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R Bart Sangal, MD, is Director of the Sleep & Attention Disorders Institute in Troy, MI. This is one of the first freestanding accredited sleep disorders centers of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
He was Chair of the AASM Health Policy Committee from 1994-1996, a member of the Board of Directors from 1996-1999, and a member of the Committee to Revise the ICSD from 2002 to 2004. He received its Mark Hatfield Public Policy Award in 2006.
Dr. Sangal received his medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and his residency training at Johns Hopkins University Hospitals in Baltimore, MD. He is Board Certified in Sleep Medicine as well as in EEG & Neurophysiology. He is also a Certified Physician Investigator by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators. His clinical and research interests include excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep apnea, insomnia, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Clinical EEG and Neuroscience.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Sleep Medicine
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A 25-year-old member asked:

Dr. R Sangalanswered
Sleep Medicine 45 years experience
Jet lag: Plan on turning your watch to the destination time and behaving like you are at that time as soon as you get on the plane. Avoid alcohol. Once you get... Read More
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Soft mattress: Sleepiness on a soft mattress can cause a backache. Spending several hours without significant movement of the back can also cause backaches, in which... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:

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Types of ADHD: There are three types: inattentive type with difficulty focusing, concentrating, finishing tasks, listening, organizing, forgetfulness; hyperactive-im... Read More
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Should be OK: That should not be a problem.
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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No single best med: There is no single best medicine. There are stimulants such as methylphenidate (ritalin) and amphetamines (adderall), non-stimulants such as atomoxeti... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:

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Need 7-8 hours: Most people need 7-8 hours of sleep a day (although many are not getting that much). Within limits it does not seem to matter if it is all at night, o... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Try lotion first: Could be simply dry hands, and when your mind is not busy you notice it more. Try applying lotion or vaseline to your hands for a week and see if it h... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:

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No meds before preg: If you are on medicines for cataplexy, you probably should stop them before trying to become pregnant. If you are not on medicines, cataplexy itself w... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:

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It does not help: There really is no good evidence that acupuncture helps insomnia. If you sleep poorly often, and this is a persistent problem, then it is important to... Read More
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Leg numb on waking: When you are sleeping, there is reduced movements. Sometimes, one may lie in a position that compresses some nerves for hours, or compresses blood ves... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:

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All-nighters: When i hear frequent all-nighters, i think of the person who stays awake all night (to study, work, or party). That is not a good idea, because sleep-... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Mg does not help: Magnesium is not known to help restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome is defined as having all three of: (1) uncomfortable sensation in legs w... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

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Seizures in sleep: Nocturnal epilepsy is epilepsy (seizures) ocuring during sleep. Sleep increases or brings out many kinds of seizures, so patients with epilepsy may ha... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:

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All nighter bad idea: The all nighter is a bad idea, a mistake, and it will make you sleepy next day. You will be less productive, make more errors, be irritable, and be mo... Read More
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Get mouth guard: See a dentist and get a mouth guard to avoid damage to teeth, but there really is no known treatment to stop a patient from grinding the teeth (bruxis... Read More
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What do you mean?: What is the problem in sleeping during periods? If it is the bleeding, use sanitary pads. Some people sleep worse premenstrually, but the onset of the... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:

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Elderly: Insomnia increases with age, and after menopause for women. So it is commonest in the elderly.
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Variable effects: In the laboratory, total sleep deprivation causes metabolism to increase in animals, so they eat voraciously and still lose weight (eventually they de... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Symptom relief: Symptom relief would help with sleep. You can use Acetaminophen (tylenol) or Aspirin for headache or sinus pain, Loratadine (claritin) for congestion,... Read More
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This is common: Many patients have seizures more often or exclusively in sleep. Sleep is well known to induce seizures, especially in children. Some seizures, such as... Read More
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Sleep association : You have a sleep association disorder. It is usually found in children, and the way to treat it is to gradually reduce the availability of the reassur... Read More
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Sleep paralysis: You may have sleep paralysis. In sleep paralysis, people find they are paralyzed and unable to move for a few seconds or minutes, as they are falling ... Read More
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Tough one: That's a tough one. Post-traumatic stress disorder is hard to treat. However, medicines and cognitive-behavioral treatment (cbt) may help. The poor sl... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

