100 Questions About Sleep and Sleep Disorders [Paperback]

Sudhansu Chokroverty (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0865425833 | ISBN-13: 978-0865425835 | Publication Date: February 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

Like an extended consultation with your own physician, 100 Questions and Answers about Sleep and Sleep Disorders answers--in clear, easy to read language--your questions about sleep problems. Written by a world-renowned expert on sleep disorders, this book is the most reliable, authoritative, and up-to-date book on sleep problems available. Dr. Chokroverty calls on his long career of treating patients with sleep disorders to offer answers to questions like:
*What is snoring and what can I do about it?
*What causes insomnia and what is the best way to treat it?
*How is sleep affected by health problems like heart disease and depression?
*What is sleep apnea and could I have it?
*Which medications cause excessive sleepiness or sleeplessness?
*What are the best treatments for restless leg syndrome and narcolepsy?

If you or someone you care for suffers from unhealthy sleep patterns, this indispensable book helps you understand normal and abnormal sleep routines and offers practical advice about changing habits. You will be well informed and more comfortable discussing sleeping problems with your doctor.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I highly recommend this welcome addition to the sleep literature amed at the general consumer. It is compact, thorough, fact-filled, and very easy to read. It will be enjoyed by those who are interested in sleep in general, and will be a particularly valuable resource to those who are affected by sleep disorders, either personally or indirectly through friends, family memmbers, or co-workers."
--Mark W. Mahowald, MD,
Director, Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center; Professor of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School

From the Back Cover

The 100 Question Series is designed to meet the needs of the ordinary consumer in learning about a specific health problem as well as pharmaceutical companies looking for ways to increase the "direct to consumer" exposure of their products.

'100 Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Sleep Disorders' by Dr Chokroverty, an expert on the topic will offer answers to the most common concerns expressed by patients suffering from a sleep disorder; provides essential information about the disorder - what it is and what it does to you - and most important, how best to treat the condition (will include a substantial discussion of prevailing drugs, as well as non-pharmaceutical therapies).

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (February 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865425833
• ISBN-13: 978-0865425835
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,566,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Answers by an Expert, January 19, 2007

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This review is from: 100 Questions About Sleep and Sleep Disorders (Paperback)

Good questions and answers for the non-medical person. As a medical person myself, from my perspective, this really is a higher quality educational resource for the general public than the Dummies' Sleep Disorders volume. But the Dummies' book is more extensive and reads more fluidly by subtopic.