>> WE HAVE STARTED SOMETHING NEW HERE ON NEWS 6 AT NINE. ASK A DOCTOR.
>> IT IS A WAY TO HELP VIEWERS
GET RESULTS WITH EITHER
QUESTIONS THEY KIND OF FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT OR THINGS
YOU THINK YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT.
BUT YOU ARE STILL MISSING A KEY
POINT THAT COULD MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR SLEEP
THAT IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP.
SO MORNING ANCHOR KIERSTEN
O’CONNOR JOINS US NOW TO ASK
THE DOCTOR.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
I’M HERE TODAY WITH THE DOCTOR
FOR MASIELLO REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER.
SHE LOVES TO JOIN US FOR THE
SEGMENTS AND WE ASKED LOTS OF
QUESTIONS OF YOU DOCTOR SO WE
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONE
OF OUR FAVORITE TOPICS AND THAT
IS SLEEP.
WE ALL NEED IT AND WE SOMETIMES
DO NOT GET IT AND SOMETIMES WE
DO NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF WHAT IT DOES FOR
OUR BODY.
LACK OF SLEEP CAN REALLY LEAD
TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES AND IF
YOU CANNOT SLEEP THAT COULD
INDICATE LARGER PROBLEMS.
SO WE ARE ASKING THE DOCTOR
TODAY ABOUT OUR SLEEP HYGIENE
AND KEEPING OURSELVES IN A GOOD
WITH THEM.
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU NOTICE
PATIENTS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING SOME OF
THE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH LACK OF
SLEEP.
>> LACK OF SLEEP EXTREMELY
PREVALENT.
MANY TIMES WE GET PATIENTS TO
COME INTO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
BECAUSE THEY ARE EXHAUSTED.
OTHER THINGS WRONG BUT THEY
JUST NEED A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP SO
HOW DO WE GET THAT?
SEVERAL THINGS WE CAN DO TO
OPTIMIZE OUR SLEEP.
IN THE FIRST THING IS PEOPLE
ASK ME IS HOW MANY HOURS DO I
NEED?
SO HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU THINK
YOU NEED?
>> EIGHT.
THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE ALWAYS
SAYS.
>> EIGHT IS GOOD AND SEVEN
PROBABLY FINE TOO.
IF YOU CAN GET SEVEN THAT IS
GOOD TOO.
>> THAT IS GOOD BECAUSE USUALLY
YOU DO NOT GET EIGHT FULL
HOURS.
>> A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY DO
NOT GET ENOUGH SLEEP.
33 PERCENT OF ALL AMERICANS
FUNCTIONING ON SHORT SLEEP AND
THAT IS TERRIBLE FOR YOU.
AT LEAST ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS.
OBESITY, DEPRESSION,
ALCOHOLISM, DEATH,
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND THE
LIST GOES ON.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT
HOW BOTH OF US WORK OVERNIGHT
SHIFTS TO BE BOTHUNDERSTAND
YOU HAVE TO REALLY ADJUST YOUR
SCHEDULE AND FIGURE IT OUT.
AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW
PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DIFFERING
SLEEP SCHEDULE THAN THE NORMAL
GO TO WORK AT 9:00 AND COME
HOME AT 5:00 AND EAT DINNER AND
GO TO SLEEP.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE ARE MANY SPECIFIC TIPS
FOR NIGHT SHIFT WORKERS AS
WELL.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES IS WHEN
YOU LEAVE WORK TO NOT GO HOME
AND TRY TO DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF
ERRANDS.
LEAVE WORK IN PART DARK
SUNGLASSES ON AND TRY TO GET
HOME AND SLIP INTO BED.
OTHERWISE YOU ARE PROLONGING
THE SLEEP DEFICIT.
>> AND THOSE BLACKOUT CURTAINS
DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.
>> SOMETHING WITH THE EYE MASK
DERRICK WHITE PLACE.
