A little girl lost her first tooth in the middle of a sleep study. Then magic happened at the lab. When 6-year-old Lyric Thomas arrived at the Memorial Hermann Sleep Disorders Center at Westside one recent evening, she had a lot to talk about. She chatted nonstop with pediatric sleep technologist Kelli O’Leary about school, [Continue Reading]
A Novel Way to Treat Sleep Apnea
Joy Helminski was first diagnosed with sleep apnea six years ago and was prescribed a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine. With her small features, she had difficulty finding a mask to fit her face. “My doctor said I’d have more energy, feel better, and that the CPAP would help my blood pressure,” said Helminski, [Continue Reading]
The Three Rs for Getting Better ZZZs This School Year.
If your children are like most, they are squeezing out every last drop of summer vacation. No doubt bedtime has slipped later and later during the past few months. Unless you and your children are prepared, the early morning wakeup call for the first day of school can be a rude awakening. It seems everyone [Continue Reading]
Spring Forward: It’s Time to Reset Your Kid’s Inner Clock
Mohandas Gandhi once said, “Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.” But for many parents, frustration and even anger can quickly set in around bedtime with the start of daylight saving time. The amount of sleep lost from moving the clock forward just one hour can quickly turn to two and [Continue Reading]