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A Call to Action: Sleep Disorder Awareness for the Next Generation
By Edwin M. Valladares, MS, RPSGT University of Southern California, USC Sleep Disorders Center This past Christmas, activity tracking companies made a push towards ensuring future business from the next generation by selling kid friendly activity trackers. Among...
read moreThe Integrity of the Sleep Medicine Field
I would just like to start out this month’s blog post by telling everyone just how proud I am to be a Sleep Technologist! When I run into Trader Joe’s on my way home from work, I always proudly correct the cashier, “No, I’m not a nurse, I am a sleep tech,” even though...
read moreRecap of the 11th Annual Educational Symposium
By Rafael Pelayo The California Sleep Society ("CSS") celebrated its 11th Annual Meeting at the end of September. We welcomed over 300 participants to sunny San Diego for the two-day event. We thank our membership’s support for making this meeting a great success. ...
read moreDreaming
By: William Hart, MD, FAASM Dreams are a personal and difficult (if not impossible) experience to measure and interpret. For some, dreams are ghost-like impressions of the passage through each night’s sleep. Others will be very detailed about a dreaming...
read moreSleep Hygiene: The dirty secret that keeps us awake
Mohammad Shahnawaz Khan, BA, RPSGT, CCSH Over sixty million Americans suffer from sleep related issues. This consists of a wide array of different sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and more. Sleep hygiene, a phrase that has been used often...
read moreFrom Sleep Technologist to Device Regulatory Science
Author: Edwin M. Valladares, M.S., RPSGT, RST Manager, Keck Medical Center of USC, USC Sleep Disorders Center Lecturer, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Div. of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Co-Coordinator, USC Center for Sleep Health Using Bioengineering...
read moreHope for Central Sleep Apnea Patients: A Q&A with Respicardia, Inc.
Author: Edwin M. Valladares, M.S., RPSGT, RST Manager & Sr. Technologist, Keck Medical Center of USC, USC Sleep Disorders Center Lecturer, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Div. of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Co-Coordinator, USC Center for Sleep...
read moreCreating Awareness in March
It’s that time of year again. On March 11th, here in California, we will all “spring forward” by setting our clocks ahead by one hour, starting Daylight Saving. Some people love the time change because it means more daylight hours and is a sign summer is right around...
read moreMeasuring Sleepiness
Richard S. Rosenberg, PhD So, the other day (which, at my age, could be anything from yesterday to five years ago) my wife caught me at 11:00 PM circling around the kitchen, hallway, living room and dining room of our apartment. She asked me what I was doing, and I...
read moreNational Sleep Foundation Sleep Quality Recommendations
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