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The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Sleep Disorders (Cleveland Clinic Guides)

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I have been living with sleep problems intermittently for years and this book provides a thorough, yet easy to understand guide to help me better understand my condition. The helpful hints in the appendix actually worked to improve some of my symptoms!! Anything that helps me get an improved night's sleep, I fully support!

This book is well-written and helps clarify the many types of sleep disorders for those of us who are not medical professionals. It clearly defines the various disorders, explains the diagnostic procedures and the therapies used to improve sleep. As with many books of this type, it uses a case-study approach to illustrate the disorders. If you are seeking answers as to why you are having trouble sleeping, and what you can do to improve your sleep, this book will help you.

The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Sleep Disorders isn't really a self help book, it's more of a short synopsis of various sleeping disorders and common treatment for them. It won't instruct you in any great detail on how to treat your sleep disorder further than a paragraph or two. The information may appeal to some, but if you are a serious insomniac, you will know just about everything said in this book.

This book isn't for individuals that want to self treat their insomnia. The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Sleep Disorders is more in gear for those conducting research on various sleep disorders and/or individuals who are planning to visit a sleep clinic.

I give it two stars for not being as insightful as other book on the same topic.

If you fell asleep reading this book, nod off at work, cannot sleep at night, then this book is a useful read. Is is not, however, "Everything you need to know to get a good night's sleep..."
However, the book does give an overview into several types of sleep disorders, and they are legion. There is good basic advice for those who are not too far gone.
Testing is probably needed, if you are aware there is a problem, and the doctor's appropriate advice is to first check with your insurance...or you will not be able to sleep because of your bills. I added the last part myself. A proper diagnosis and treatment will probably improve your condition(s).
Dr. Foldvar-Schaefer's book is good to read before the diagnosis and treatment and once again afterward.

The first few pages provides a brief background on sleep which leads to pg 20 "When do I need to talk to a doctor?". The questions and overall reasons will probably help an individual focus on the topics they want to discuss when talking to a doctor.

Chp 3 "The Sleep Study Experience" goes into what to expect once the decision has been made to go through the process. Chp 4 "Diagnosis and Classification of Sleep Disorders" This section goes over some of the disorders as well as providing an example of what falls into the spectrum of the specific disorder. For instance, "circadian rhythm sleep disorder" and that "jet lag" falls into this disorder.

The rest of the chapters goes into specific disorders such as sleep apnea and gives an example of a patient's profile which includes their background, their assessment, and a brief discussion of their disorder.

These chapters are written in a manner where you can select the disorders that interest you.

I guess I should have ordered something else. This informational book is ok, nothing fancy, and a little too plain and simple.