105 - Dr. Sarah Silverman - Behavioral Sleep Medicine to Help Adjustment to CPAP Therapy

Sleep Apnea Stories

Emma is joined by Dr. Sarah Silverman Psy.D., a behavioral sleep medicine specialist.

In this episode:

* Dr. Silverman explains how behavioral sleep medicine can help with insomnia but also other sleep disorders.

* The shortage of behavioral sleep medicine experts and how to find them.

* What CBT-i (Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia) involves.

* How Dr. Silverman works with CPAP patients to help them adjust to CPAP therapy.

* Dr. Silverman explains how to spot symptoms of chronic insomnia when you already have a diagnosis of OSA.

* CBTi as the first-line treatment for insomnia vs sleeping pills.

* Sleep hygiene and how those behaviors are not a treatment for an underlying sleep disorder.

Connect with Dr. Silverman:

https://www.drsarahsleep.com/

Follow Dr. Silverman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahsleep/

Links to resources mentioned by Dr. Sarah in this episode:

1) The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine for further behavioral sleep medicine education + resources as well as the directory to search for a behavioral sleep medicine specialist

2) UPenn Provider Directory - another directory to search for a behavioral sleep medicine specialist

3) The American Academy of Sleep Medicine for sleep education as well as the directory to search for an accredited sleep center (for a physical sleep evaluation + sleep study to rule out snoring, sleep apnea, restless legs, etc.)

4) American Sleep Apnea Association

5) MyApnea.Org Resources

6) Project Sleep

7) My free sleep masterclass to learn more + get started inside my new holistic sleep improvement course, The Holistic Sleep Academy™️

8) The waitlist for my new course dedicated to troubleshooting CPAP adjustment difficulty, Make CPAP Sexy™️

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