytime sleepiness. Jane was falling asleep in class and sleeping all day on the weekends. Jane’s mother was concerned she might have narcolepsy. Jane was...

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Sleep Medicine Case Files

Sleep Medicine Case Files

A thin 28-year-old man came to see me after he suddenly woke up one night gasping for air. From that point on he had not been able to sleep more than one hour stretches at a time. He was miserable, exhausted, and hopeless. A few weeks after that event he had sudden...

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Sleep and Time Keeping

Sleep and Time Keeping

Let’s imagine you’re an astronaut and you’re returning to the Earth from a #yearinspace like @stationcdrkelly. You arrive not knowing the date or time. If you didn’t have access to a watch or calendar how would you figure it out? First you might notice the temperature...

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What Are Sleepcasts?

What Are Sleepcasts?

Back when I was growing up I remember counting sheep being a frequent popular culture tip to help people with insomnia fall asleep. It seems like that tip has gone away and been replaced by more sophisticated options like meditation. One of my patients recently told...

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What Is Actigraphy?

What Is Actigraphy?

One of the most valuable diagnostic tests in a sleep doctor’s arsenal is actigraphy. I tell my patients to me it’s like an MRI of your sleep-wake cycle. I say that because it takes data and converts it into a visual representation and data tables that hold an...

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Sharing a Patient Review

Sharing a Patient Review

Dr. Broderick saw me when I had just turned 65 and my Medicare “intake interview” identified my life-long sleep issues as a problem to be investigated medically. I had never considered my sleep problem to be a health issue — I assumed it was just my “nature” and my...

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Couples and Sleep

Couples and Sleep

At least 50% of people who come to see me were urged by a family member or partner. It may be because of snoring, noises, movement, being on different schedules or sometimes even more serious concerns such as one partner injuring or harming the other during sleep. A...

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Why I Chose Sleep Medicine As A Career

Why I Chose Sleep Medicine As A Career

When people ask me how I became interested in sleep it’s impossible not to think my childhood experiences played a critical role. One night, when I was around 11-12 years old my older brother had what I now recognize as a sleepwalking event. He jumped out of bed,...

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Let’s Talk About Snoring

Let’s Talk About Snoring

There are so many topics I want to post about on sleep sometimes it’s difficult to choose just one. Today I want to talk about something extremely common - snoring. Snoring is so ubiquitous that oftentimes people never mention it to their doctor, feel concerned about...

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How To Choose a Physician

How To Choose a Physician

Choosing a physician can be a very daunting task, trust me I know! I’d like to offer some advice as an insider and I’ll dispel some myths while I am it! A few years ago I was seeing a patient who had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who wanted a referral to a sleep apnea...

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