Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
No holds barred, unscripted discussion on a wide range of sleep topics - from sleep disorders to current research and controversies in the field. No topic is off limits! Dr. Chris Winter is a clinician, a board certified neurologist and double boarded sleep specialist with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and is a popular consultant and speaker, working for many professional sports teams. He is well known for his unique perspective and ability to demystify sleep, all of which he brings to Sleep Unplugged.
Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
#177 - Sleep Fragmentation - Picking Up the Pieces
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At the root of many sleep disorders of sleep fragmentation. It's a big part of sleep medicine that many people don't know much about. In this episode we will:
- Define sleep fragmentation
- Contrast the differences between arousals from sleep and awakenings from sleep
- Understand why sleep fragmentation goes unnoticed by providers and patients alike
- List some common causes of sleep fragmentation
- Review how sleep fragmentation appears in sleep data
- Touch upon research about sleep fragmentation specifically and performance
- Provide strategies for reducing sleep fragmentation
Produced by: Maeve Winter
Music by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reserved
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Thanks for listening and sleep well!
