Sleep Centre Blog
Expert Sleep Disorders Knowledge & Education
Bringing You Education On Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Health, & Wellbeing
The Better Sleep Clinic Sleep Center Blog reflects the desire of our clinic to raise public awareness on the importance of sleep to our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Our staff aim to bring you useful, up to date, articles & media + expert tips on everything sleep health related.
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Hypnosis For Sleep: Does Sleep Hypnosis For Insomnia Work?
When you’re struggling with sleepless nights, you are probably willing to try almost anything for a good night’s rest. We come across many that have tried alternative approaches like hypnotherapy aka hypnosis for sleep. So does hypnosis for insomnia actually work? Or is it just a stage trick? Read on to find out what the science says….
Cannabis For Sleep: Benefits, Harms, Perception vs Reality
Many people use cannabis recreationally with the hope of getting a better night’s sleep. But the conversation around cannabis and sleep has been dominated by personal stories and assumptions. So does popular perception line up with scientific evidence?
Sleeping Pills, Placebos And Insomnia: The Surprising Science Behind Pills (& Sleep Supplements)
How much of a sleeping pill's benefit comes from the active ingredients, and how much comes from the simple belief that it will work? Here’s the surprising science…..
Menopause Insomnia Treatments: What Science Says Works Best
For many women, the menopausal transition brings a host of challenging symptoms, and poor sleep is one of the most frequently reported issues. So which treatment is most effective for menopausal sleep problems when there’s so much going on with hormones, hot flushes etc? Read on to find out…
Thinking Of Trying Valerian Root For Sleeping? Here's What Science Says About The "Best" Herbal Remedies For Insomnia
Herbal medicines are a popular choice for tackling insomnia. But with your well-being (and wallet) on the line, the crucial questions are: do these remedies truly work, and are they safe? This is precisely what a major scientific review set out to determine, and we’ve summarised it here, getting deep into the evidence for commonly used herbal sleep aids.
Better Sleep: It's Not Just About Insomnia & Sleep Apnoea
Our vision for the Sleep Centre is to provide a place for accurate sleep health information and advice, backed by the latest medical science and clinical experience.
The Sleep Centre is our acknowledgement that over the past few years there has been a big increase in public awareness around the importance of sleep in physical and mental health. The New Zealand public is slowly becoming more aware of common sleep disorders such as;
Obstructive sleep apnoea (sleep apnea);
However much of the information available online is written by people with limited experience in sleep medicine, sleep disorders treatment & mental health treatment.
Without first hand knowledge and experience of sleep assessment, tests, diagnosis, treatment & support, online advice and information can range from inaccurate one size fits all myths through to straight up harmful.
We aim to give specialist sleep provider / practitioner level knowledge on sleep health topics for both patients and the general NZ public.
The articles information may at times be broad. This is because, while our Auckland sleep clinic treats insomnia & other behavioral conditions, sleep medicine is a multi-disciplinary field and there are a broad range of sleep syndromes, from snoring & conditions that affect your airway and ability to breathe at night, through to health conditions such as chronic fatigue that can impact on whether you feel you slept well.
Lifestyle factors and occupational factors also impact on sleep symptoms. We aim to be comprehensive so over time there'll be articles on questionnaires, sleep tests, therapy ranging from behavioural therapies to cpap, sleep laboratory options, various diseases, physical and mental health conditions that disrupt sleep and sleep-related quality of life.
The Sleep Education Centre is also a hub of knowledge with articles, facts, and information on the importance of sleep. Our team works towards educating clients and the public about how to live better, healthier lives through quality sleep. From articles to videos, we provide you with all the information you need to be your best self.
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