AND WE TALK ABOUT THIS WHICH WE
CAN DO ANYTIME.
BUT BASICALLY PREPARE YOUR ROOM
FOR SUCCESS AND YOU WANT YOUR
BEDROOM TO BE COOL AND DARK AND
QUIET.
SOME DARK SHADES AND REALLY
NOTHING BUT SLEEP AND SEX IN
YOUR BED.
>> VERY GOOD TO KNOW.
I THINK ALSO PEOPLE WANT TO
KNOW WHEN IS IT APPROPRIATE TO
GET A SLEEPING AID WHETHER
OVER-THE-COUNTER OR SOMETHING
THAT IS PRESCRIBED.
>> LIKE WITH ALL THINGS I KNOW
THAT WE DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE
THINGS TO BE OPTIMAL.
IN GENERAL, SLEEP AIDS AND
EXCESSIVE CAMPAIGN DUE TO
CAFFEINE AND PEOPLE THINK THEY
CAN HAVE A NIGHTCAP TO SLEEP.
NOT REALLY RECOMMENDED.
WE ALL RELY ON SOME OF THEM
SOMETIMES.
BUT I THINK THE BEST THING TO
FOCUS ON FOR PERFECT SLEEP
HYGIENE AND FOCUS ON THE FIRST.
>> OF SOMEONE CAME TO YOU AND
SAID I’VE BEEN TAKING AMBIEN
FOR YEARS AND IT’S BEEN WORKING
FOR ME.
YOU WOULD TELL THEM TO TRY TO
GET OFF OF IT.
>> I WOULD SAY TRY TO GET OFF
OF IT AND LET’S OPTIMIZE SLEEP
HYGIENE FIRST.
BECAUSE YOU FEEL A LOT BETTER
THAN YOU DO THEM WHEN YOU ARE
TAKING SLEEP AID.
>> ABOUT HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE
FOR SOMEBODY TO READJUST?
>> PROBABLY A COUPLE WEEKS PAY
OWED THIS IT TAKES 21 DAYS TO
FORM A HABIT SO PROBABLY THREE
WEEKS.
>> ANOTHER THING WE TALKED
ABOUT HIS CELL PHONES AND THE
LIGHT COMING FROM OUR
ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
IS IT REALLY TRUE THAT IF
YOU’RE SITTING THERE LOOKING AT
YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICE RIGHT
BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP IT WILL
PROHIBIT OR NOT HELP YOUR
SLEEP?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ALL OF OUR DEVICES, CELL PHONES
AND TABLETS AND COMPUTERS EMIT
BLUE LIGHT.
AND YOU WANT TO ILLUMINATE BLUE
LIGHT AN HOUR BEFORE BED.
I KNOW I AM UP HERE SAMENESS
AND I DO THIS TOO.
SOMETIMES I WAKE UP IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THE
FIRST THING RESOURCE MY CELL
PHONE.
I HAVE TO TELL MYSELF I’M DOING
A SEGMENT TOMORROW AND I CANNOT
LOOK AT MY PHONE.
>> RIGHT BECAUSE YOU NEED THE
REST OF YOUR SLEEP BUT SHE
LIKED AND BACK WITH PNEUMONIC.
TELL US WHAT IT IS FOR SLEEP.
>> TODAY’S PNEUMONIC IS SLEEP.
LIMIT ALCOHOL AND EXCESSIVE
CALORIES AND CAFFEINE.
UNDER E FOR ESTABLISHING GOOD
SLEEP ROUTINES.
REALLY TRY TO GO TO BED AND
WAKE UP AT THE SAME TIME EVERY
DAY EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS GIVE
OR TAKE ONE HOUR.
THE OTHER E ELIMINATE
ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND I THINK
THAT IS THE HARDEST THING FOR
MOST PEOPLE.
AND P PREPARE YOUR BEDROOM FOR
SUCCESS AS WE DISCUSSED.
>> THANK YOU DOCTOR FOR