Sleep

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) may speed up healing and reduce pain for some musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. This sheet will help you better understand this treatment.

Sleep hygiene is a series of habits that can help you get to sleep and stay asleep through the night. Why is it important? Getting quality sleep regularly can help improve both your physical and mental health.

Watch this to learn how to clean and sanitize your CPAP machine.

Insomnia is defined as a difficulty falling asleep and/or maintaining sleep. It is a symptom, not a disorder. This video explores health conditions and experiences that can cause insomnia and what your doctor may recommend for a good night's sleep.

This is a breathing disorder. With it, your breathing becomes irregular when you sleep. Your breaths may become shallow. Your breathing may stop completely for extended periods of time. This severely disrupts your sleep.

Veterans describe sleep problems such as being unable to get a full night's rest, having nightmares, and waking up shouting or sweating. Trouble sleeping affected other aspects of their lives too. Reaching out for support helped them find treatment options that improved their sleep and overall health.

Insomnia is repeated difficulty going to sleep or staying asleep, or both. Whether you have insomnia is not defined by a specific amount of sleep. Different people need different amounts of sleep, and you may need more or less sleep at different times of your life.

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) means using an implanted device to stimulate the nerve under your tongue (hypoglossal nerve) while you sleep. HNS can help people with obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type of sleep apnea.

Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is a test the doctor uses to look at your airway while you are in a sleep-like state. It is often used for people who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or other breathing problems during sleep.

Mike got used to sleeping on an irregular schedule in Iraq. When he came back home, his sleep patterns didn't change as quickly as he had expected. He would keep odd hours simply because his body was accustomed to it. Whenever he woke up, it took him a minute to remember that he was not in Iraq, and he was often irritable or angry with others.

After Edmond returned from Iraq, he had trouble sleeping. He worked late night shifts to keep busy and stay awake. In group sessions at VA, he discovered he was not alone; that other Veterans have gone through experiences similar to his. Hear how his sleep improved after opening up about his challenges.