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No, but.: Lack of sleep makes you sleepy, makes you clumsy, and impairs ability to think, make decisions, or remember things. Alcohol also causes the same sympt... Read More
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Not very well: Nodoz is caffeine. Caffeine, like Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) (amphetamines), is a stimulant. However, it is a much weaker st... Read More
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Sleep test: Parasomnia is abnormal behavior in sleep. Parasomnias are common in children. If they start in adults, or the behavior is violent or accompanied by in... Read More
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Other causes: Alpha wave intrusions have not been shown to be a problem by themselves, and do not need treatment. Assuming the CPAP is set correctly, controls the a... Read More
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Not good idea: Sleeping pills should only be taken here and there, now and then, not everyday for weeks/months/years. Sleeping pills should be effective through the ... Read More
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No: Firstly, Estazolam is not a good sleeping pill because it has a long half-life and stays in your body all day the next day. Secondly, sleeping pills s... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

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Dangerous: Falling asleep while driving is dangerous. It increases risk of auto accidents. It is a symptoms of excessive sleepiness. The commonest causes are not... Read More
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Causes of sleepiness: Excessive sleepiness can be caused by not getting enough sleep, depression, sleep apnea (snoring & stopping breathing in sleep). Less common causes in... Read More
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Brain microscopy: Right now alzeimer's can be definitly diagnosed only after death by examining the brain under the microscope. One day there may be scans that will wor... Read More
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No test: The diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is by history. There is no test that shows whether or not you have it. If there are a suffic... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Half-life 5-6 hours: The half-life of caffeine is 5-6 hours, which means the amount in your blood (and therefore the effect) decreases by half in 5-6 hours. How long it wo... Read More
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Depends on the cause: Really depends on why you are having difficulty staying awake in the morning. If you are not getting enough time in bed, increase time in bed. If you ... Read More
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Not good idea: Sleeping pills should only be taken here and there, now and then, not everyday for weeks/months/years. Sleeping pills should be effective through the ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

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Slight effect: Valerian has a very slight effect of improving sleep, not sufficient for it to be a useful medicine.
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Yes but: Home testing can be done for sleep apnea, but it is not as good as testing in a lab with more errors both for false positives and false negatives. I w... Read More
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Why would you?: Why would anyone take sleeping pills (otc or otherwise) before school? When you are in school, you want to be awake and alert, and sleeping pills will... Read More
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Acupuncture - never: There really is no good evidence that acupuncture helps insomnia. If you sleep poorly often, and this is a persistent problem, then it is important to... Read More
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Try Benadryl (diphenhydramine): Most nyquil preparations contain dextromethorphan which can cause nausea. You could just take otc Diphenhydramine (benadryl) which is a sedating antih... Read More
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Snoring- sleep apnea: Do you gain weight in the winter? Is your nose more congested in the winter? Heavy snoring can be a symptom of sleep apnea. Other symptoms include day... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:

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Excessive sleepiness: You are describing excessive sleepiness, a symptoms with many causes: not getting enough time in bed, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia,... Read More
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ADHD- braind isorder: Adhd is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is a brain disorder. Some symptoms of inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity begin by age 6, th... Read More
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Generally medicines: If the symptoms of inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity began before age 6, this is a primary brain disorder causing attention deficit-hyperactivi... Read More
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Many causes: There are many causes of moderate to severe distractibility. If it has been present since before age 6, it is likely to be primary attention deficit (... Read More
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RLS cause unknown: We do not know the cause of most cases of restless legs syndrome. However, low iron stores can cause it. So can neuropathies (nerve problems), kidney ... Read More
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Dreams and Effexor (venlafaxine): Effexor (venlafaxine) (and all antidepressants) suppress rem sleep. We dream during rem sleep. So missing a shorter acting antidepressant (including e... Read More
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Some people can: Some people can have lucid dreams, most people cannot. Lucid dream means one is aware one is dreaming, and can control the content to some extent. The... Read More
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Occurs during sleep: Nocturnal epilepsy is epilepsy or seizures occuring at night (during sleep). Sleep tends to bring out seizures that occur any time of day or night, bu... Read More
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Sep 2, 2013
An outstanding expert on sleep medicine, a wealth of knowledge, and one to follow and learn from.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Sangal is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Sangal is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you for the very clear, helpful response! I had been alarmed for her sake, and now I feel like the situation probably isn't out of control, as I worried it was. It helps a lot because I live sev...Read More
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Thank you! I was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but with use of the CPAP, my pain is now regional and explainable (osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis). My fatigue improved but still persists at a...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! My doctor told me to take vitamin b 12 it helped for awhile starting to fall asleep when ever i sit
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Graduated 1978MD
Awards
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Mark Hatfield Public Policy Award 2006
Most Influential, Second Place, Royal Oak, MI - Winter
2013
Top Sleep Medicine Specialist, Second Place, National - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Beaumont hospital
William beaumont hospital royal oak
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