In this week’s episode of the “Get a Gasp” podcast, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello explores the topic of parasomnias.
Episode Highlights:
- What are parasomnias
- How to recognize them
- How to help those experiencing them
Quotes:
“Some parasomnias can really be bothersome enough to require medical attention.”
“Usually this can lead to a condition that we call ‘sleep drunkenness’.”
“There are also recent reports of an association between the use of…Ambien and sleep walking or sleep eating.”
“They found a person walking naked, without any clothes, through the hotel, and then walked out of the hotel, and the police stopped them and figured out that they were actually sleepwalking.”
“Definitely you shouldn’t attempt to wake a sleepwalker. That can lead to aggressive or violent behavior.”
“Work on adhering to those really good sleep routines, sleep hygiene, and try to avoid sleep deprivation.”
Links:
Get a Gasp Podcast:
https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/getagasp/
https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/getagasp/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
The Healthy homepage: https://www.thehealthy.com/
‘Working Memory Capacity Decreased in Sleep-Deprived Internal Medicine Residents’ Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699161/
