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Alternative sleep methods
Alternative sleep methods is a topic that include changing from the normal sleep pattern of about 8-hours asleep, 16-hours awake, to experimental patterns of napping for a few hours, then being awake a few hours, then napping again, etc
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A 47-year old asked:
What are some alternative sleep methods?
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A 39-year old asked:
Describe the features of alternative sleep methods.?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is there an alternative sleep apnea diagnosis method besides an overnight sleep study?
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A 36-year old asked:
I use nursing as a means to get my child back to sleep, What alternative method works once you stop nursing?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Are there alternative methods for treating sleep apnea in children that don't require surgery?
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A 38-year old asked:
Are there any alternatives to sleeping medicine?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is the number one way/methods to make yourself sleep faster?
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A 28-year old female asked:
With enough sleep and every possible method I know, I have found myself nodding off behind the wheel. My family is worried. I know it's dangerous.
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can sleeping in the wrong position cause a flare-up of TMJ symptoms? Best at-home methods for relief?
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A 23-year old male asked:
My boyfriend has bppv. We read that sleeping, sitting up, could help. Is this true? What other way could help besides the original method?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Sleep doctors, what is your opinion on the Luna 2 CPAP as an alternative to the ResMed AirSense 10?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is sleep paralysis using wild lucid method?
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A 46-year old asked:
What are some alternatives to cpap for sleep apnea?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there an alternative sleep apnea test other than an overnight sleep study?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Is there an alternative to diazepam to help me feel calmer and sleep better. Already on Sertraline100 mg ?
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A 29-year old female asked about a female:
Can i give melatonin to 1 year old daughter she don't sleeping night time since she is born I have tried every method I have heard about it?
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A 31-year old male asked:
My baby is 68 days old , He would not fall sleep ,I have used my all method that walk ,sit ,and talk to him ,who can help me! thank you?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Xanax (alprazolam) seems to be helping when I start feeling anxious, I take .5 before bed to help sleep at night, I don't want to get hooked alternatives?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I usually take 10mg of ambien (zolpidem) some nights to sleep but after reading an article about them causing death I'm scared to take it. Is it safe? If not what is a safe alternative that my dr can prescribe..
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A 28-year old female asked:
Does vyvanse effect your sleeping habits? I have been taking vyvanse for 3 months now and my sleep schedule has been thrown off I have been doing trial and error methods to try and be balanced .. But now I feel like I should ask
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A 18-year old male asked:
What's the cause of lack of sleep?What's the primary method to get more sleep?
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A 19-year old female asked:
My 20 month old won't sleep by himself. Is the cry it out method safe? And how long will it take until he sleeps without me and dad?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I can't sleep during the day but I have to take power naps. Just lying down with eyes closed could it be alternative to power nap?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Are there alternatives to pain medication? I feel like a zombie at times and end up losing sleep due to nightmares etc. cus of the narcotics.
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A 16-year old male asked:
Doctor , I M 16 now but my height is 5ft6inch, I WANT TO INCREASE MY HEIGHT PLZ HELP ME DOCTOR , except sleeping R there any methods to increase ht?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can I do ferber's sleeping method for my 2 weeks old baby ?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is alternative med for anxiety and sleeping other then prescription?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Is melatonin a better alternative to other herbal sleeping tablets for insomnia?
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A 40-year old asked:
I can't sleep at night. I go to high school and I am really tired all day. Can you tell me good methods to fall asleep?
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A member asked:
Hi... I had an ultrasound and the tech used a vibrator to wake my sleeping baby up... "IS THAT A SAFE METHOD FOR THE BABY"????
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