sleep apnea
A condition in which the throat repeatedly narrows or closes during sleep, briefly stopping or reducing breathing. Loud snoring, gasping and daytime sleepiness are common signs.
Where it comes up
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Does alcohol help you sleep?
Alcohol can help you fall asleep, but what happens later in the night? How drinking changes sleep, and what to do if you've had a few tonight.
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Why do I keep waking up at 3am?
Waking at 3am and can't get back to sleep? Why it happens in the second half of the night, why it feels so bleak, and one small thing to try now.
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How can I help my child sleep?
Why children wake in the night and call for you, how much sleep school-age kids need, and ways to ease bedtime battles, fears and night wakings.
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04
Why can’t my teenager fall asleep before midnight?
Teenagers’ body clocks really do shift later. Why your teen isn’t sleepy at 10pm, what school start times do, and how to help without a nightly fight.
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05
Why does my sleep change as I get older?
Why sleep gets earlier, lighter and more broken as you get older, which changes come with age itself and which come from something else, and what still helps.
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06
Should I worry about my partner’s snoring?
When a partner snores every night: how to tell ordinary snoring from signs of sleep apnea, how to bring it up, and how to get some sleep yourself.
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Why do I keep having nightmares?
Why nightmares keep coming back, what makes them more likely, and how rewriting a bad dream while you're awake can ease them, with when to talk to someone.
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Why is my sleep so bad during menopause?
Night sweats, waking at 3am, lying awake for an hour: why sleep changes in menopause, and what helps, from CBT for insomnia to hormone therapy.
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What makes a bedroom good for sleep?
What makes a bedroom good for sleep: why cool, dark and steady sound matter, what's mostly marketing and what helps if you share a bed or sleep by day.