#177 – Sleep Fragmentation – Picking Up the Pieces

At the root of many sleep disorders of sleep fragmentation. It's a big part of sleep medicine that many people don't know much about. In this episode we will:

• Define sleep fragmentation
• Contrast the differences between arousals from sleep and awakenings from sleep
• Understand why sleep fragmentation goes unnoticed by providers and patients alike
• List some common causes of sleep fragmentation
• Review how sleep fragmentation appears in sleep data
• Touch upon research about sleep fragmentation specifically and performance
• Provide strategies for reducing sleep fragmentation

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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