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19.01.2022 These are exciting times. Primary Sleep is a mobile service for investigating and treating Sleep Disordered Breathing. The mission is to treat patients more comprehensively than currently available. We do this by combining modern sleep therapy and healthy living. And the best part about it is that we use bulk billed and medicare rebated services to make your journey as cost effective as possible. So if you snore, experience day time tiredness or know someone who does then contact us today.

15.01.2022 Healthy sleep habits, simplified. Sleep Hygiene. Strange term. Yet Im surprised each day by the number of people who dont know what it is. In fairness, I didnt know what it meant either until I late-night searched google; cures for sleeplessness. Ill go into Sleeplessness or insomnia in more detail another time.... This post is about Sleep Hygiene. It turns out that rules for setting yourself up for quality sleep is a thing. Usually you dont find out about it until your sleep is really terrible and youre at crisis stage. And thats absolutely fine. For only through chaos can we find balance. These habits are simple, but a necessary place to start when trying to achieve fruitful sleep. Theres like 10 of them, possibly more. But Ill distil them down to 3. Mainly because these are the three that helped me most. Also to make it easier to remember. 1. Bed or the bedroom is for sleep and sex (and reading before bed) only. Be it PS4, TV or Netflix on your phone in bed, all of it is bad-news for sleep. By now youve heard of blue light? Were in front of it all day, dont believe me? Check your phones screen time for the day. Scary stuff. Studies say you need about 2 hours away from your phone for your brain to be in the right place for sleep. Thats obviously absurd, but do your best. Leave your phone on the far side of the room (helps with the next step) and just sleep. Or have sex then sleep. Or read a book- paper version only, then sleep. Or do both then sleep. Basically any combination as long as there are no screens involved. Your brain will thank you. 2. Go to sleep at the same time every night (and more importantly) wake up at the same time everyday. Remember those times when you wake-up fresh 2 minutes before your alarm goes off every morning? Very likely you had a good habit going on. Research says that just one hour to bed later or up earlier and you'll spend seven days trying to get back in rhythm. Now you know why parents are so tired, all the time. I struggle with this one the most. Especially with kids and a busy schedule. If youre inconsistent like me and cant get to sleep at the same time each night then the hack is simple: prioritise waking up at the same time every morning. Put your phone somewhere out of reach. Even weekends. 3. If you cant sleep, exercise daily, until you sweat, at least 30 mins. No exceptions. If you cant sleep because your thoughts are running the show, then youre doing one of two things. For me it was both. 1. Managing stress poorly- Do what you need to do that day. If you havent done it before bed, write it down and get it out of your head. 2. You have too much energy. Run. Cycle. Swim. Whatever it is that you like to do. If you like nothing, then walk til youre sweating. Sweating is the indicator. Your sleep will be deep and fruitful. Good luck, if you have questions feel free to call or send a message.

13.01.2022 The work we do while we sleep. Astounding! http://www.newyorker.com/scien/maria-konnikova/why-we-sleep

07.01.2022 Is your CPAP forever? Invariably when performing a CPAP set-up Im asked So, how long do I have to wear this? Well just til you wake up Ill say tentatively just to make sure I've covered the basics.... No I mean how LONG do I have to wear this, as in do I have to wear it, FOREVER? asks the client. Well that's a great question. It IS a great question, mostly because there are many possible answers. I'm assuming you know what a CPAP machine is? You know, that thing that your friend, Aunty or Dad has? Its a device that keeps your airway patent/ open while you're trying to kill yourself in your sleep. That's why you have it, or have been referred to "trial" one. So do you have to wear your CPAP FOREVER? Short term answer; yes. Long term; maybe not. It all depends on whats causing the obstruction.* *I'm talking about OSA, other conditions can cause apnea events, these are usually determined by the sleep study. Do you only choke on your back? Could it simply be weight related? What is the shape and positioning of your jaw? Is there a floppy soft palate tissue in the way?- See what I mean? THE CORRECT THERAPY: Some providers really just want to sell you a CPAP, however this may be overkill. Is it POSITIONAL sleep apnoea- where you only choke on your back? If so you may be able to get away with a positional device or a mouthguard that holds your bottom jaw forward- The caveat for those two being; they must be tested with a follow-up sleep study to prove it works. WEIGHT: If youre over weight, losing weight WILL decrease your sleep apnoea, dramatically. I have met more than a few clients who aggressively lost weight. They all experienced significant drops in their AHI (Apnoea Hypopnea Index, the hourly average number of times per hour that you stop breathing or have restricted airflow). I know a couple that completely cured themselves through weight loss. SURGERY: Sometimes its anatomical- so if surgery isnt an option health wise, affordable, or if it just doesnt exist yet, then this is wear the CPAP is forever (still maybe, see next paragraph). If its nasal polyps, you need to get them removed. Broken nose, get it fixed. More novel and invasive surgeries exist for soft pallet, jaw repositioning etc. INNOVATION: Things are developing fast, CPAPs get smaller, masks get smaller. Things that stick just in your nose that claim to work as well as CPAPs might one day actually work- spoiler, they dont work. But soon they may and its all going to be fantastic. In the end It comes down to perception. Yes a CPAP, masks etc can be expensive. But they work, and thats what counts. I've met drinkers and smokers with diabetes who don't want to wear a CPAP because they think it makes them look sick. On the flip-side Ive met triathletes with sleep apnea who swear CPAP is the fountain of youth. So be pro-active in your therapy and do what you need to do to be your best and healthiest self, for you, and your family.