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Insights into sleep, and sleep disorders - whether lack of, excessive or disturbed sleep. Part 1 of a 4-part series.

On this show: Interview with Sleep Medicine experts Dr. Michael Littner and Dr. Jay Puangco. We’ll have an overview of Sleep Medicine, and highlight the importance Sleep Medicine as a medical specialty. Also: what percent of the population is estimated to have sleep apnea? And what fraction of those may remain undiagnosed? Is ’snoring’ and ‘excessive daytime sleepiness” (EDS) on your history intake form? If not, maybe it should be! Would you be eligible for a sleep medicine fellowship? And finally: insights into formal training in Sleep Medicine, from neurologist Dr. Puangco who’s in the Sleep Medicine fellowship at UCLA.

Upcoming 3 shows: On Part 2 and 3 (next two weeks) we continue our interviews with Dr. Littner and Dr. Puangco discussing the new and revolutionary home testing technologies for sleep apnea. And we’ll address what’s probably the current hottest topic in Sleep Medicine. Hint: the topic is ‘hot’ because of potential for significant reimbursement for efficient diagnostics coming soon.

On Part 4 we’ll hear insights from sleep apnea patient Mr. Sam Frank for whom proper diagnosis and treatment of OSA has changed his life for the better.