sleep apnea

Michigan Medicine sleep tech Jasmine Murdock attaches wires and diodes to patient Julie Gibb. Murdock will use the wires to monitor Gibb overnight as they fit her for a mask and titrate the amount of air pressure she needs from a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine.

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An expert shares tips for better sleep and signs you need a clinical test

Sleep specialist Dr. Mehwish Sajid joined Morning Edition host Doug Tribou to talk about the most common sleep problems and what we can all do to improve our sleep.

Sleep tech Jasmine Murdock helps Julie Gibb get fitted for a CPAP mask at a Michigan Medicine sleep clinic in Ann Arbor. Gibb is one of at least 25 million Americans who suffer from sleep apnea, a condition where patients stop breathing in the middle of the night. The CPAP aims to help her breathe better and get more sleep.

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Mornings in Michigan: What happens during an overnight test at a sleep clinic?

Doug Tribou, Caoilinn Goss, Paulette Parker, Kalloli Bhatt

At least 25 million American adults suffer from sleep apnea. For our series Mornings in Michigan, we visited a sleep clinic as one patient went through an overnight test.

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Sleepiness & bullying

Steve Carmody

New University of Michigan research finds a link between bullying and sleepiness. U of M researchers looked at students in Ypsilanti public schools and…