A How-To Guide + Sleep Tips For Side Sleepers
A good night’s sleep is essential for our well-being, so being comfortable and pain-free during the night is key to waking up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day. No matter how you sleep, there is a mattress to suit your requirements perfectly, whether you need extra support from a firm mattress, or […]
POSA: What It Is and How to Manage It
Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea More than 50% of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients have worsening of their OSA in the supine position (positional obstructive sleep apnea [POSA]. Positional therapy (PT) aims to prevent patients from sleeping in the supine position. One of the major limiting factors to the routine use of PT in clinical practice is […]
The Things Preventing Your Good Night’s Sleep
If you do not get enough sleep you will find out in time that it is not the quantity that is obstructing your sleep, but rather the quality. Having too little or too much of the right things preventing a good night’s sleep will make a difference in how well you sleep and therefore how […]
Sleep Deprivation Makes You Prone To Some Diseases
Some people fail to understand the importance of adequate sleep for optimal health. With increasing workloads and the late-night lifestyle of night workers, the need for good sleep is often overlooked. This is a particularly pertinent problem during the current pandemic since many individuals started working from home. Sleep research has advanced tremendously over the last […]
Is Over-Exercising Keeping You from Sound Sleep?
If you are anything like me, the series This Is Us was a must-see favorite in my family. Part of the overarching storylines was from the character, Kevin, an actor. Towards the end of the series, he confessed to his fiancee about his overindulgence in fulfilling the audience’s need for him to be “sexy.” Part of this […]
Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Illness and Difficulty Sleeping
Poor sleep habits can quickly spiral into a neverending cycle of insomnia that is hard to break. Unfortunately, a continuous lack of sleep can also affect your health and overall well-being in numerous ways. For those specifically who have a chronic illness, poor sleep habits can worsen your illness’s symptoms, which can also turn into […]
What to Expect During an In-lab Sleep Study
Based on your doctor’s recommendations, your employer’s insurance requirements, or even your own online research, you’ve scheduled to have a sleep study performed to help you better understand why your sleep habits are negatively impacting your life. Whether your symptoms include chronic snoring, pauses or gasps during sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, falling asleep at inappropriate times, trouble falling […]
Home Sleep Tests Vs In-Lab Sleep Tests: Which is Best?
Some of the most common questions we get asked by our patients at The Alaska Sleep Clinic are: What is the difference between home sleep tests and in-lab sleep tests? Which is better? Which is more affordable? Which is best for diagnosing my disorder? At The Alaska Sleep Clinic, we want to make sure that […]
How Much Does a Sleep Study Cost? (Rates, Fees, & Discounts)
For whatever reason, getting procedure prices from medical clinics can be extremely difficult. Often, people don’t even know what they’re expected to pay until they get the bill in the mail after all services have been rendered. It’s truly abhorring to think that many of these clinics are very open and helpful in explaining their […]
What Is A Sleep Study Like? A Personal Sleep Study Experience
I LOVE TO SLEEP Let me preface this by saying I love to sleep! Love it. LOVE IT! I look forward to going to sleep every single day. Ever since junior/senior high school I remember taking naps after school on the sofa with my dog. I would sleep from about 3:30 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. […]
