At the root of many sleep disorders of sleep fragmentation. It's a big part of sleep medicine that many people don't know much about. In this episode we will:
- Define sleep fragmentation
- Contrast the differences between arousals from sleep and awakenings from sleep
- Understand why sleep fragmentation goes unnoticed by providers and patients alike
- List some common causes of sleep fragmentation
- Review how sleep fragmentation appears in sleep data
- Touch upon research about sleep fragmentation specifically and performance
- Provide strategies for reducing sleep fragmentation
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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