Sound Sleep Guru

👩🏻‍⚕️One of the most frustrating aspects of sleep medicine is how often people mistake symptoms of a sleep disorder for character.

-The person who falls asleep in meetings? “Lazy.”

-The child who can’t sit still? “Hyperactive.”

The partner who snores loudly and seems irritable? “Annoying.”

The employee who is chronically late because they can’t wake up? “Unmotivated.”

Instead of asking “What is wrong with this person?” we should be asking “Does this person need medical attention?”

-Sleep disorders can profoundly alter attention, mood, motivation, memory, emotional regulation, and even personality. Yet our first instinct is often judgment rather than curiosity.

-Too many people lose jobs, relationships, opportunities, and self-esteem before anyone considers that the root cause might be a highly treatable sleep disorder.

❌Mouth tape is NOT an evidenced based treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). That’s all, that’s the post. Thank you for listening to my TED talk.