International Hypnosis Research Institute - Sleep Disorders

Nocturnal mouthpiece ventilation and medical hypnosis to treat severe obstructive sleep apnea...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:33:00 -0500

Full title: Nocturnal mouthpiece ventilation and medical hypnosis to treat severe obstructive sleep apnea in a child with cherubism. A 4-year old boy presented severe obstructive sleep apnoea due to complete nasal obstruction secondary to cherubism. Because of anticipatory anxiety due to numerous surgical interventions, medical hypnosis was proposed to facilitate non-invasive continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP) acceptance. CPAP by means of an oral interface was completely accepted after three hypnosis sessions and resulted in the correction of his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. This report highlights the benefit of medical hypnosis in facilitating CPAP acceptance as well as the efficacy of mouthpiece ventilation in a severe form of cherubism with complete nasal obstruction. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Nov 5. doi: 10.1002/ppul.22686. Khirani S, Kadlub N, Delord V, Picard A, Fauroux B. Inserm U 955 Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6 University, Paris, France.

How to Conquer Insomnia by "Focusing on Breathing"

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:20:00 -0500

by Suryanarayana Chennapragada Engaging your mind on the process of breathing calms the mind and relaxes the body. At night it induces sleep. It substitutes sleeping pills. How can you do it? Lie down and close your eyes. Follow these easy steps. [More]

Sleep Conditions, Disturbances and Disorders

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:28:00 -0500

By Kathy Sexton-Radek and Gina M. Graci While nearly one-third of our life is spent in slumber, many individuals underestimate the value and function of sleep. It is estimated that one in eight adults will experience discomfort and report lower quality of life rating due to a poor night of sleep. Frequently, our conversations include subjective ratings of "how well or how poor" we slept the previous night because so much of our alertness, ability to concentrate, and ability to function revolves around the length and quality of sleep. [More]

Hypnotherapy for sleep disorders.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:16:00 -0500

Hypnosis can be defined as a procedure during which changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, feelings or behaviour are suggested. Hypnosis can be used to amplify whatever it is about therapy that makes it therapeutic. It permits a wide range of choices regarding where and how to intervene in the patient's problems. In this paper, we set out to examine the rationale of using hypnotherapy to manage various types of sleep disorders, and to explore the techniques, strategies and hypnotic scripts employed by various hypnotherapists. We also examine the research data available on the efficacy of hypnosis in the treatment of sleep disorders. Acute and chronic insomnia often respond to relaxation and hypnotherapy approaches, along with sleep hygiene instructions. Hypnotherapy has also helped with nightmares and sleep terrors. There are several reports of successful use of hypnotherapy for parasomnias, specifically for head and body rocking, bedwetting and sleepwalking. Hypnosis is a specialised technique, not a therapy itself, and should be used as an adjunctive intervention within a complete psychological and medical treatment package. Most of the literature is limited to case reports or studies with such a small sample that at times it is very difficult to interpret the results. There is a major placebo effect, so uncontrolled trials are of limited value. It is hard to perform a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial to evaluate hypnotherapy given that cooperation and rapport between patient and therapist is needed to achieve a receptive trance state. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2008 Aug;37(8):683-8. Ng BY, Lee TS. Department of Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. ng.beng.yeong@sgh.com.sg

It?s just not safe enough to sleep

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:10:00 -0500

by Mary Llewellyn BA(Hons) psychology EFT Master "Mary, I hear you are good a helping people to sleep. Can you help me?" This is a question we are frequently asked as therapists, part of our everyday experience. This lady we will call her Sarah had been experiencing poor sleep for over seventeen year. On the phone, I asked her, was there any reason her mind felt that it was not safe to sleep. She said, "When you see me you will know why.". We booked an appointment and I looked forward to meeting her. [More]

Hypnotherapy for sleep disorders.

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:13:00 -0500

Insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing.

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:42:00 -0500

Approximately half of patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) also experience insomnia. The relationship between these two common sleep disorders is complex and unclear but patients with both SDB and insomnia have poorer sleep quality and are more likely to have psychiatric disorders than those with SDB alone. SDB is more common in men than women; however, the incidence of comorbid insomnia is greater in women with SDB than in men. The management of comorbid SDB and insomnia involves the screening of patients with insomnia or psychiatric disorders for SDB; although interviews may be effective in diagnosing SDB in patients with insomnia, polysomnography can diagnose veiled SDB. To address comorbid SDB and insomnia therapies should be aimed at both disorders. Patients should first be encouraged to improve their sleep hygiene and make lifestyle changes to improve sleep. Treatments for SDB include continuous positive airway pressure and oral appliances, while upper airway surgery may improve sleep outcomes in some patients. The use of pharmacological drugs such as hypnotics for the treatment of insomnia in patients with SDB remains controversial. Sleep Med. 2007 Dec;8 Suppl 4:S21-5. Lavie P. Lloyd Rigler Sleep Apnea Research Laboratory, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. plavie@tx.technion.ac.il

Effect of acupuncture combined with massage of sole on sleeping quality of the patient with insomnia

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:39:00 -0500

OBJECTIVE: To assess effect of acupuncture combined with massage of sole on sleeping quality of the patient with insomnia. METHODS: Fifty-eight cases of insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 32) and a control group (n = 26). The observation group were treated with oral administration of Alprazolam, massage of sole, and acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), etc. on the abdomen as main points; the control group were treated with Alprazolam. Clinical therapeutic effects, and scores for Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) were assessed before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS: The effective rate was 93.75 in the observation group and 88.46% in the control group with no significant difference between the two groups; after treatment, there were significant or very significant differences in scores for various factors in the PSQI, SAS and SDS (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Abdominal acupuncture as main combined with massage of sole can obviously improve sleeping quality of the patient with insomnia. Zhong ZG, Cai H, Li XL, Lü D. Department of TCM, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Jun;28(6):411-3.