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We live in a society that is eternally connected. We can talk to our friends around the globe any time we want. Our bosses can reach out to us with updates about projects long after we’ve left the office. We can tap into a literally infinite list of reading material whenever we feel like it. […]

If you’re one of the over 10 million people whose partner who suffers from sleep apnea, you don’t need someone to tell you how difficult it can be. Hearing your loved one struggle to breathe at night – and even stop breathing entirely – is inherently scary. This is especially so if you know exactly […]

In a perfect world everyone would get eight hours of sleep, starting around 10 to 11PM in the evening. The reality for many of us, however is that duty calls at any time. If you work a night-shift job, or job that starts early in the morning or lends late at night, you know firsthand […]

Most of the risk factors associated with sleep disorders become more exaggerated with age. Increased weight, neck size, and declines in health often bring on disorders such as sleep apnea. These disorders however, are not age-specific conditions, and some papers even suggest that sleep apnea and other sleeping disorders are underdiagnosed in children. A report […]

  There are lots of perfectly good reasons to adopt, for a little while, an abnormal sleep schedule. Maybe you’re relaxing for the holidays, enjoying a breakfast that features cocoa and toast at 11 in the morning. Maybe you’re jetsetting around the world, and have to tune into the local timezone. Perhaps you have to […]

Your family history is one of the best predictors of your long-term health and what medical challenges you will face as you age. If breast cancer runs in your family, it makes sense that you should pay attention to that area in your forties and fifties, and the same thing goes for your sleep. A […]

Our culture has some troubling myths about the way we sleep and what it means. The “sleepless, driven CEO” and the “insomniac artist” are stock characters that need no introduction, and our willingness to look up to these figures reinforces a dangerous idea: that people who are serious about what they do should be willing […]

In a perfect world everyone would get eight hours of sleep, starting around 10 to 11PM in the evening. The reality for many of us, however is that duty calls at any time. If you work a night-shift job, or job that starts early in the morning or lends late at night, you know firsthand the difficulties […]

If you or your partner has suffered from mild sleep apnea, you may have pursued a remedy at home. You might have investigated  at increased exercise, stricter diets, oral appliances, and upright sleeping positions that help relieve the apnea. It’s possible, however, that these steps have done you no good. You or your partner may […]

In a recent edition of the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the three scientists Weelje, Saghal, and Meerlo discovered chemicals in the blood that indicate a link between chronic sleep restriction and oxidative stress. In the experiment, both human test subjects and mice were subjected to a scenario where their sleep was […]

We all have plenty of reasons to stay up at night, but what if we told you that bad sleeping habits make you fat? Fortunately, we don’t have to be the ones to break that news to the world, because there’s an abundance of literature out there that says exactly that. From Harvard studies that […]

If you’re one of the over 10 million people whose partner who suffers from sleep apnea, you don’t need someone to tell you how difficult it can be. Hearing your loved one struggle to breathe at night – and even stop breathing entirely – is inherently scary. This is especially so if you know exactly […]

A diagnosis of sleep apnea frequently comes after two things are reported. The first is loud, violent snoring. The second is the presence of “apneic events,” moments where a person’s unconscious breathing stops entirely and doesn’t resume for many seconds. Both of these are usually reported by the partner of the sufferer, and are often […]

At Razzack & Associates, we encourage people to look after their own sleep health. Sleep journals, bed-time routines, and careful use sleeping aids are steps that can improve anyone’s rest. Even minor conditions can be partly managed at home, such as by sleeping upright in order to reduce the effects of sleep apnea. Despite the […]