“Like all good men in their 40s and 50s, [the attitude is], ‘well that’s nice to know… but it’s not causing me too many problems. I’ll buy it, but I won’t use it’.” – Reg
Sleep apnea is a common but often undiagnosed condition that affects your breathing while you sleep. Most people who have sleep apnea are not even aware of it. If left untreated, however, sleep apnea can have serious effects on physical and mental health and well-being. Find out more and help raise awareness about sleep apnea…
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Harvey Moldofsky. Born and raised in Toronto, Dr. Harvey Moldofsky earned his M.D. from the University of Toronto in 1959 and went on to become Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Medicine there. Dr. Moldofsky spent a large portion of…
Dear Canadian Sleep Society members and friends, It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Dr. John Remmers MD, of the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine (CSM), in July of this year. Dr. Remmers was a visionary physician-scientist whose pioneering work in sleep medicine transformed lives globally and established Calgary…
“La réduction de l’isolement commence en nommant le syndrome. L’un des objectifs de notre groupe est de dire : ‘vous n’êtes pas seul’” – Guillaume
“The lack of sleep significantly affects my vitality, my concentration and my memory.” – Marie, A 54-year-old woman in postmenopause
“Le manque de sommeil affecte significativement ma vitalité, ma concentration et ma mémoire.” – Marie, une femme de 54 ans en postménopause
“I would wake up hot, hot, hot! I would take the sheets off and then fall back to sleep and then wake up three seconds later and put the sheets back on.” -Mary
« Je me réveillais et j’avais chaud, chaud, chaud! Je tassais les couvertures et je me rendormais, puis je me réveillais à nouveau trois secondes plus tard et je remettais les couvertures. » – Mary
« Quand j’étais à l’école, j’avais jusqu’à dix attaques de sommeil par jour. J’avais des épisodes de somnolence très soudaine, de brouillard cérébral et d’épuisement très soudains, impossibles à combattre. » -Sofia