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stimuli,
85

stimulus control,
56
,
62
,
68
–
69

stress,
72
,
77
–
78
,
154
,
185

stress hormones,
14
,
22
,
25
,
65
,
118

stroke,
115

sugar,
164

suicidal ideation,
64

sunlight,
25

suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN),
85
–
86

sympathetic nervous system,
117
–
118
,
189
–
190

systematic inflammation,
13

technology,
86

television,
218

temazepam (Restoril),
74

tension,
28
,
58

      
releasing emotional,
72
–
74

testosterone,
121
,
122

theta waves,
10

timeless genes,
85
–
86

Tim protein,
85

tonsils,
207
,
210

topiramate,
160

train accidents,
112
,
113

transient insomnia,
51
,
58
–
60

traumatic brain injury (TBI),
188

triazolam (Halcion),
74

type
2
diabetes,
13
,
118
–
119

ulcers,
13

upper airway,
114
,
115

URGE,
49
–
50

urination, nighttime,
121

uvolopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP),
125

Valium,
80

varicose veins,
49
–
50

veterans

      
paradoxical sleep in,
76
–
77

      
PTSD in,
123
,
184
–
185
,
190
–
191
,
194
–
196

video polysomnogram,
174

violent behaviors,
169
,
174
,
177

violent dreams,
175
–
176

violent sleepwalking episodes,
139
–
140

wakefulness-promoting agents,
106

warm baths,
25

Watch-PAT,
178

weight gain,
12

weight loss,
119
,
124
,
131

Wellbutrin,
45

women

      
insomnia and,
66
–
67

      
with sleep apnea,
120
,
122
–
123

worrying,
26
–
28

yellow color,
23

zietgebers,
91
,
94
,
98

zolpidem (Ambien),
75
,
144
,
156
,
165
,
166

Zyprexa (olanzapine),
164

 

 

Robert S. Rosenberg, DO, FCCP, is the medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a sleep medicine consultant for Mountain Heart Health Services in Flagstaff, Arizona, and is board certified in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine, and internal medicine. He is a contributing sleep expert blogger at
EverydayHealth.com
and his advice has appeared in
O, The Oprah Magazine, Women's Health, Prevention, Ladies' Home Journal,
and
Parenting,
among others. He lives in Prescott, Arizona.

www.AnswersForSleep.com