Timothy I. Morgenthaler > Quotes

“The three Ps model suggests that certain predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors contribute to the sleep disorder.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“The important principle here is that the sleepier you are, the better your chances of falling asleep.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Other steps may include specific therapies intended to reduce or eliminate your symptoms. Some can be life-changing.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Sleepwalking is most common among the very young, affecting more than 1 in 6 children.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Blue light can increase your heart rate, make you feel more alert and raise your body temperature, none of which is helpful if you’re trying to fall asleep.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Waking episodes can increase in frequency as you get older, a time when urinary issues and other health problems tend to become more prevalent.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“This first stage of sleep is so light that it might not seem like sleep at all. It’s a transitional state between two worlds, sleep and wakefulness, and you may not feel you’re entirely in one or the other.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Because it’s also associated with several cancers — including colorectal, breast and prostate cancers — the World Health Organization in 2010 determined that shift work is probably cancer- causing (carcinogenic).”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“They were potentially very dangerous and often led to overdoses.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“The rate of sleep disturbances almost doubled, affecting nearly half of all children.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea significantly increase your risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart disease, including heart attack.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“The other process governing sleep, called homeostasis, encompasses an internal drive toward balance and equilibrium that makes your body feel tired after being awake all day and refreshed after being asleep all night.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Zolpidem is the most commonly prescribed medication for the treatment of difficult insomnia.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“the sleep-to-wake transition continues for 15 seconds or longer, it’s called awakening.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Between 60% and 80% of people with symptoms of dementia have Alzheimer’s disease, which appears most frequently in people 65 years and older.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Causes vary widely, ranging from the shape of your throat to the pressures and anxieties of modern life.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Studies have found that people who spend five minutes before bed making a detailed and specific to-do list fall asleep more quickly than those who spend five minutes writing about their day.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“More than 80% of the U.S. working population wakes to an alarm clock, bringing an abrupt stop to their sleep.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Sleep terrors, another parasomnia, can involve screaming and a look of intense fear.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Sometimes, though, how you respond to sleep troubles may perpetuate the problem.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“For diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that questionnaire results be combined with a sleep history, a physical examination, and a sleep study (polysomnography) or home sleep apnea test.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“One stage is rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. During this stage, your eyes dart about behind your closed eyelids.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“It then begins to rise as the time to wake up nears.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“This condition isn’t nearly as common as obstructive sleep apnea, and by one estimate it affects less than 1% of U.S. adults.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Restless legs syndrome is sometimes called Willis-Ekbom disease, a nod to Sir Thomas Willis, a 17th-century London physician who was the first to describe it: “So great a Restlessness and Tossing of their Members ... that the diseased are no more able to sleep, than if they were in a Place of the greatest torture.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“You also may do unusual things during sleep, such as get up and walk or eat.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“You need sleep as much as you need food and water.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Sleep apnea is characterized by numerous short interruptions or other abnormalities in breathing during the night.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“Having sleep apnea increases your risk of several serious medical conditions, including high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and stroke. Quality of life usually suffers as well.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders

“As you may know only too well, a sleep disorder can take a toll on your mood and thinking, your performance at work, your relationship with your partner and your quality of life.”
― Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Sleep: Find relief from insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep disorders